Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeders looked mostly steady, quality wasn't quite as good over all. Slaughter cows were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.51/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$134.51

35 head · 397 lb average

Value per head Derived

$535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$4.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.11

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	425	135.49	576	27
Medium and Large 2	304	131.21	399	8thin

One grade step is worth $4.28/cwt here — about $177 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 sale35 hd

134.51

—

MS average13 barns · 1,031 hd

133.40

+1.11

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	1,283	66.29	851	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	48.47	470	5thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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%	—	1,283	66.29/cwt	64.00–68.50	851	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	48.47/cwt	46.50–51.00	470	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	1,313.26/cwt	1,125.00–1,400.00	14,735	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	172.76/cwt	172.50–173.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	135.31/cwt	132.00–138.50	632	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	2,425.00/cwt	2,425.00–2,425.00	34,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	137.87/cwt	130.00–143.00	514	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	766.94/cwt	600.00–850.00	7,984	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,105.00/cwt	1,105.00–1,105.00	11,879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	171.56/cwt	169.00–175.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	137.40/cwt	130.00–145.00	581	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	126.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	175.60/cwt	169.00–180.00	727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	257	134.31/cwt	128.00–140.00	345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	160.12/cwt	147.50–169.00	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	154.51/cwt	154.00–155.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	865	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	8,151	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,730	1

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 Apr 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 84Last week 64Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 13Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 15Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeders looked mostly steady, quality wasn't quite as good over all. Slaughter cows were steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	64.00–68.50	66.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	970	46.50–51.00	48.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	154.00	154.00
1	—	465	159.00	159.00
1	—	550	134.00	134.00
1	—	615	131.00	131.00
2	—	318	172.50–173.00	172.76
1	—	660	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	167.50	167.50
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
1	—	540	136.00	136.00
3	—	325	147.50–169.00	160.12
1	—	570	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	132.00–138.50	135.31
10	—	373	130.00–143.00	137.87
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,035	87.00	87.00
9	—	423	130.00–145.00	137.40
3	—	327	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	136.00	136.00
1	—	325	131.00	131.00
3	—	373	125.00–130.00	126.58
3	—	257	128.00–140.00	134.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	169.00–175.00	171.56
1	—	320	174.00	174.00
4	—	414	169.00–180.00	175.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	154.00–155.00	154.51
1	—	365	164.00	164.00
1	—	715	121.00	121.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,122	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,313.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,041	600.00–850.00	766.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,105.00	1,105.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	620.00	620.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	780.00	780.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,410	2,425.00	2,425.00

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