Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers and heifers were $2-$6 lower. slaughter cows and bulls were $4-$8 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.12/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$110.12

43 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$7.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.64

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	568	111.89	635	21
Medium and Large 1	527	110.15	580	15thin
Medium and Large 2	442	104.74	463	7thin

One grade step is worth $7.15/cwt here — about $172 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 sale43 hd

110.12

—

MS average13 barns · 1,137 hd

114.75

−4.64

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	—	Low	1,178	63.50	748	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	52.49	681	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	898	40.85	367	6thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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 1	—	375	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	115.87/cwt	110.00–122.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	566	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	52.49/cwt	51.50–53.50	681	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	43.02/cwt	41.50–45.00	408	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	788	39.76/cwt	39.50–40.00	313	2
Bulls	—	—	1,178	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	748	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	36.50/cwt	36.50–36.50	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	112.66/cwt	108.00–120.00	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	119.04/cwt	117.00–121.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	112.14/cwt	110.00–113.50	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	658	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	98.45/cwt	96.00–101.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	119.99/cwt	118.00–122.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	123.79/cwt	118.00–129.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	112.94/cwt	109.00–120.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	111.80/cwt	110.00–115.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	92.97/cwt	92.00–94.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	106.16/cwt	100.00–112.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	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 Oct 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 83Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year ago 61

Compared to last week: feeder steers and heifers were $2-$6 lower. slaughter cows and bulls were $4-$8 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	132.00	132.00
3	—	507	110.00–113.50	112.14
1	—	640	106.00	106.00
2	—	423	118.00–129.00	123.79
3	—	477	109.00–120.00	112.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	110.00–122.00	115.87
4	—	431	108.00–120.00	112.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	122.50	122.50
2	—	472	120.00	120.00
3	—	738	90.00	90.00
12	—	585	110.00–115.00	112.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	84.00	84.00
1	—	650	101.00	101.00
4	—	415	117.00–121.00	119.04
2	—	618	96.00–101.00	98.45
1	—	560	112.00	112.00
1	—	470	115.00	115.00
4	—	525	110.00–115.00	111.80
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	120.00–125.00	122.45
2	—	530	92.00–94.00	92.97
1	—	590	90.00	90.00
2	—	463	100.00–112.00	106.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	627	121.50	121.50
4	—	461	134.50	134.50
5	—	577	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	136.00	136.00
2	—	593	118.00–122.00	119.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	116.00	116.00
1	—	375	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,298	51.50–53.50	52.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	948	41.50–45.00	43.02
1	—	970	36.50	36.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	39.50–40.00	39.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	63.50	63.50

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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