Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 5 higher, Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.60/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$128.60

32 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$71

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

$15.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.48

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	310	133.50	414	4thin
Medium and Large 1	523	130.55	682	22
Medium and Large 2	410	118.17	485	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.33/cwt here — about −$71 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 sale32 hd

128.60

—

MS average13 barns · 1,206 hd

132.08

−3.48

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	—	High	1,850	96.75	1,790	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	69.06	828	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	63.50	876	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	60.20	649	4thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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%	—	1,168	68.32/cwt	64.50–70.50	798	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	876	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	60.20/cwt	55.50–63.50	649	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	74.47/cwt	73.50–75.50	967	3
Bulls	—	—	1,975	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,975	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.43/cwt	125.00–133.00	542	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	147.58/cwt	141.00–153.00	785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	141.51/cwt	141.00–142.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	124.97/cwt	122.00–128.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	158.20/cwt	153.00–162.00	755	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	136.25/cwt	128.00–141.00	643	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	126.44/cwt	124.00–134.00	673	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	118.33/cwt	113.00–125.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	414	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	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 Jun 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 67Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 18Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 5 higher, Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,168	64.50–70.50	68.32
3	—	1,298	73.50–75.50	74.47
1	—	1,300	62.50	62.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	63.50	63.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,078	55.50–63.50	60.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,725	93.50	93.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	140.50	140.50
1	—	750	129.00	129.00
1	—	395	157.00	157.00
5	—	532	141.00–153.00	147.58
1	—	985	112.00	112.00
8	—	477	153.00–162.00	158.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	125.00–133.00	127.43
2	—	380	129.00–130.00	129.50
1	—	520	136.00	136.00
2	—	555	122.00–128.00	124.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	114.00	114.00
3	—	365	113.00–125.00	118.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	141.00–142.00	141.51
7	—	472	128.00–141.00	136.25
10	—	532	124.00–134.00	126.44
2	—	695	123.00	123.00
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	310	133.50	133.50

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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