Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week it was a light run and not enugh data to call a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.59/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$128.59

16 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$27.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.03

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	426	142.50	607	3thin
Medium and Large 1	459	131.86	605	8thin
Medium and Large 2	490	115.02	564	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.48/cwt here — about $43 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 sale16 hd

128.59

—

MS average13 barns · 1,417 hd

138.62

−10.03

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	1,165	73.92	861	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	931	50.17	467	6thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	365	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	128.33/cwt	127.00–129.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	146.97/cwt	144.00–150.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	127.54/cwt	110.00–153.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	113.56/cwt	112.00–115.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	132.95/cwt	131.00–135.00	409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	607	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	15,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,275	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	54.01/cwt	50.00–65.00	521	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	396	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	68.10/cwt	67.00–70.00	817	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	82.65/cwt	80.00–85.00	920	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	340	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 May 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 39Last week 59Year ago 119

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 15Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 11Year ago 1

Compared to last week it was a light run and not enugh data 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	—	365	164.00	164.00
1	—	470	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
1	—	655	118.00	118.00
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
2	—	370	112.00–115.00	113.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	127.00–129.00	128.33
1	—	380	139.00	139.00
2	—	308	131.00–135.00	132.95
2	—	485	132.00–133.00	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	426	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	140.50	140.50
1	—	455	154.00	154.00
1	—	775	124.00	124.00
1	—	390	162.00	162.00
2	—	505	144.00–150.00	146.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	466	161.50	161.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	110.00–153.00	127.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,535	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	964	50.00–65.00	54.01
1	—	880	45.00	45.00
1	—	850	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,200	67.00–70.00	68.10
2	—	1,113	80.00–85.00	82.65

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