Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week it was a few more cattle but still not enough to call a true trend but everything looked pretty steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.59/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$130.59

30 head · 405 lb average

Value per head Derived

$529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$10.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.59

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	382	140.00	535	2thin
Medium and Large 1	436	130.64	570	13thin
Medium and Large 2	381	129.29	493	15thin

One grade step is worth $10.71/cwt here — about $42 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 sale30 hd

130.59

—

MS average13 barns · 738 hd

123.00

+7.59

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	1,488	75.00	1,116	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,058	55.19	584	10

Every lot, as filed

39 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 2	—	510	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	117.98/cwt	115.00–121.00	511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	311	148.63/cwt	142.00–154.00	462	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	193	144.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	130.82/cwt	127.00–133.00	539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	107.37/cwt	104.00–111.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	143.72/cwt	141.00–145.00	395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	656	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	127.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	472	2
Bulls	—	—	1,185	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	770	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	55.19/cwt	50.00–60.50	584	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	125.98/cwt	123.00–129.00	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	127.01/cwt	126.00–128.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	127.25/cwt	122.00–133.00	471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	104.47/cwt	100.00–109.00	491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	116.07/cwt	110.00–120.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	101.56/cwt	100.00–103.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	116.41/cwt	114.00–119.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	125.49/cwt	124.00–127.00	355	2

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 Aug 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 45Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to last week it was a few more cattle but still not enough to call a true trend but everything looked pretty steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	114.00	114.00
2	—	433	115.00–121.00	117.98
2	—	335	140.00	140.00
2	—	193	140.00–150.00	144.94
1	—	685	103.00	103.00
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
3	—	275	141.00–145.00	143.72
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
2	—	370	125.00–130.00	127.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	382	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	311	142.00–154.00	148.63
3	—	412	127.00–133.00	130.82
2	—	623	104.00–111.00	107.37
2	—	573	114.00–115.00	114.49
1	—	485	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	123.50	123.50
1	—	355	148.00	148.00
1	—	300	155.00	155.00
2	—	413	130.00–134.00	132.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	123.00–129.00	125.98
1	—	590	117.00	117.00
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
1	—	405	121.00	121.00
1	—	325	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	126.00–128.00	127.01
1	—	820	101.00	101.00
1	—	545	119.00	119.00
5	—	370	122.00–133.00	127.25
3	—	560	110.00–120.00	116.07
2	—	415	114.00–119.00	116.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	103.00	103.00
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	115.00	115.00
6	—	470	100.00–109.00	104.47
2	—	520	100.00–103.00	101.56
2	—	283	124.00–127.00	125.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,185	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,058	50.00–60.50	55.19

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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