Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS SOLD MOSTLY STEADY TO $7 HIGHER. sLAUGHTER COWS SOLD STEADY.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.59/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$132.59

23 head · 391 lb average

Value per head Derived

$519

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$422

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

$26.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.63

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	532	141.00	750	2thin
Medium and Large 1	406	139.85	567	10thin
Medium and Large 2	360	125.40	451	10thin
Small and Medium 2	285	115.00	328	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.00/cwt here — about $422 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

132.59

—

MS average12 barns · 1,241 hd

156.22

−23.63

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	1,025	65.00	666	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	51.63	490	6thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$836	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,031	$791	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$658	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$642	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$540	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$600	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	990	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	666	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	56.46/cwt	55.00–60.00	554	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	41.97/cwt	41.00–43.00	371	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	659	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	285	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	117.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	184.15/cwt	177.00–200.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	130.01/cwt	125.00–133.00	434	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	144.52/cwt	144.00–145.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	142.37/cwt	140.00–148.00	463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	163.89/cwt	155.00–172.50	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	187.85/cwt	182.50–195.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	192.49/cwt	192.00–193.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	188.16/cwt	180.00–191.00	993	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	161.12/cwt	152.00–170.00	939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	154.78/cwt	140.00–171.00	333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	185.58/cwt	180.00–191.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	177.00/cwt	175.00–179.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	806	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	870	540.00/head	540.00–540.00	540	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	613.08/head	500.00–720.00	613	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	858	577.41/head	550.00–600.00	577	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	835.69/head	820.00–850.00	836	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	791.22/head	700.00–880.00	791	2

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 69Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 6Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 0

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS SOLD MOSTLY STEADY TO $7 HIGHER. sLAUGHTER COWS SOLD STEADY.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	540.00	540.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	500.00–720.00	613.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	858	550.00–600.00	577.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	820.00	820.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,033	820.00–850.00	835.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,031	700.00–880.00	791.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	65.00	65.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	981	55.00–60.00	56.46
2	—	885	41.00–43.00	41.97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	157.00	157.00
1	—	355	172.50	172.50
1	—	595	146.00	146.00
2	—	215	140.00–171.00	154.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	124.00	124.00
2	—	365	180.00–191.00	185.58
2	—	430	175.00–179.00	177.00
1	—	600	148.00	148.00
1	—	450	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	532	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
3	—	375	117.00–120.00	117.99
6	—	334	125.00–133.00	130.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	130.00–131.00	130.51
2	—	368	144.00–145.00	144.52
4	—	325	140.00–148.00	142.37
1	—	400	141.00	141.00
1	—	710	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	177.00–200.00	184.15
1	—	645	150.00	150.00
1	—	330	188.00	188.00
4	—	384	182.50–195.00	187.85
2	—	460	192.00–193.00	192.49
5	—	528	180.00–191.00	188.16
2	—	583	152.00–170.00	161.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	155.00–172.50	163.89
1	—	435	157.50	157.50

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Grenada Stockyard - Grenada, MS

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