Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer and heifers were higher 4-10, Slaughter cows and bullswere higher 2-5.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.44/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$143.44

37 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$14.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.65

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	472	146.39	691	24
Medium and Large 1	421	141.76	596	8thin
Medium and Large 2	399	132.02	527	5thin

One grade step is worth $14.37/cwt here — about $164 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 sale37 hd

143.44

—

MS average13 barns · 1,129 hd

142.80

+0.65

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	1,520	87.75	1,334	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	66.67	707	10

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	166.99/cwt	158.00–176.00	858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	172.35/cwt	163.00–183.00	808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	149.30/cwt	140.50–151.00	711	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	169.50/cwt	169.00–170.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	144.17/cwt	137.50–147.00	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	140.01/cwt	138.00–142.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	129.04/cwt	122.00–136.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Bulls	—	—	1,265	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	759	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	635	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	318	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	71.46/cwt	59.00–90.00	818	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	371	1

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 108Year ago 77

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 43Year ago 5

Compared to last week steer and heifers were higher 4-10, Slaughter cows and bullswere higher 2-5.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	135.00	135.00
1	—	310	143.00	143.00
1	—	350	124.00	124.00
2	—	443	122.00–136.00	129.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	552	141.00	141.00
3	—	525	143.50	143.50
12	—	476	140.50–151.00	149.30
7	—	420	137.50–147.00	144.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	140.00	140.00
4	—	429	138.00–142.00	140.01
1	—	465	144.00	144.00
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	172.00	172.00
1	—	550	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	126.00	126.00
1	—	365	167.50	167.50
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
1	—	235	177.50	177.50
1	—	270	172.50	172.50
1	—	310	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	176.00	176.00
2	—	492	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	180.00	180.00
1	—	350	183.00	183.00
5	—	514	158.00–176.00	166.99
6	—	469	163.00–183.00	172.35
1	—	735	138.00	138.00
1	—	570	164.00	164.00
1	—	610	160.00	160.00
2	—	428	169.00–170.00	169.50
1	—	310	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	144.00	144.00
1	—	300	178.00	178.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	115.50	115.50
1	—	1,265	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,144	59.00–90.00	71.46
1	—	825	45.00	45.00

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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