Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers and heifers steady to 6 higher. Slaughter cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.96/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$134.96

32 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$21.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.42

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	439	141.64	622	22
Medium and Large 2	481	120.26	578	10thin

One grade step is worth $21.38/cwt here — about $43 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 sale32 hd

134.96

—

MS average13 barns · 1,131 hd

133.53

+1.42

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,058	58.04	614	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	47.69	441	2thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	54.67/cwt	54.50–55.00	570	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	60.56/cwt	58.00–62.50	647	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	47.69/cwt	45.50–49.50	441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	175.51/cwt	167.50–180.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	152.21/cwt	147.00–159.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	145.50/cwt	136.00–155.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	140.97/cwt	139.00–143.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	137.94/cwt	125.00–150.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	147.98/cwt	146.00–150.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	176.68/cwt	176.00–177.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	130.81/cwt	123.00–139.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	148.45/cwt	146.00–151.00	772	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,230	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	1,053.66/cwt	900.00–1,270.00	11,264	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	957.35/cwt	800.00–1,030.00	10,081	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	182.48/cwt	180.00–185.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	131.88/cwt	125.00–139.00	376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	110.21/cwt	109.00–114.00	692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	146.37/cwt	138.00–153.00	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	148.89/cwt	143.00–156.00	551	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	177.16/cwt	172.50–182.00	687	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 Apr 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 125Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 3Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: steers and heifers steady to 6 higher. Slaughter cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,043	54.50–55.00	54.67
4	—	1,069	58.00–62.50	60.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	45.50–49.50	47.69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	128.00–130.00	129.01
3	—	372	167.50–180.00	175.51
4	—	465	147.00–159.00	152.21
1	—	425	165.00	165.00
2	—	520	146.00–151.00	148.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
2	—	425	125.00–150.00	137.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	123.00	123.00
2	—	315	136.00–155.00	145.50
2	—	488	139.00–143.00	140.97
2	—	657	119.00	119.00
2	—	523	123.00–139.00	130.81
6	—	423	138.00–153.00	146.37
7	—	370	143.00–156.00	148.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	121.00	121.00
1	—	355	127.00	127.00
1	—	505	119.00	119.00
2	—	285	125.00–139.00	131.88
4	—	628	109.00–114.00	110.21
1	—	305	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	146.00–150.00	147.98
3	—	423	176.00–177.00	176.68
2	—	303	180.00–185.00	182.48
1	—	640	133.00	133.00
1	—	900	118.00	118.00
2	—	388	172.50–182.00	177.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,069	900.00–1,270.00	1,053.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,053	800.00–1,030.00	957.35

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle