Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls also sold steady. quality was average and demand was very high.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.90/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$202.90

53 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$46.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.83

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	493	207.76	1,025	34
Medium and Large 1	412	202.68	835	13thin
Medium and Large 2	347	190.19	659	3thin
Medium and Large 3	448	161.33	723	3thin

One grade step is worth $46.43/cwt here — about $301 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 sale53 hd

202.90

—

MS average13 barns · 978 hd

196.06

+6.83

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	1,847	112.91	2,086	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,019	88.61	903	4thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,065	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	211	241.85/cwt	232.00–250.00	510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	240.49/cwt	229.00–264.00	801	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	258	256.82/cwt	242.50–272.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	240.58/cwt	230.00–251.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,051	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	260.17/cwt	257.00–265.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	200.48/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,239	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	211.00/cwt	206.00–216.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	212.37/cwt	208.00–217.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	200.00/cwt	198.00–202.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	207.78/cwt	200.00–214.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	242.09/cwt	229.00–255.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	232.76/cwt	218.00–247.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	189.29/cwt	180.00–198.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,063	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	834	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,065.00/head	1,065.00–1,065.00	1,065	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	911	125.30/cwt	110.00–141.00	1,141	5
Bulls	—	—	1,943	116.87/cwt	111.50–122.50	2,271	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,738	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	967	84.48/cwt	82.50–86.00	817	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,187	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 Mar 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 135Year ago 108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 21Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 18Year ago 45

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls also sold steady. quality was average and demand was very high.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	211	232.00–250.00	241.85
6	—	333	229.00–264.00	240.49
2	—	258	242.50–272.00	256.82
1	—	655	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	214.00	214.00
1	—	390	196.00	196.00
1	—	405	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	230.00–251.00	240.58
1	—	710	170.00	170.00
1	—	785	179.00	179.00
1	—	815	179.00	179.00
2	—	465	226.00	226.00
1	—	575	200.00	200.00
3	—	278	257.00–265.00	260.17
1	—	505	220.00	220.00
2	—	618	196.00–205.00	200.48
2	—	373	229.00–255.00	242.09
2	—	423	218.00–247.00	232.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	210.00	210.00
1	—	415	205.00	205.00
1	—	785	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	206.00–216.00	211.00
2	—	433	208.00–217.00	212.37
2	—	535	198.00–202.00	200.00
4	—	310	200.00–214.00	207.78
1	—	270	217.00	217.00
1	—	625	165.00	165.00
1	—	585	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	361	218.00	218.00
29	—	516	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	192.00	192.00
2	—	315	180.00–198.00	189.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
1	—	425	161.00	161.00
1	—	545	153.00	153.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,065.00	1,065.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	911	110.00–141.00	125.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,943	111.50–122.50	116.87
1	—	1,655	105.00	105.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	82.50–86.00	84.48
1	—	1,175	101.00	101.00

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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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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Grenada Stockyard - Grenada, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle