Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers were steady to 4 higher, heifers were steady. Slaughter market was to light tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.21/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$136.21

41 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$21.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.61

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	465	143.78	669	14thin
Medium and Large 1	422	135.03	570	21
Medium and Large 2	423	122.67	518	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.11/cwt here — about $150 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 sale41 hd

136.21

—

MS average13 barns · 1,177 hd

140.82

−4.61

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%	High	1,545	74.50	1,151	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	60.75	574	2thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	176.01/cwt	175.00–177.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	161.16/cwt	149.00–174.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	169.60/cwt	165.00–175.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	126.49/cwt	124.00–129.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	164.57/cwt	160.00–169.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	146.55/cwt	144.00–149.00	396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	129.64/cwt	129.00–131.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	180.46/cwt	177.00–184.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	136.50/cwt	130.00–143.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	141.65/cwt	138.00–151.00	446	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	130.01/cwt	120.00–135.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	809	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	131.99/cwt	130.00–136.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	135.18/cwt	134.00–136.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	823	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	171.85/cwt	160.00–184.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	138.69/cwt	131.00–143.00	517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,545	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	1,151	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	60.75/cwt	57.50–63.50	574	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 Jan 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 133Year ago 84

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 4Year ago 3

Compared to last week steers were steady to 4 higher, heifers were steady. Slaughter market was to light tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	178.00	178.00
1	—	255	179.00	179.00
1	—	610	119.00	119.00
2	—	318	175.00–177.00	176.01
5	—	461	149.00–174.00	161.16
3	—	437	165.00–175.00	169.60
2	—	390	160.00–184.00	171.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
3	—	823	90.00	90.00
1	—	520	128.00	128.00
1	—	360	164.00	164.00
1	—	400	164.00	164.00
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	170.50	170.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	164.00	164.00
6	—	526	167.50	167.50
3	—	576	155.00	155.00
2	—	430	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	160.00–169.00	164.57
2	—	475	130.00–143.00	136.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	177.00–184.00	180.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	124.00–129.00	126.49
2	—	270	144.00–149.00	146.55
3	—	415	129.00–131.00	129.64
4	—	315	138.00–151.00	141.65
3	—	591	120.00–135.00	130.01
4	—	473	130.00–136.00	131.99
3	—	373	131.00–143.00	138.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	114.00	114.00
1	—	315	125.00	125.00
1	—	575	119.00	119.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
2	—	385	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	357	140.00	140.00
7	—	536	151.00	151.00
5	—	409	134.00–136.00	135.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	74.50	74.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	57.50–63.50	60.75

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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