Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 6.00 12.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.04/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$196.04

95 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$48.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.73

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	210.48	936	22
Medium and Large 1-2	513	207.14	1,063	35
Medium and Large 2	459	183.87	844	27
Medium and Large 3	392	161.73	633	11thin

One grade step is worth $48.74/cwt here — about $303 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 sale95 hd

196.04

—

MS average12 barns · 1,071 hd

212.77

−16.73

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	1,795	116.01	2,082	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,159	94.78	1,098	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	80.00	1,160	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	67.18	661	9thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	185.13/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,053	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	180.40/cwt	175.00–190.00	759	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	222.93/cwt	215.00–229.00	959	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	206.33/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	200.98/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	212.11/cwt	207.50–217.50	1,018	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	203.34/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,169	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	237.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	239.85/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,130	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	211.30/cwt	205.00–218.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	203.82/cwt	200.00–207.50	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	226.24/cwt	215.00–237.00	1,292	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,287	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,053	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	184.49/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	244.75/cwt	236.00–253.00	1,060	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	252.07/cwt	243.00–260.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,212	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	243.14/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,276	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	229.52/cwt	220.00–243.00	842	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	227.39/cwt	212.50–239.00	966	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	228.81/cwt	220.00–235.00	757	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	226.20/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	711	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	54.69/cwt	44.00–63.00	477	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	73.42/cwt	65.00–80.00	764	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,160	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	100.44/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,356	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	93.16/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,028	7
Bulls	—	—	1,795	116.01/cwt	115.50–116.50	2,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	162.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	195.67/cwt	190.00–197.50	963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	177.06/cwt	170.00–189.00	1,112	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	207.25/cwt	207.00–207.50	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	198.77/cwt	197.50–200.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,154	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,157	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	214.15/cwt	212.50–217.50	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	186.54/cwt	184.00–189.00	1,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	213.10/cwt	207.50–219.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	183.49/cwt	180.00–190.00	923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	182.40/cwt	165.00–196.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	191.25/cwt	190.00–192.50	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	156.25/cwt	152.50–160.00	491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	164.20/cwt	160.00–172.50	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	168.73/cwt	167.50–170.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	176.05/cwt	172.50–180.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	851	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 Oct 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 337Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 37Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	200.00	200.00
7	—	569	175.00–190.00	185.13
7	—	421	175.00–190.00	180.40
1	—	675	190.00	190.00
4	—	503	180.00–190.00	183.49
3	—	327	165.00–196.00	182.40
2	—	385	190.00–192.50	191.25
2	—	275	172.50–180.00	176.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	215.00–229.00	222.93
3	—	550	200.00–215.00	206.33
2	—	520	200.00–202.00	200.98
2	—	330	205.00–218.00	211.30
2	—	280	200.00–207.50	203.82
3	—	373	212.50–217.50	214.15
2	—	610	184.00–189.00	186.54
2	—	478	207.50–219.00	213.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	480	207.50–217.50	212.11
7	—	575	195.00–215.00	203.34
4	—	646	189.00	189.00
3	—	536	185.00	185.00
3	—	366	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	154.00	154.00
1	—	505	170.00	170.00
4	—	314	152.50–160.00	156.25
3	—	377	160.00–172.50	164.20
2	—	405	167.50–170.00	168.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	213.00	213.00
1	—	270	227.50	227.50
2	—	720	184.00–185.00	184.49
1	—	560	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	235.00–240.00	237.50
1	—	680	225.00	225.00
7	—	471	232.50–245.00	239.85
4	—	571	215.00–237.00	226.24
4	—	433	236.00–253.00	244.75
3	—	365	243.00–260.00	252.07
1	—	315	227.50	227.50
5	—	525	235.00–250.00	243.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	613	210.00	210.00
9	—	408	258.00	258.00
5	—	527	230.00	230.00
3	—	593	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	367	220.00–243.00	229.52
6	—	425	212.50–239.00	227.39
5	—	331	220.00–235.00	228.81
2	—	478	225.00–227.50	226.20
1	—	645	190.00	190.00
1	—	290	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	145.00	145.00
2	—	433	160.00–165.00	162.49
1	—	705	147.50	147.50
1	—	655	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	190.00	190.00
4	—	492	190.00–197.50	195.67
3	—	628	170.00–189.00	177.06
2	—	368	207.00–207.50	207.25
2	—	310	197.50–200.00	198.77
1	—	725	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	513	225.00	225.00
5	—	612	189.00	189.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	872	44.00–63.00	54.69
6	—	1,040	65.00–80.00	73.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	97.00–104.00	100.44
7	—	1,104	88.00–96.00	93.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,795	115.50–116.50	116.01

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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