Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00 to 4.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.36/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$118.36

40 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$11

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

$28.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.07

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	123.91	540	27
Medium and Large 1-2	627	112.50	705	4thin
Medium and Large 2	493	109.00	537	6thin
Medium and Large 3	580	95.00	551	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.91/cwt here — about −$11 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 sale40 hd

118.36

—

MS average11 barns · 1,017 hd

118.43

−0.07

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	1,890	92.38	1,746	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	53.57	612	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	45.76	491	3thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 1	—	564	116.47/cwt	111.00–124.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	122.51/cwt	122.00–123.00	417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	121.26/cwt	115.00–126.50	566	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	149.37/cwt	143.00–156.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	130.76/cwt	130.00–132.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	133.17/cwt	129.00–137.00	357	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	935	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	138.08/cwt	135.00–139.50	661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	130.48/cwt	127.00–133.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	127.16/cwt	124.50–130.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	156.49/cwt	156.00–157.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	113.48/cwt	113.00–114.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	107.67/cwt	106.00–110.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	109.28/cwt	106.00–112.00	519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	116.46/cwt	115.00–118.00	495	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	92.38/cwt	90.50–94.25	1,746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	125.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	124.53/cwt	122.00–129.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	122.73/cwt	119.00–129.50	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	647	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	45.76/cwt	45.00–47.50	491	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	52.24/cwt	50.00–55.00	579	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	131.09/cwt	124.00–135.00	484	5

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 Sep 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 83Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 8Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 5

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00 to 4.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	111.00–124.00	116.47
2	—	340	122.00–123.00	122.51
5	—	467	115.00–126.50	121.26
3	—	268	129.00–137.00	133.17
4	—	420	122.00–129.00	124.53
3	—	522	119.00–129.50	122.73
1	—	605	107.00	107.00
5	—	369	124.00–135.00	131.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	722	95.00	95.00
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	430	117.00	117.00
2	—	455	110.00–112.00	111.00
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	627	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	95.00	95.00
1	—	680	86.00	86.00
1	—	500	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	143.00–156.00	149.37
4	—	521	130.00–132.00	130.76
4	—	479	135.00–139.50	138.08
3	—	560	127.00–133.00	130.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	641	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	537	115.50	115.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	107.00	107.00
2	—	475	124.50–130.00	127.16
2	—	400	140.00–142.00	141.00
2	—	325	156.00–157.00	156.49
1	—	255	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
3	—	530	106.00–110.00	107.67
3	—	475	106.00–112.00	109.28
2	—	425	115.00–118.00	116.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	113.00–114.00	113.48
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
1	—	275	143.00	143.00
2	—	420	120.00–130.00	125.12
1	—	670	107.00	107.00
1	—	645	102.00	102.00
1	—	580	106.00	106.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,890	90.50–94.25	92.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	45.00–47.50	45.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,109	50.00–55.00	52.24
1	—	1,440	65.50	65.50

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