Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 11.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Quality was mostly attractive and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $230.98/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$230.98

88 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$55.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.99

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	235.44	1,112	26
Medium and Large 1-2	489	232.49	1,136	52
Medium and Large 2	437	215.05	939	9thin
Medium and Large 3	540	180.00	972	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.44/cwt here — about $140 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 sale88 hd

230.98

—

MS average13 barns · 1,476 hd

224.00

+6.99

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	1,640	119.95	1,968	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	100.84	1,209	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	94.00	1,471	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	86.28	875	11

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1-2Value Added	—	430	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,058	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,413	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	241.65/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,022	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	249.38/cwt	240.00–260.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	232.49/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	281.36/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,019	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	281.53/cwt	270.00–287.50	887	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	259.84/cwt	252.50–267.50	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	223.01/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	231.39/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,221	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	265.04/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	240.00/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	274.05/cwt	262.50–286.00	1,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	256.27/cwt	242.50–262.50	1,392	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	257.08/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	236.86/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,343	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	975	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	76.04/cwt	75.00–77.00	679	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,471	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	99.51/cwt	94.00–107.00	1,199	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	109.47/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,273	2
Bulls	—	—	1,652	124.23/cwt	123.00–125.00	2,052	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	88.55/cwt	80.00–94.00	922	9
Bulls	—	—	1,623	113.54/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	261.20/cwt	260.00–262.50	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	228.09/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	240.98/cwt	240.00–242.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	231.23/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,101	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	220.82/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	230.38/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,092	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	217.62/cwt	215.00–225.00	925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	231.30/cwt	213.00–237.00	1,231	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	237.49/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	247.68/cwt	237.50–252.50	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	278.28/cwt	272.50–282.50	746	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 Sep 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 140Year ago 178

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 27Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	246.00	246.00
8	—	595	237.50	237.50
5	—	490	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	380	240.00	240.00
3	—	833	195.00	195.00
11	—	474	225.00–235.00	230.38
8	—	532	213.00–237.00	231.30
4	—	261	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	235.00–250.00	241.65
3	—	517	220.00–237.50	228.09
2	—	330	240.00–242.00	240.98
6	—	476	227.50–235.00	231.23
3	—	610	217.50–225.00	220.82
3	—	572	235.00–240.00	237.49
3	—	378	237.50–252.50	247.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	215.00	215.00
1	—	570	215.00	215.00
1	—	385	222.50	222.50
4	—	425	215.00–225.00	217.62
1	—	470	220.00	220.00
1	—	510	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	227.50	227.50
2	—	320	240.00–260.00	249.38
1	—	580	227.50	227.50
1	—	370	235.00	235.00
2	—	518	230.00–235.00	232.49
2	—	240	252.50–267.50	259.84
1	—	420	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	190.00	190.00
7	—	362	275.00–300.00	281.36
5	—	315	270.00–287.50	281.53
2	—	863	221.00–225.00	223.01
3	—	617	240.00–245.00	242.48
2	—	680	225.00–237.50	231.39
3	—	465	255.00–275.00	265.04
2	—	585	237.50–242.50	240.00
2	—	433	262.50–286.00	274.05
4	—	543	242.50–262.50	256.27
3	—	268	272.50–282.50	278.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	495	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	440	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	247.50–267.50	257.08
1	—	495	260.00	260.00
4	—	567	235.00–237.50	236.86
1	—	525	227.50	227.50
1	—	370	295.00	295.00
1	—	345	282.50	282.50
1	—	645	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	225.00	225.00
1	—	305	235.00	235.00
1	—	285	235.00	235.00
2	—	380	260.00–262.50	261.20
1	—	655	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	75.00–77.00	76.04
9	—	1,041	80.00–94.00	88.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	94.00	94.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,205	94.00–107.00	99.51
2	—	1,163	109.00–110.00	109.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,652	123.00–125.00	124.23
2	—	1,623	110.00–117.00	113.54

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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