Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Really nice set of Replacement heifers noted as "Replacements" in M&L 1-2.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.46/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$111.46

52 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$493

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$21.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.51

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	428	120.85	518	10thin
Medium and Large 1	480	115.67	555	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	332	111.50	370	5thin
Medium and Large 2	462	103.12	476	16thin
Medium and Large 3	337	99.33	334	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.52/cwt here — about $183 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 sale52 hd

111.46

—

MS average12 barns · 1,215 hd

113.97

−2.51

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	1,832	87.68	1,606	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	59.34	716	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	839	39.20	329	6thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	391	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	476	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	125.75/cwt	124.00–127.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	123.34/cwt	119.00–130.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	111.04/cwt	105.00–117.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	119.73/cwt	117.00–123.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	94.70/cwt	93.00–96.50	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	136.48/cwt	134.00–139.00	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	133	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	101.25/cwt	93.50–109.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	125.00/cwt	121.00–129.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	484	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	785	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	353	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	785	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	255	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	740	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	222	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	615	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	250	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	488	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	386	274.85/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,061	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	321	271.69/cwt	220.00–305.00	872	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	420	324.40/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,362	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	383	281.63/cwt	230.00–330.00	1,079	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	134.07/cwt	130.00–142.00	500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	134.44/cwt	126.00–143.00	454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	746	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	143.71/cwt	133.00–152.50	608	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	131.89/cwt	115.00–139.00	690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	143.73/cwt	140.00–149.00	533	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	135.81/cwt	134.00–137.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	129.17/cwt	123.00–135.50	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	370	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	103.12/cwt	73.00–116.00	484	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	110.36/cwt	104.00–117.00	404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	99.35/cwt	89.00–109.50	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	778	879.93/cwt	850.00–940.00	6,846	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	739	832.79/cwt	800.00–865.00	6,154	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	852	945.00/cwt	945.00–945.00	8,051	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	683	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	5,464	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	833	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	512	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	46.60/cwt	43.50–50.00	416	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	34.50/cwt	34.50–34.50	324	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	58.54/cwt	56.00–59.50	690	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	62.83/cwt	61.50–64.50	787	4
Bulls	—	—	1,832	87.68/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	375	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 Apr 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 63Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 23Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeders calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Really nice set of Replacement heifers noted as "Replacements" in M&L 1-2.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	100.00	100.00
1	—	335	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	391	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	195.00	195.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	250.00–310.00	274.85
4	—	321	220.00–305.00	271.69
3	—	420	305.00–335.00	324.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	130.00–142.00	134.07
2	—	338	126.00–143.00	134.44
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
1	—	290	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	585	127.50	127.50
7	—	480	136.50	136.50
4	—	651	110.00	110.00
3	—	403	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	423	133.00–152.50	143.71
8	—	523	115.00–139.00	131.89
7	—	371	140.00–149.00	143.73
3	—	473	134.00–137.00	135.81
2	—	563	123.00–135.50	129.17
1	—	895	88.50	88.50
1	—	605	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	476	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	124.00–127.00	125.75
4	—	371	119.00–130.00	123.34
3	—	517	105.00–117.00	111.04
3	—	478	117.00–123.00	119.73
2	—	628	93.00–96.50	94.70
1	—	655	99.00	99.00
1	—	590	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	230.00–330.00	281.63
1	—	595	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	89.00	89.00
1	—	345	106.00	106.00
1	—	260	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	332	111.50	111.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	73.00–116.00	103.12
4	—	366	104.00–117.00	110.36
2	—	535	89.00–109.50	99.35
1	—	670	78.00	78.00
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	778	850.00–940.00	879.93
12	—	739	800.00–865.00	832.79
6	—	852	945.00	945.00
5	—	683	800.00	800.00
4	—	833	900.00	900.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	408	125.50	125.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	134.00–139.00	136.48
1	—	470	119.00	119.00
1	—	415	123.00	123.00
1	—	133	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	93.50–109.00	101.25
2	—	410	121.00–129.00	125.00
1	—	655	99.00	99.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	325	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	45.00	45.00
1	—	785	32.50	32.50
1	—	740	30.00	30.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	51.00	51.00
7	—	1,179	56.00–59.50	58.54
4	—	1,253	61.50–64.50	62.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	43.50–50.00	46.60
1	—	940	34.50	34.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,832	83.00–90.00	87.68

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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