Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeders looked mostly steady, slaughter bulls and cows were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.75/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$119.75

56 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$8.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.13

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	477	122.11	583	27
Medium and Large 1	463	120.99	560	15thin
Medium and Large 2	460	113.88	523	14thin

One grade step is worth $8.23/cwt here — about $59 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 sale56 hd

119.75

—

MS average13 barns · 1,281 hd

121.89

−2.13

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	—	Low	1,665	75.00	1,249	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	62.38	740	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	50.64	499	15

Every lot, as filed

31 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	Lean 85-90%	—	986	50.64/cwt	40.00–61.00	499	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	58.71/cwt	54.00–63.50	657	14
Bulls	—	—	1,665	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,249	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	67.52/cwt	65.00–71.50	864	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	135.00/cwt	132.00–137.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	126.01/cwt	120.00–133.00	517	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	113.42/cwt	110.00–117.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	115.18/cwt	100.00–125.50	491	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	125.54/cwt	120.50–130.50	542	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	109.77/cwt	105.00–113.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	121.55/cwt	119.00–124.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	125.44/cwt	124.00–127.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	975	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	139.66/cwt	136.00–143.00	374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	224	140.83/cwt	138.00–144.00	315	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	139.63/cwt	133.00–146.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	124.20/cwt	121.00–125.00	628	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	105.50/cwt	103.00–108.00	744	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 May 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 45Last week 80Year ago 43

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 10Year ago 2

Compared to last week feeders looked mostly steady, slaughter bulls and cows were steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	986	40.00–61.00	50.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,119	54.00–63.50	58.71
10	—	1,280	65.00–71.50	67.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	75.00	75.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	131.00	131.00
2	—	423	134.00–135.00	134.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	139.00	139.00
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
2	—	268	136.00–143.00	139.66
4	—	224	138.00–144.00	140.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	107.00	107.00
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
7	—	426	100.00–125.50	115.18
1	—	295	119.00	119.00
2	—	373	119.00–124.00	121.55
1	—	975	89.00	89.00
1	—	525	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	137.00	137.00
6	—	410	120.00–133.00	126.01
2	—	523	110.00–117.00	113.42
1	—	550	121.00	121.00
2	—	450	119.00–120.00	119.50
1	—	365	124.00	124.00
2	—	705	103.00–108.00	105.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	432	120.50–130.50	125.54
5	—	582	105.00–113.00	109.77
4	—	365	124.00–127.00	125.44
10	—	506	121.00–125.00	124.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	132.00–137.00	135.00
1	—	440	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	133.00–146.00	139.63

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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