Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week light calves going back to grass were 5-11 higher on steers and heifers, over 500lbs were steady. slaughter cattle were too light tested but looked steady to 4 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.59/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$128.59

47 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$16.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.87

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	484	132.92	643	13thin
Medium and Large 1	451	130.82	590	25
Medium and Large 2	460	116.15	534	9thin

One grade step is worth $16.77/cwt here — about $110 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 sale47 hd

128.59

—

MS average13 barns · 1,221 hd

129.46

−0.87

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	1,583	87.32	1,382	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	58.75	699	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	904	41.36	374	4thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	570	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	428	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	468	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	753	40.23/cwt	40.00–40.50	303	2
Bulls	—	—	1,583	87.32/cwt	84.50–89.00	1,382	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	165.51/cwt	165.00–166.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	120.52/cwt	113.00–135.50	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	140.89/cwt	136.00–144.00	455	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	113.96/cwt	110.00–118.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	393	168.47/cwt	164.00–173.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	180.35/cwt	180.00–181.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	180.58/cwt	177.00–184.00	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	132.01/cwt	131.00–133.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	138.56/cwt	129.00–148.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	142.02/cwt	137.00–145.00	520	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	138.01/cwt	135.00–140.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	154.00/cwt	149.00–159.00	693	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	920	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	116.44/cwt	113.00–120.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	153.87/cwt	144.00–160.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	161.05/cwt	159.00–163.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	784	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 Mar 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 115Year ago 71

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 32Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 24Year ago 20

Compared to last week light calves going back to grass were 5-11 higher on steers and heifers, over 500lbs were steady. slaughter cattle were too light tested but looked steady to 4 lower

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,240	67.50	67.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	40.00	40.00
1	—	1,040	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	40.00–40.50	40.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,583	84.50–89.00	87.32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	165.00–166.00	165.51
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
3	—	312	180.00–181.00	180.35
1	—	640	128.00	128.00
5	—	373	177.00–184.00	180.58
1	—	595	134.00	134.00
1	—	295	186.00	186.00
2	—	463	159.00–163.00	161.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	167.00	167.00
3	—	585	134.00	134.00
3	—	506	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	113.00–135.50	120.52
5	—	323	136.00–144.00	140.89
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
3	—	617	110.00–118.00	113.96
2	—	465	131.00–133.00	132.01
2	—	570	120.00	120.00
5	—	366	137.00–145.00	142.02
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
2	—	418	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
1	—	485	114.00	114.00
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
1	—	735	104.50	104.50
1	—	240	129.00	129.00
1	—	600	106.00	106.00
1	—	550	114.00	114.00
2	—	438	113.00–120.00	116.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	527	128.50	128.50
3	—	370	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	119.00	119.00
2	—	480	136.00	136.00
2	—	422	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	117.00	117.00
1	—	830	95.00	95.00
2	—	393	164.00–173.00	168.47
1	—	335	169.00	169.00
3	—	507	135.00–140.00	138.01
2	—	450	149.00–159.00	154.00
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
4	—	429	144.00–160.00	153.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	129.00–148.00	138.56
1	—	645	113.00	113.00

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)	1	—	995	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	800.00	800.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle