Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a really nice run of calves ready for grass. Steers and heifers sold higher 8 to 12. Slaughter market was to light tested to call a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.99/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$133.99

47 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$30.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.80

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	417	140.66	586	16thin
Medium and Large 1	407	136.37	555	22
Medium and Large 2	555	117.14	650	8thin
Medium and Large 3	295	110.00	325	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.66/cwt here — about $261 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

133.99

—

MS average13 barns · 905 hd

132.19

+1.80

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,085	57.50	624	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	53.00	575	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	160.31/cwt	144.00–173.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	142.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	127.99/cwt	127.00–129.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	177.00/cwt	176.00–178.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	138.25/cwt	127.00–148.00	528	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	153.31/cwt	142.00–165.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	173.80/cwt	172.50–175.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	175.45/cwt	173.00–178.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	138.37/cwt	127.00–147.00	583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	581	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	575	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.06/cwt	126.00–130.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	793	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	183.25/cwt	182.00–184.00	667	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	847	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	139.75/cwt	138.00–148.00	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	146.82/cwt	130.00–164.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	129.15/cwt	125.50–133.00	743	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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 77Year ago 60

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 5Year ago 20

Compared to last week, a really nice run of calves ready for grass. Steers and heifers sold higher 8 to 12. Slaughter market was to light tested to call a trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	141.00	141.00
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
4	—	268	140.00–150.00	142.77
2	—	538	127.00–129.00	127.99
5	—	382	127.00–148.00	138.25
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
5	—	421	127.00–147.00	138.37
1	—	765	109.00	109.00
2	—	303	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	134.00	134.00
2	—	471	132.00	132.00
4	—	292	153.00	153.00
6	—	415	138.00–148.00	139.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	114.00–115.00	114.49
1	—	675	102.00	102.00
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
2	—	520	126.00–130.00	128.06
1	—	475	112.00	112.00
1	—	440	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	139.00	139.00
1	—	405	151.00	151.00
1	—	525	147.00	147.00
1	—	240	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	176.00–178.00	177.00
1	—	505	155.00	155.00
2	—	413	173.00–178.00	175.45
1	—	295	176.00	176.00
2	—	480	130.00–164.00	146.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	443	179.00	179.00
8	—	364	182.00–184.00	183.25
7	—	557	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	144.00–173.00	160.31
2	—	630	124.00–125.00	124.50
2	—	458	142.00–165.00	153.31
2	—	365	172.50–175.00	173.80
1	—	730	114.00	114.00
1	—	660	118.00	118.00
1	—	520	132.00	132.00
1	—	340	171.00	171.00
2	—	575	125.50–133.00	129.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	134.50	134.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	134.00	134.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
1	—	390	139.00	139.00
1	—	655	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	57.50	57.50

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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