Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last steers and heifers sold lower 4-10, Slaughter cows and bulls sold lower 2-5. Several really nice groups of weaned and vaccinated heifers sold really well, Listed as M&L 1-2's.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.48/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$156.48

63 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$48.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.45

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	432	163.52	706	50
Medium and Large 1	526	133.80	704	10thin
Medium and Large 2	383	114.67	440	3thin

One grade step is worth $48.85/cwt here — about $267 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 sale63 hd

156.48

—

MS average13 barns · 1,453 hd

139.03

+17.45

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	1,369	90.66	1,241	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,335	75.41	1,007	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	60.12	624	9thin

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	—	320	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	145.39/cwt	142.00–149.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	167.61/cwt	165.00–171.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	167.02/cwt	166.00–168.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	167.57/cwt	163.00–171.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	785	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	581	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	165.23/cwt	158.00–165.50	710	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	137.15/cwt	132.00–142.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	130.92/cwt	127.00–135.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Bulls	—	—	1,372	97.08/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,332	4
Bulls	—	—	1,355	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	881	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	75.41/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,007	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	60.12/cwt	50.00–64.00	624	9

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 Oct 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 157Year ago 103

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 18Year ago 10

Compared to last steers and heifers sold lower 4-10, Slaughter cows and bulls sold lower 2-5. Several really nice groups of weaned and vaccinated heifers sold really well, Listed as M&L 1-2's.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	179.00	179.00
1	—	625	143.00	143.00
3	—	433	165.00–171.00	167.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	123.00	123.00
2	—	475	142.00–149.00	145.39
1	—	305	130.00	130.00
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
1	—	280	133.00	133.00
1	—	415	145.00	145.00
1	—	525	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	178.00	178.00
1	—	580	165.00	165.00
1	—	680	158.00	158.00
2	—	485	166.00–168.00	167.02
5	—	417	163.00–171.00	167.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	118.00	118.00
1	—	595	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	124.00	124.00
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	128.00	128.00
1	—	700	123.00	123.00
2	—	578	132.00–142.00	137.15
4	—	475	127.00–135.00	130.92
1	—	315	154.00	154.00
1	—	520	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	660	135.00	135.00
6	—	513	153.00	153.00
14	—	336	173.00	173.00
26	—	430	158.00–165.50	165.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,372	95.00–98.00	97.08
1	—	1,355	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,335	72.00–80.00	75.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,038	50.00–64.00	60.12

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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