Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold steady to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady, and feeder bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.88/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$199.88

50 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

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

$30.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.09

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	208.79	1,137	25
Medium and Large 1-2	445	204.00	908	3thin
Medium and Large 2	480	196.60	945	13thin
Medium and Large 3	448	178.48	799	9thin

One grade step is worth $30.32/cwt here — about $338 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 sale50 hd

199.88

—

MS average13 barns · 1,067 hd

218.96

−19.09

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	1,483	123.00	1,823	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	104.08	1,261	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	90.00	941	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1	—	658	198.18/cwt	192.50–204.00	1,304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	230.44/cwt	227.50–236.00	945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	177.87/cwt	162.50–187.50	834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	266.54/cwt	260.00–272.50	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	177.40/cwt	175.00–180.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	202.79/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,085	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	178.15/cwt	176.00–182.50	1,527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	232.98/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,172	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	225.04/cwt	222.50–227.50	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	205.62/cwt	202.50–207.50	987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	260.91/cwt	250.00–265.00	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	266.96/cwt	261.00–274.00	1,014	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	256.17/cwt	253.00–258.00	1,119	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	209.49/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	259.57/cwt	250.00–265.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	255.36/cwt	245.00–272.50	947	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	229.13/cwt	218.00–240.00	1,056	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	625	1
Bulls	—	—	1,295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,684	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	941	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	112.13/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,559	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	98.71/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,078	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	204.30/cwt	201.00–207.50	956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	211.55/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,089	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	204.93/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	260.34/cwt	258.00–262.50	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	210.16/cwt	200.00–220.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	219.91/cwt	212.50–227.50	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	215.68/cwt	200.00–230.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	196.01/cwt	188.00–200.00	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	175.50/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	215.95/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,229	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	200.82/cwt	197.50–202.50	1,185	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	217.59/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,040	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	908	3

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 Jul 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 152Year ago 84

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 33Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	192.50–204.00	198.18
3	—	410	227.50–236.00	230.44
4	—	535	200.00–205.00	202.79
3	—	857	176.00–182.50	178.15
3	—	375	222.50–227.50	225.04
1	—	740	185.00	185.00
3	—	590	197.50–202.50	200.82
1	—	335	236.00	236.00
5	—	478	212.50–225.00	217.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	162.50–187.50	177.87
1	—	595	165.00	165.00
2	—	525	175.00–180.00	177.40
1	—	220	185.00	185.00
1	—	290	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	187.50	187.50
1	—	225	200.00	200.00
3	—	480	202.50–207.50	205.62
3	—	307	200.00–220.00	210.16
1	—	525	197.50	197.50
2	—	690	171.00–180.00	175.50
1	—	755	160.00	160.00
1	—	390	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	260.00–272.50	266.54
3	—	503	230.00–239.00	232.98
1	—	700	217.00	217.00
1	—	665	231.00	231.00
5	—	270	250.00–265.00	260.91
4	—	380	261.00–274.00	266.96
3	—	437	253.00–258.00	256.17
1	—	635	219.00	219.00
2	—	873	209.00–210.00	209.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	195.00	195.00
1	—	635	212.50	212.50
4	—	278	250.00–265.00	259.57
4	—	371	245.00–272.50	255.36
5	—	461	218.00–240.00	229.13
1	—	245	255.00	255.00
3	—	515	207.50–220.00	211.55
2	—	680	195.00–215.00	204.93
2	—	328	258.00–262.50	260.34
1	—	435	233.00	233.00
5	—	569	205.00–227.50	215.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	225.00	225.00
2	—	468	201.00–207.50	204.30
1	—	780	178.00	178.00
2	—	425	212.50–227.50	219.91
2	—	330	200.00–230.00	215.68
1	—	385	228.00	228.00
3	—	517	188.00–200.00	196.01
1	—	565	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,670	116.00	116.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	110.00–114.00	112.13
3	—	1,092	92.00–103.00	98.71

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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