Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.56/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$148.56

25 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$25.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.37

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	527	157.53	830	13thin
Medium and Large 1	628	152.03	954	4thin
Medium and Large 2	444	132.26	587	8thin

One grade step is worth $25.28/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 sale25 hd

148.56

—

MS average13 barns · 1,008 hd

170.94

−22.37

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	1,628	93.69	1,526	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,059	69.44	735	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	904	51.92	469	3thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	170.94/cwt	170.00–172.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	153.04/cwt	150.00–156.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	148.05/cwt	146.00–150.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	122.50/cwt	120.00–130.00	552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	120	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	152.06/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,099	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	151.93/cwt	150.00–154.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	144.60/cwt	138.00–154.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	151.32/cwt	148.00–157.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	159.99/cwt	149.00–168.00	928	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	129.03/cwt	120.00–135.00	406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	707	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	151.39/cwt	140.00–160.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	125.69/cwt	121.00–134.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	127.85/cwt	112.00–145.00	407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	143.63/cwt	125.00–161.00	409	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	99.03/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,832	2
Bulls	—	—	1,185	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	984	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	57.88/cwt	50.00–64.50	520	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	366	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	69.44/cwt	65.00–73.00	735	4

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 Dec 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 163Year ago 78

Slaughter CattleReceipts 0Last week 16Year ago 2

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	158.00	158.00
1	—	560	146.00	146.00
2	—	723	150.00–154.00	152.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	402	156.00	156.00
4	—	496	154.00	154.00
7	—	580	149.00–168.00	159.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	451	120.00–130.00	122.50
2	—	525	120.00–124.00	122.02
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
1	—	375	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	170.00–172.00	170.94
3	—	530	150.00–156.00	153.04
1	—	625	142.00	142.00
1	—	440	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	146.00–150.00	148.05
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
4	—	420	140.00–160.00	151.39
1	—	750	123.00	123.00
3	—	542	121.00–134.00	125.69
2	—	318	112.00–145.00	127.85
2	—	285	125.00–161.00	143.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	124.00	124.00
2	—	390	125.00–127.00	125.99
1	—	465	123.00	123.00
4	—	315	120.00–135.00	129.03
2	—	707	114.00	114.00
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	134.00	134.00
2	—	468	150.00–154.00	151.93
3	—	327	138.00–154.00	144.60
3	—	413	148.00–157.00	151.32
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
1	—	570	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,850	98.00–100.00	99.03
1	—	1,185	83.00	83.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	898	50.00–64.50	57.88
1	—	915	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,059	65.00–73.00	69.44

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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