Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers were 7.00-14.00 lower; slaughter cows and bulls looked weaker but no enough to really test. Quality was mostly plain and the demand was weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.48/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$109.48

55 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$476

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$13.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.02

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	395	114.02	450	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	451	111.70	504	29
Medium and Large 2	437	100.99	441	14thin

One grade step is worth $13.02/cwt here — about $9 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 sale55 hd

109.48

—

MS average13 barns · 1,291 hd

113.50

−4.02

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	1,758	71.43	1,256	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	46.13	541	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	38.60	375	7thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1-2	—	635	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	113.05/cwt	110.00–114.00	470	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	89.14/cwt	76.00–98.00	472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	92.20/cwt	87.00–95.00	536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	110.91/cwt	110.00–112.50	578	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	119.24/cwt	115.00–123.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	123.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	524	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	105.90/cwt	102.00–110.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	484	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	116.18/cwt	114.00–118.00	366	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	583	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	762.31/cwt	600.00–920.00	7,928	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	7,585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	117.71/cwt	116.00–119.50	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	129.67/cwt	124.00–135.00	408	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	5,805	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,080	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	73.90/cwt	73.50–74.50	1,404	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	49.76/cwt	46.50–52.50	609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	102.32/cwt	95.00–109.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	98.57/cwt	92.00–105.00	434	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	36.06/cwt	35.00–38.50	360	4
Bulls	—	—	1,475	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	123.65/cwt	120.00–126.00	459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	123.00/cwt	117.00–129.00	314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	108.07/cwt	92.00–115.00	413	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	41.29/cwt	38.50–45.50	456	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	41.98/cwt	40.00–43.50	394	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	119.24/cwt	110.00–129.00	408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	114.95/cwt	108.00–122.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	100.01/cwt	97.00–103.00	537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	80.36/cwt	75.00–86.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	128.94/cwt	127.00–133.00	353	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	403	107.53/cwt	103.00–112.00	433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	107.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	562	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	472	3

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 69Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 10Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 19

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers were 7.00-14.00 lower; slaughter cows and bulls looked weaker but no enough to really test. Quality was mostly plain and the demand was weak.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	107.00	107.00
7	—	426	120.00–125.00	123.02
4	—	455	125.00	125.00
1	—	530	119.50	119.50
4	—	368	131.50	131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	120.00–126.00	123.65
3	—	342	110.00–129.00	119.24
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
4	—	274	127.00–133.00	128.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	416	110.00–114.00	113.05
10	—	525	100.00–110.00	107.06
3	—	393	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	76.00–98.00	89.14
2	—	440	92.00–105.00	98.57
1	—	280	118.00	118.00
5	—	382	92.00–115.00	108.07
1	—	645	89.00	89.00
1	—	475	102.00	102.00
1	—	335	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	115.00–123.00	119.24
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
1	—	465	111.00	111.00
4	—	315	114.00–118.00	116.18
2	—	275	124.00	124.00
1	—	640	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	87.00–95.00	92.20
4	—	470	95.00–109.00	102.32
2	—	255	117.00–129.00	123.00
1	—	615	82.00	82.00
1	—	360	125.00	125.00
2	—	328	108.00–122.00	114.95
3	—	537	97.00–103.00	100.01
2	—	678	75.00–86.00	80.36
2	—	403	103.00–112.00	107.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	110.00–112.50	110.91
4	—	637	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	94.00	94.00
2	—	513	102.00–110.00	105.90
1	—	390	122.50	122.50
1	—	565	98.50	98.50
1	—	490	119.00	119.00
2	—	410	116.00–119.50	117.71
2	—	315	124.00–135.00	129.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	89.00	89.00
1	—	425	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,040	600.00–920.00	762.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	540.00	540.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	770.00	770.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,900	73.50–74.50	73.90
1	—	1,475	66.50	66.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,223	46.50–52.50	49.76
3	—	1,105	38.50–45.50	41.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	998	35.00–38.50	36.06
3	—	938	40.00–43.50	41.98

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