Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder steers and heifers were steady to $6 higher, Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to $4 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.83/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$121.83

26 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$10.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.35

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	125.09	586	18thin
Medium and Large 2	489	114.51	560	8thin

One grade step is worth $10.58/cwt here — about $25 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 sale26 hd

121.83

—

MS average13 barns · 1,616 hd

123.18

−1.35

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	1,638	94.88	1,554	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	68.74	839	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,685	67.50	1,137	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	57.60	574	5thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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%	—	1,262	73.35/cwt	70.50–75.00	926	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,137	1
Bulls	—	—	1,638	94.88/cwt	85.50–100.00	1,554	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	394	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	625	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	65.98/cwt	63.00–69.50	789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	150.94/cwt	150.00–152.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	121.02/cwt	116.00–126.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	118.50/cwt	114.00–127.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	146.48/cwt	145.00–148.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	133.48/cwt	131.00–136.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	900	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	141.45/cwt	135.00–148.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	128.95/cwt	126.00–132.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	117.00/cwt	114.00–120.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	118.02/cwt	116.00–120.00	513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	142.00/cwt	137.00–151.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	125.02/cwt	121.00–129.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	127.35/cwt	120.00–137.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	108.39/cwt	102.00–115.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	156.28/cwt	150.00–163.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	580	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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 119Year ago 222

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 34Year ago 48

Compared to last week Feeder steers and heifers were steady to $6 higher, Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to $4 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,262	70.50–75.00	73.35
5	—	1,196	63.00–69.50	65.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	67.50	67.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	48.00	48.00
4	—	1,041	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,638	85.50–100.00	94.88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	128.00	128.00
2	—	373	150.00–152.00	150.94
2	—	405	145.00–148.00	146.48
2	—	510	131.00–136.00	133.48
4	—	479	137.00–151.00	142.00
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
1	—	360	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
1	—	325	145.00	145.00
1	—	570	124.00	124.00
1	—	460	137.00	137.00
2	—	503	121.00–129.00	125.02
2	—	728	102.00–115.00	108.39
2	—	378	150.00–163.00	156.28
2	—	443	130.00–132.00	130.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	112.00	112.00
1	—	900	84.00	84.00
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	124.00–126.00	125.00
2	—	508	116.00–126.00	121.02
4	—	570	114.00–127.00	118.50
2	—	303	135.00–148.00	141.45
2	—	488	126.00–132.00	128.95
5	—	427	120.00–137.00	127.35
1	—	625	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
2	—	485	114.00–120.00	117.00
2	—	435	116.00–120.00	118.02
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
2	—	590	108.00	108.00

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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