Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last market feeder steers and heifers were higher 2-7, Slaughter cows were higher 3-7. Several really nice groups of replacement heifers today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.33/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$125.33

56 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1

$13.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.65

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	603	128.63	775	28
Medium and Large 1	512	123.18	631	21
Medium and Large 2	413	119.17	493	6thin
Medium 1	560	115.00	644	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.63/cwt here — about $131 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale56 hd

125.33

—

MS average13 barns · 837 hd

123.69

+1.65

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,508	74.64	1,126	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	63.11	736	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	48.60	481	8thin

Every lot, as filed

51 lots · USDA AMS · Grenada Stockyard - Grenada, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	195	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	302	1
Bulls	—	—	1,508	74.64/cwt	65.00–85.00	1,126	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	60.73/cwt	58.50–64.50	645	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	70.25/cwt	70.25–70.25	1,040	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	322	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	49.83/cwt	45.00–53.50	506	7
Heifers	Medium 1	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	121.45/cwt	120.00–123.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	130.32/cwt	123.00–134.00	618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	143.64/cwt	140.00–146.00	671	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	165.95/cwt	159.00–173.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	144.62/cwt	140.00–147.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	116.53/cwt	112.00–122.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	109.87/cwt	107.00–112.50	736	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	1,116.44/cwt	1,050.00–1,185.00	12,750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	627	131.32/cwt	118.00–134.00	823	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	317	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	161.54/cwt	156.00–167.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	1,017.73/cwt	850.00–1,225.00	11,287	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	698.11/cwt	635.00–745.00	8,042	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	645	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	6,321	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	940.18/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	10,652	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	131.36/cwt	127.00–134.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	127.51/cwt	126.00–129.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	205	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	148.04/cwt	142.00–152.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	129.32/cwt	122.00–137.00	670	2

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Grenada Stockyard - Grenada, MS

Mon Mar 1, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 0Year ago 120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 0Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 0Year ago 5

Compared to the last market feeder steers and heifers were higher 2-7, Slaughter cows were higher 3-7. Several really nice groups of replacement heifers today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
1	—	235	135.00	135.00
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
1	—	530	105.00	105.00
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
1	—	285	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	120.00–123.00	121.45
1	—	700	98.00	98.00
5	—	474	123.00–134.00	130.32
3	—	517	112.00–122.00	116.53
3	—	670	107.00–112.50	109.87
1	—	310	146.00	146.00
3	—	428	127.00–134.00	131.36
2	—	388	126.00–129.00	127.51
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	119.00	119.00
8	—	520	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	627	118.00–134.00	131.32
6	—	645	980.00	980.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	195	155.00	155.00
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
1	—	205	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	138.00	138.00
2	—	328	159.00–173.00	165.95
3	—	470	140.00–147.00	144.62
2	—	388	156.00–167.00	161.54
1	—	240	161.00	161.00
3	—	418	142.00–152.00	148.04
2	—	518	122.00–137.00	129.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	727	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	127.00	127.00
1	—	660	122.50	122.50
3	—	467	140.00–146.00	143.64
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
1	—	425	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,508	65.00–85.00	74.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,062	58.50–64.50	60.73
1	—	1,480	70.25	70.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	40.00	40.00
7	—	1,016	45.00–53.50	49.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,142	1,050.00–1,185.00	1,116.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,109	850.00–1,225.00	1,017.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,152	635.00–745.00	698.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,133	800.00–1,100.00	940.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,005	975.00	975.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Grenada Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Grenada Stockyard - Grenada, MS

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle