Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A larger run with some really nice weaned calves. Feeder steers and heifers were steady. Slaughter cows were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.08/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$144.08

62 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$40.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.37

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	519	152.51	792	38
Medium and Large 1	590	141.40	834	9thin
Medium and Large 2	562	130.87	736	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	686	121.00	829	8thin
Medium and Large 3	455	112.00	510	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.51/cwt here — about $282 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 sale62 hd

144.08

—

MS average13 barns · 805 hd

154.46

−10.37

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,690	58.50	989	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	56.82	635	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	745	32.00	238	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	167.16/cwt	164.00–170.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	161.94/cwt	160.00–164.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	139.97/cwt	138.00–142.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	159.66/cwt	155.00–165.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	152.00/cwt	151.00–153.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	142.80/cwt	137.00–149.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	159.39/cwt	152.50–169.00	740	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	132.81/cwt	132.00–133.25	818	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	153.94/cwt	146.00–155.00	811	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	131.81/cwt	121.00–139.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	597	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	125.91/cwt	125.00–127.00	706	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	891	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	110.31/cwt	87.00–126.00	478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	139.51/cwt	138.00–141.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	128.35/cwt	124.50–132.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	136.24/cwt	129.00–142.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	132.41/cwt	128.50–135.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	119.62/cwt	115.00–122.00	744	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	135.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	709	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	11,110	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	56.82/cwt	47.50–64.75	635	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	584	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	745	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	238	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 Feb 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 41Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Compared to last week: A larger run with some really nice weaned calves. Feeder steers and heifers were steady. Slaughter cows were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	175.00	175.00
1	—	590	135.00	135.00
2	—	323	164.00–170.00	167.16
2	—	360	160.00–164.00	161.94
2	—	478	138.00–142.00	139.97
3	—	410	155.00–165.00	159.66
5	—	522	130.00–140.00	135.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	151.00–153.00	152.00
2	—	523	137.00–149.00	142.80
1	—	445	172.00	172.00
1	—	580	144.00	144.00
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
1	—	845	117.00	117.00
1	—	725	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	177.00	177.00
8	—	464	152.50–169.00	159.39
9	—	616	132.00–133.25	132.81
17	—	527	146.00–155.00	153.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	715	119.00	119.00
2	—	597	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	149.00	149.00
1	—	860	109.00	109.00
4	—	526	121.00–139.00	131.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	561	125.00–127.00	125.91
2	—	730	112.00	112.00
6	—	622	115.00–122.00	119.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	131.00	131.00
11	—	825	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	87.00–126.00	110.31
3	—	491	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	138.00–141.00	139.51
2	—	570	124.50–132.00	128.35
3	—	437	129.00–142.00	136.24
3	—	470	128.50–135.00	132.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	1,010.00	1,010.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,117	47.50–64.75	56.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	58.50	58.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	32.00	32.00

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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Grenada Livestock Auction

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Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle