Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.72/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$176.72

68 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$24.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.23

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	471	179.14	844	37
Medium and Large 1	450	174.46	785	30
Medium and Large 2	510	155.00	791	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.14/cwt here — about $53 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 sale68 hd

176.72

—

MS average11 barns · 1,434 hd

163.49

+13.23

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	1,760	101.71	1,790	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	86.34	1,026	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	951	66.33	631	7thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,200	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,318	$1,210	6

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	163.50/cwt	163.00–164.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	179.83/cwt	177.00–183.00	836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	212.82/cwt	204.00–217.00	998	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	192.23/cwt	181.00–199.00	1,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	227.50/cwt	224.00–231.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	186.03/cwt	183.00–190.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	208.51/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	164.10/cwt	145.00–183.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	183.27/cwt	170.00–190.00	805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	221.22/cwt	213.00–227.00	936	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	225.07/cwt	222.00–230.00	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	200.98/cwt	198.00–204.00	951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	218.78/cwt	210.00–227.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	185.93/cwt	183.00–189.00	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	770	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,248	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	85.53/cwt	78.00–92.50	1,008	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	56.88/cwt	50.00–60.00	481	3
Bulls	—	—	1,760	101.71/cwt	97.50–105.00	1,790	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	73.42/cwt	66.50–78.50	756	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,194.45/head	1,120.00–1,265.00	1,194	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,240.00/head	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,240	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	957	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,108	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	188.91/cwt	186.00–193.00	699	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	176.02/cwt	172.00–180.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	180.79/cwt	173.00–188.00	580	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	178.63/cwt	174.00–180.50	875	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	168.40/cwt	165.00–176.00	882	5

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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 109Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 22Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 28

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	186.00	186.00
2	—	620	163.00–164.00	163.50
5	—	465	177.00–183.00	179.83
3	—	383	183.00–190.00	186.03
2	—	590	168.00	168.00
1	—	230	171.00	171.00
1	—	775	143.00	143.00
2	—	408	172.00–180.00	176.02
7	—	321	173.00–188.00	180.79
1	—	650	154.00	154.00
5	—	524	165.00–176.00	168.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	163.00	163.00
8	—	563	170.00	170.00
14	—	370	186.00–193.00	188.91
2	—	500	174.00	174.00
10	—	490	174.00–180.50	178.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	204.00–217.00	212.82
3	—	578	181.00–199.00	192.23
2	—	320	224.00–231.00	227.50
1	—	260	234.00	234.00
2	—	538	207.00–210.00	208.51
1	—	600	179.00	179.00
4	—	423	213.00–227.00	221.22
3	—	385	222.00–230.00	225.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	145.00–183.00	164.10
4	—	439	170.00–190.00	183.27
1	—	370	185.00	185.00
1	—	500	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	186.00	186.00
1	—	385	195.00	195.00
1	—	710	141.00	141.00
1	—	345	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	198.00–204.00	200.98
2	—	383	210.00–227.00	218.78
2	—	518	183.00–189.00	185.93
1	—	325	237.00	237.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	96.00	96.00
12	—	1,179	78.00–92.50	85.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	845	50.00–60.00	56.88
4	—	1,030	66.50–78.50	73.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,760	97.50–105.00	101.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,300	1,120.00–1,265.00	1,194.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,355	1,240.00	1,240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,200	3,200.00	3,200.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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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Slaughter Cattle

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