Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold mixed, from 4 lower to 6 higher, slaughters were steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.75/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$132.75

23 head · 403 lb average

Value per head Derived

$535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$20.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.33

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	437	137.71	601	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	411	135.80	558	5thin
Medium and Large 2	307	116.82	359	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.89/cwt here — about $243 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 sale23 hd

132.75

—

MS average13 barns · 1,097 hd

145.08

−12.33

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%	Average	1,185	76.00	901	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	62.25	588	2thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	345	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	147.02/cwt	146.00–148.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	179.02/cwt	178.00–180.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	181.33/cwt	176.00–184.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	176.14/cwt	172.50–182.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	168.52/cwt	168.00–169.00	890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	163.40/cwt	159.00–168.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	175.02/cwt	174.00–176.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	243	115.05/cwt	110.00–120.00	280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	138.30/cwt	130.00–144.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	131.03/cwt	128.00–134.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	138.49/cwt	138.00–139.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	143.49/cwt	143.00–144.00	743	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	830.96/cwt	800.00–860.00	6,481	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	738	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,076	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	576	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 Feb 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 78Last week 65Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 28Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold mixed, from 4 lower to 6 higher, slaughters were steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	174.00	174.00
1	—	580	134.00	134.00
2	—	468	146.00–148.00	147.02
2	—	518	143.00–144.00	143.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	133.00	133.00
2	—	280	162.50	162.50
1	—	365	157.50	157.50
1	—	415	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	178.00–180.00	179.02
3	—	320	176.00–184.00	181.33
3	—	370	172.50–182.00	176.14
2	—	528	168.00–169.00	168.52
2	—	568	159.00–168.00	163.40
2	—	488	174.00–176.00	175.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	243	110.00–120.00	115.05
2	—	382	117.00	117.00
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	143.00	143.00
2	—	465	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	143.00–144.00	143.50
4	—	433	130.00–144.00	138.30
2	—	530	128.00–134.00	131.03
1	—	275	146.00	146.00
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
2	—	460	138.00–139.00	138.49
1	—	600	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	780	800.00–860.00	830.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	72.00	72.00
1	—	1,345	80.00	80.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	64.50	64.50
1	—	960	60.00	60.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle