Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.35/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$122.35

66 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$21.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.62

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	125.03	558	48
Medium and Large 1-2	465	124.50	579	5thin
Medium and Large 2	474	113.08	537	11thin
Medium and Large 3	508	103.50	525	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.53/cwt here — about $33 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 sale66 hd

122.35

—

MS average13 barns · 1,137 hd

123.96

−1.62

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	1,720	86.74	1,492	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	943	51.53	486	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	45.13	462	7thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	409	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	86.74/cwt	84.50–90.50	1,492	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	943	51.53/cwt	49.50–53.50	486	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	45.13/cwt	40.00–48.50	462	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	156.67/cwt	156.00–158.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	138.24/cwt	135.00–144.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	118.18/cwt	113.00–124.00	619	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	134.16/cwt	128.00–143.00	504	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	149.40/cwt	140.00–154.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	122.12/cwt	115.00–126.00	581	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	971	957.53/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	9,298	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,560	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	925	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	161.98/cwt	161.00–163.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	133.98/cwt	133.00–135.00	425	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	891.86/cwt	870.00–910.00	9,052	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	121.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	126.17/cwt	120.00–132.00	526	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	120.33/cwt	117.00–126.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	108.33/cwt	105.00–110.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	167.56/cwt	165.00–173.00	628	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,091	911.34/cwt	870.00–950.00	9,943	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	979	851.85/cwt	790.00–930.00	8,340	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,245.00/cwt	1,245.00–1,245.00	15,563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	151.32/cwt	150.00–154.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	135.53/cwt	133.00–138.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	105.96/cwt	103.00–109.00	607	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 Feb 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 84Year ago 84

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 3Year ago 2

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 1Year ago 1

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	146.00	146.00
1	—	580	104.00	104.00
2	—	672	90.00	90.00
2	—	435	133.00–138.00	135.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	180.00	180.00
3	—	420	156.00–158.00	156.67
3	—	470	135.00–144.00	138.24
3	—	570	117.00–126.00	120.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	524	113.00–124.00	118.18
9	—	376	128.00–143.00	134.16
1	—	590	112.00	112.00
13	—	476	115.00–126.00	122.12
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
3	—	317	133.00–135.00	133.98
1	—	295	137.00	137.00
10	—	417	120.00–132.00	126.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	120.00–125.00	121.98
1	—	425	121.00	121.00
3	—	513	105.00–110.00	108.33
1	—	310	125.00	125.00
1	—	635	95.00	95.00
2	—	573	103.00–109.00	105.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	102.00	102.00
1	—	470	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	140.00–154.00	149.40
2	—	558	139.00–140.00	139.49
2	—	318	161.00–163.00	161.98
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
3	—	375	165.00–173.00	167.56
3	—	443	150.00–154.00	151.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	135.00	135.00
2	—	492	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	141.00	141.00
1	—	445	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,720	84.50–90.50	86.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	943	49.50–53.50	51.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,023	40.00–48.50	45.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	971	900.00–1,000.00	957.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,015	870.00–910.00	891.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,245.00	1,245.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	680.00	680.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,091	870.00–950.00	911.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	979	790.00–930.00	851.85

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle