Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 4.00-12.00 higher and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows were steady and slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate and quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.99/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$110.99

49 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$50

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

$7.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.35

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	415	114.99	478	23
Medium and Large 2	491	107.45	527	26

One grade step is worth $7.55/cwt here — about −$50 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 sale49 hd

110.99

—

MS average13 barns · 1,198 hd

113.34

−2.35

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	1,615	72.06	1,164	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	44.49	554	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	33.68	365	4thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	33.68/cwt	26.00–36.50	365	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	44.49/cwt	42.00–50.00	554	4
Bulls	—	—	1,615	72.06/cwt	66.50–76.50	1,164	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,490	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	10,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	113.02/cwt	112.00–114.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	135.30/cwt	134.00–140.00	593	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	124.50/cwt	123.00–127.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	128.74/cwt	125.00–134.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	139.46/cwt	137.00–142.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	103.13/cwt	100.00–107.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	110.72/cwt	110.50–112.00	520	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	105.13/cwt	100.00–110.00	549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	110.68/cwt	109.00–112.00	345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	114.50/cwt	113.00–116.00	431	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	118.04/cwt	115.00–120.00	380	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	114.15/cwt	112.50–116.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	112.77/cwt	112.00–113.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	115.49/cwt	114.00–117.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	105.89/cwt	100.00–110.00	452	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	108.85/cwt	106.00–112.00	425	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	107.30/cwt	106.00–110.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	99.38/cwt	95.00–104.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	115.41/cwt	114.00–118.50	531	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	117.83/cwt	114.00–120.00	477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	125.96/cwt	125.00–127.00	394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	232	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	126.53/cwt	122.00–131.00	459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	405	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 Oct 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 114Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 19Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,083	26.00–36.50	33.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,246	42.00–50.00	44.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	66.50–76.50	72.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	830.00	830.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	112.00–114.00	113.02
2	—	570	110.00	110.00
2	—	470	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	438	134.00–140.00	135.30
6	—	526	123.00–127.00	124.50
4	—	454	125.00–134.00	128.74
2	—	330	137.00–142.00	139.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	617	100.00–107.00	103.13
7	—	470	110.50–112.00	110.72
5	—	522	100.00–110.00	105.13
3	—	312	109.00–112.00	110.68
2	—	425	109.00–110.00	109.51
2	—	375	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	113.00–116.00	114.50
5	—	322	115.00–120.00	118.04
4	—	513	112.50–116.00	114.15
4	—	439	112.00–113.00	112.77
2	—	473	114.00–117.00	115.49
1	—	555	114.50	114.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	100.00–110.00	105.89
4	—	390	106.00–112.00	108.85
3	—	473	106.00–110.00	107.30
2	—	565	95.00–104.00	99.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	460	114.00–118.50	115.41
3	—	405	114.00–120.00	117.83
2	—	523	110.00	110.00
2	—	313	125.00–127.00	125.96
2	—	232	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	127.00–129.00	128.01
2	—	363	122.00–131.00	126.53
1	—	300	135.00	135.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Grenada Stockyard - Grenada, MS

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle