Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers heifers and bull's were steady to $7 higher. Slaughter cattle looked higher but to light tested to call a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.19/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$128.19

33 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$13

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

$12.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.96

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	410	133.63	548	8thin
Medium and Large 1	450	130.62	588	14thin
Medium and Large 2	463	121.14	560	11thin

One grade step is worth $12.48/cwt here — about −$13 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 sale33 hd

128.19

—

MS average13 barns · 1,078 hd

140.15

−11.96

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	1,490	88.38	1,317	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	70.20	860	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	860	56.79	488	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	270	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	177.08/cwt	175.00–179.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	176.21/cwt	163.00–186.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	140.97/cwt	130.00–153.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	170.95/cwt	168.00–174.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	178.86/cwt	165.00–185.00	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	183.72/cwt	182.00–185.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	126.57/cwt	124.00–129.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	117.50/cwt	112.00–123.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	132.04/cwt	130.00–134.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	177.84/cwt	168.00–188.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	478	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	56.79/cwt	55.00–58.50	488	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	72.17/cwt	70.50–73.50	866	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	68.22/cwt	67.50–69.00	853	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	88.38/cwt	75.00–100.00	1,317	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	4,248	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	3,888	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,590	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	10,085	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	116.90/cwt	105.00–129.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	119.65/cwt	114.00–125.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	128.00/cwt	126.00–130.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	136.96/cwt	132.00–142.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	129.19/cwt	123.00–135.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	137.04/cwt	130.00–142.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	118.77/cwt	110.00–126.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	498	3

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 Feb 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 95Last week 130Year ago 119

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 25

Compared to last week steers heifers and bull's were steady to $7 higher. Slaughter cattle looked higher but to light tested to call a trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	165.00	165.00
1	—	380	179.00	179.00
2	—	333	175.00–179.00	177.08
4	—	421	163.00–186.00	176.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
2	—	378	130.00–153.00	140.97
1	—	285	161.00	161.00
1	—	235	130.00	130.00
2	—	575	105.00–129.00	116.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	168.00–174.00	170.95
1	—	830	125.00	125.00
4	—	431	165.00–185.00	178.86
3	—	380	182.00–185.00	183.72
1	—	265	185.00	185.00
1	—	655	144.00	144.00
2	—	320	168.00–188.00	177.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	135.00	135.00
1	—	250	143.00	143.00
2	—	570	124.00–129.00	126.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	125.00	125.00
3	—	368	130.00	130.00
3	—	348	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	112.00–123.00	117.50
2	—	385	125.00–126.00	125.49
2	—	565	114.00–125.00	119.65
3	—	478	110.00–126.00	118.77
1	—	435	125.00	125.00
1	—	270	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	121.00	121.00
2	—	408	130.00–134.00	132.04
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
2	—	465	126.00–130.00	128.00
2	—	323	132.00–142.00	136.96
3	—	513	123.00–135.00	129.19
3	—	375	130.00–142.00	137.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	55.00–58.50	56.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	70.50–73.50	72.17
2	—	1,250	67.50–69.00	68.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	75.00–100.00	88.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	590.00	590.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	540.00	540.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	830.00	830.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	800.00	800.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle