Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers looked steady, slaughter cows and bulls looked steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.04/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$126.04

37 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$8.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.74

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	128.16	582	26
Medium and Large 1-2	484	124.25	601	4thin
Medium and Large 2	386	119.19	460	7thin

One grade step is worth $8.96/cwt here — about $122 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 sale37 hd

126.04

—

MS average13 barns · 1,125 hd

129.77

−3.74

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	1,675	80.50	1,348	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	55.25	635	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	—	1,675	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,348	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	400	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	575	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	159.08/cwt	153.00–165.00	605	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	8,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	17,485	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	6,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	126.48/cwt	123.00–130.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	120.83/cwt	120.00–130.00	604	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	141.74/cwt	141.00–142.50	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	504	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	12,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	159.00/cwt	150.00–168.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	143.45/cwt	142.00–145.00	471	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	145.99/cwt	144.00–148.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	160.81/cwt	157.50–164.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	134.95/cwt	123.50–143.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	126.15/cwt	120.00–133.00	347	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	5,194	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	1,098.41/cwt	975.00–1,160.00	12,423	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	944.00/cwt	700.00–1,035.00	11,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	111.03/cwt	109.00–113.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	762	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 Mar 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 77Last week 155Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 7Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers and heifers looked steady, slaughter cows and bulls looked steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	80.50	80.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	40.00	40.00
1	—	1,300	70.50	70.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	123.00–130.00	126.48
12	—	500	120.00–130.00	120.83
2	—	385	141.00–142.50	141.74
4	—	328	142.00–145.00	143.45
1	—	265	143.00	143.00
1	—	640	108.00	108.00
3	—	422	123.50–143.00	134.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	321	136.00	136.00
2	—	647	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	120.00	120.00
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
2	—	275	120.00–133.00	126.15
2	—	573	109.00–113.00	111.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	121.00	121.00
2	—	380	153.00–165.00	159.08
1	—	530	143.00	143.00
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
2	—	458	144.00–148.00	145.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	155.00	155.00
1	—	365	161.00	161.00
2	—	275	157.50–164.00	160.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	171.00	171.00
1	—	325	169.00	169.00
5	—	421	150.00–168.00	159.00
1	—	540	135.00	135.00
2	—	365	160.00–170.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	487	145.00	145.00
2	—	612	124.50	124.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	765.00	765.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,345	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	595.00	595.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	530.00	530.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,131	975.00–1,160.00	1,098.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,178	700.00–1,035.00	944.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,070.00	1,070.00

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