Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week it was a light run this week; Fedder steers and heifers and steers were steady; slaughter cows were steady to 3 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.18/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$114.18

21 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$17.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.54

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	538	123.41	664	5thin
Medium and Large 1	486	116.84	568	8thin
Medium and Large 2	446	105.75	472	8thin

One grade step is worth $17.66/cwt here — about $192 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 sale21 hd

114.18

—

MS average12 barns · 1,149 hd

113.64

+0.54

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	1,603	81.80	1,311	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,060	55.27	586	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	938	38.10	357	4thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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 1Fleshy	—	465	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	123.41/cwt	110.00–132.00	664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	127.91/cwt	125.00–131.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	108.03/cwt	105.00–110.00	527	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	33.53/cwt	30.00–36.50	301	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	999	50.88/cwt	48.00–55.50	508	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	64.05/cwt	62.50–65.50	758	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	42.66/cwt	40.00–45.00	417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	93.95/cwt	90.00–98.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	556	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	81.80/cwt	80.00–83.50	1,311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	132.91/cwt	127.00–138.00	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	104.48/cwt	102.00–107.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	905.00/cwt	905.00–905.00	8,643	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	7,084	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 May 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 43Last week 233Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week it was a light run this week; Fedder steers and heifers and steers were steady; slaughter cows were steady to 3 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	125.00–127.00	125.99
1	—	805	85.00	85.00
1	—	670	101.00	101.00
3	—	377	125.00–131.00	127.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	119.00	119.00
2	—	435	100.00–105.00	102.47
1	—	535	105.00	105.00
1	—	390	93.00	93.00
3	—	488	105.00–110.00	108.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	538	110.00–132.00	123.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	85.00	85.00
3	—	918	91.50	91.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
1	—	425	117.00	117.00
2	—	663	90.00–98.00	93.95
1	—	530	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	73.00	73.00
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	107.00	107.00
1	—	380	111.00	111.00
2	—	560	102.00–107.00	104.48
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
1	—	670	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	127.00–138.00	132.91
1	—	455	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	898	30.00–36.50	33.53
2	—	978	40.00–45.00	42.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	999	48.00–55.50	50.88
2	—	1,183	62.50–65.50	64.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	80.00–83.50	81.80

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	—	955	905.00	905.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	770.00	770.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle