Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold steady to $7 higher. slaughter cows and bulls were steady to $2 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.90/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$155.90

52 head · 411 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$18.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.22

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	397	159.09	632	11thin
Medium and Large 1	432	158.56	685	33
Medium and Large 2	345	140.55	484	8thin

One grade step is worth $18.55/cwt here — about $148 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 sale52 hd

155.90

—

MS average12 barns · 1,229 hd

152.68

+3.22

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	1,515	102.92	1,560	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	992	83.09	824	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	921	65.02	599	10

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1	—	485	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	176.58/cwt	170.00–187.00	726	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	184.01/cwt	183.00–185.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	154.92/cwt	151.00–159.00	973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	195.62/cwt	190.00–202.00	818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	178.30/cwt	165.00–187.00	931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	174.77/cwt	168.00–182.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	162.76/cwt	159.00–165.00	770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	142.59/cwt	135.00–147.00	391	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	156.00/cwt	147.00–165.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	185.73/cwt	170.00–199.00	871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	197.31/cwt	188.00–207.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	140.62/cwt	134.00–148.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	177.01/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	161.19/cwt	155.00–169.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	156.00/cwt	155.00–157.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	162.94/cwt	157.00–168.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	159.31/cwt	142.00–169.00	655	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	171.50/cwt	164.00–179.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	162.70/cwt	140.00–178.00	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	145.38/cwt	140.00–151.00	833	2
Bulls	—	—	1,813	109.88/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,992	2
Bulls	—	—	920	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	819	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	992	83.09/cwt	80.00–87.00	824	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	69.27/cwt	63.00–76.00	644	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	427	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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 151Year ago 92

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 61Year ago 22

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold steady to $7 higher. slaughter cows and bulls were steady to $2 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	164.00	164.00
5	—	411	170.00–187.00	176.58
1	—	595	155.00	155.00
2	—	363	183.00–185.00	184.01
2	—	628	151.00–159.00	154.92
4	—	513	140.00–178.00	162.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	139.00	139.00
2	—	573	140.00–151.00	145.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	179.00	179.00
1	—	340	185.00	185.00
2	—	373	168.00–182.00	174.77
1	—	405	169.00	169.00
2	—	495	147.00–165.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	210.00	210.00
4	—	418	190.00–202.00	195.62
3	—	522	165.00–187.00	178.30
1	—	285	209.00	209.00
4	—	469	170.00–199.00	185.73
2	—	378	188.00–207.00	197.31
5	—	573	175.00–178.00	177.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	159.00–165.00	162.76
1	—	715	135.00	135.00
3	—	557	134.00–148.00	140.62
3	—	330	155.00–169.00	161.19
3	—	530	155.00–157.00	156.00
5	—	365	157.00–168.00	162.94
11	—	411	142.00–169.00	159.31
2	—	295	164.00–179.00	171.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	274	135.00–147.00	142.59
1	—	230	148.00	148.00
1	—	345	144.00	144.00
1	—	365	149.00	149.00
1	—	720	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	155.00	155.00
5	—	360	164.00	164.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,813	105.00–114.00	109.88
1	—	920	89.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	992	80.00–87.00	83.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	929	63.00–76.00	69.27
2	—	890	48.00	48.00

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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