Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.23/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$209.23

71 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

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

$27.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.45

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	501	213.98	1,073	32
Medium and Large 1	461	210.14	969	31
Medium and Large 2	397	186.69	741	8thin

One grade step is worth $27.29/cwt here — about $332 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 sale71 hd

209.23

—

MS average13 barns · 1,738 hd

194.78

+14.45

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	1,391	112.74	1,568	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	98.07	1,171	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,675	85.00	1,424	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	79.06	765	15

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$990	1thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	239.99/cwt	220.00–263.00	907	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	227.28/cwt	208.00–245.00	961	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,298	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	195.29/cwt	178.00–202.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	265.29/cwt	263.00–271.00	1,167	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	205.23/cwt	185.00–226.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	220.50/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,365	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	259.44/cwt	242.00–274.00	960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	219.77/cwt	187.00–238.00	1,035	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	210.21/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,198	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	204.85/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	227.09/cwt	225.00–229.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,227	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	251.78/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,402	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,424	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	82.02/cwt	70.00–90.00	794	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	67.24/cwt	63.00–73.00	650	3
Bulls	—	—	1,391	112.74/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,568	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	98.07/cwt	93.00–108.00	1,171	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	990.00/head	990.00–990.00	990	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	218.89/cwt	204.00–227.00	827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	178.30/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,129	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	183.50/cwt	180.00–187.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	226.87/cwt	226.00–228.00	962	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,131	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	907	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	266.72/cwt	259.00–272.00	843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	216.82/cwt	210.00–229.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	186.35/cwt	179.00–190.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	206.11/cwt	184.00–220.00	1,074	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	217.23/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,021	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	189.15/cwt	175.00–203.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	244.56/cwt	234.00–255.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	198.92/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,144	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 Apr 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 104Year ago 15

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 21Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	378	220.00–263.00	239.99
5	—	423	208.00–245.00	227.28
4	—	518	178.00–202.00	195.29
1	—	295	254.00	254.00
5	—	471	187.00–238.00	219.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	204.00	204.00
1	—	265	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	186.00	186.00
2	—	380	185.00–226.00	205.23
1	—	315	205.00	205.00
2	—	490	190.00–220.00	204.85
1	—	685	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	541	240.00	240.00
10	—	440	263.00–271.00	265.29
3	—	720	193.00	193.00
4	—	638	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	214.00–224.00	220.50
4	—	370	242.00–274.00	259.44
3	—	570	205.00–218.00	210.21
1	—	660	215.00	215.00
3	—	430	240.00–260.00	251.78
1	—	815	172.00	172.00
4	—	316	259.00–272.00	266.72
2	—	463	234.00–255.00	244.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	225.00–229.00	227.09
1	—	675	177.00	177.00
1	—	405	222.00	222.00
4	—	378	204.00–227.00	218.89
3	—	633	175.00–180.00	178.30
4	—	321	210.00–229.00	216.82
5	—	521	184.00–220.00	206.11
9	—	470	210.00–225.00	217.23
2	—	575	190.00–208.00	198.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	678	181.00	181.00
13	—	424	226.00–228.00	226.87
6	—	526	215.00	215.00
5	—	391	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	180.00–187.00	183.50
3	—	432	179.00–190.00	186.35
3	—	307	175.00–203.00	189.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	85.00	85.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	968	70.00–90.00	82.02
3	—	967	63.00–73.00	67.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,194	93.00–108.00	98.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,391	105.00–119.00	112.74

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	990.00	990.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,100.00	1,100.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

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