Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Small run this week with low to average quality. Not enough to call a market trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.88/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$107.88

16 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$49.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.03

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	122.50	564	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	500	109.50	548	2thin
Medium and Large 2	446	109.24	487	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	632	103.00	651	2thin
Medium and Large 3	590	73.00	431	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.50/cwt here — about $133 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 sale16 hd

107.88

—

MS average13 barns · 1,225 hd

118.92

−11.03

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	1,865	83.00	1,548	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	64.25	797	1thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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 2	—	385	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	358	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	5,922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	112.04/cwt	111.00–113.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	110.66/cwt	102.00–116.00	418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	111.36/cwt	108.00–115.00	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.04/cwt	129.00–135.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	550	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,548	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	64.25/cwt	64.25–64.25	797	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	665	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	3,392	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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 53Last week 20Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 6Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 9Year ago 0

Small run this week with low to average quality. Not enough to call a market trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	139.00	139.00
3	—	320	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	133.00	133.00
1	—	645	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	140.00	140.00
3	—	488	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	139.00	139.00
1	—	475	123.00	123.00
1	—	535	119.00	119.00
1	—	795	82.00	82.00
2	—	375	129.00–135.00	132.04
2	—	435	126.00–127.00	126.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	109.50	109.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	128.00	128.00
1	—	520	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	73.00	73.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	632	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	93.00	93.00
2	—	420	111.00–113.00	112.04
3	—	378	102.00–116.00	110.66
3	—	467	108.00–115.00	111.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	630.00	630.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	510.00	510.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	83.00	83.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	64.25	64.25

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle