Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers were higher 1-5, slaughter cows were higher 2-5.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.12/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$122.12

29 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$34.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.15

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	129.40	618	11thin
Small and Medium 2	240	125.00	300	1thin
Medium and Large 2	398	118.62	473	16thin
Medium and Large 3	550	95.00	523	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.40/cwt here — about $96 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 sale29 hd

122.12

—

MS average13 barns · 1,302 hd

132.26

−10.15

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	—	Low	1,520	67.75	1,030	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	65.34	744	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	56.64	659	8thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	129.60/cwt	125.00–134.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	169.64/cwt	167.00–172.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	638	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	127.85/cwt	124.00–132.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	159.12/cwt	154.00–165.00	668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	835	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	126.92/cwt	122.00–132.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	136.11/cwt	134.00–138.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	121.76/cwt	121.00–122.50	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	108.55/cwt	107.00–110.00	562	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	56.64/cwt	54.00–60.00	659	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	65.34/cwt	60.50–69.50	744	6
Bulls	—	—	1,370	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	808	1
Bulls	—	—	1,670	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	887	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	240	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	143.53/cwt	142.00–145.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	127.22/cwt	120.00–134.00	303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	122.31/cwt	117.00–126.00	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	120.47/cwt	118.00–123.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	148.00/cwt	146.00–150.00	296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	137.00/cwt	136.00–138.00	521	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 Aug 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 138Year ago 72

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 40Year ago 14

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers were higher 1-5, slaughter cows were higher 2-5.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	125.00–134.00	129.60
1	—	410	129.00	129.00
2	—	523	120.00–124.00	122.01
2	—	653	118.00–119.00	118.50
1	—	790	123.00	123.00
2	—	338	142.00–145.00	143.53
2	—	200	146.00–150.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
2	—	323	167.00–172.00	169.64
2	—	635	123.00–125.00	123.98
1	—	675	128.00	128.00
1	—	715	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	134.00	134.00
2	—	473	124.00–132.00	127.85
1	—	685	116.00	116.00
2	—	423	134.00–138.00	136.11
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	330	131.50	131.50
2	—	380	136.00–138.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	116.00	116.00
2	—	383	121.00–122.50	121.76
2	—	518	107.00–110.00	108.55
2	—	268	120.00	120.00
1	—	645	109.00	109.00
2	—	238	120.00–134.00	127.22
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
3	—	327	117.00–126.00	122.31
2	—	485	118.00–123.00	120.47
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	155.00	155.00
1	—	310	166.00	166.00
6	—	420	154.00–165.00	159.12
1	—	605	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	134.00	134.00
1	—	320	159.00	159.00
2	—	360	146.00	146.00
2	—	473	122.00–132.00	126.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	597	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,164	54.00–60.00	56.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,138	60.50–69.50	65.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	59.00	59.00
1	—	1,670	76.50	76.50

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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