Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold unevenly steady and feeder heifers sold steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. quality was average and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.38/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$203.38

33 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

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

$52.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.79

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	461	227.00	1,046	5thin
Medium and Large 1	497	211.26	1,050	17thin
Medium and Large 2	509	190.50	969	4thin
Medium and Large 3	397	174.74	693	7thin

One grade step is worth $52.26/cwt here — about $354 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 sale33 hd

203.38

—

MS average13 barns · 1,075 hd

195.59

+7.79

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	1,375	115.00	1,581	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	91.84	1,031	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	72.19	713	8thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,405	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,395	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	505	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	216.31/cwt	214.00–219.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	192.11/cwt	180.00–204.00	1,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	238.72/cwt	231.00–246.00	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	241.56/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	266.39/cwt	251.00–281.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	241.62/cwt	239.00–244.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	274.65/cwt	270.00–277.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	203.24/cwt	195.00–208.00	1,142	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	207.00/cwt	206.00–208.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	210.44/cwt	204.00–218.00	1,115	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,046	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	197.50/cwt	197.00–198.00	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	191.07/cwt	190.00–192.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	222.04/cwt	218.00–229.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	167.67/cwt	164.00–175.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	204.11/cwt	198.00–210.00	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,052	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,395.00/head	1,395.00–1,395.00	1,395	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	945	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,405.00/head	1,405.00–1,405.00	1,405	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,581	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	91.24/cwt	84.50–97.50	1,025	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	74.64/cwt	65.00–82.50	724	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	611	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,137	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 May 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 198Year ago 51

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 28Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 18

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold unevenly steady and feeder heifers sold steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. quality was average and demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	224.00	224.00
1	—	400	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	226.00	226.00
1	—	290	215.00	215.00
2	—	228	214.00–219.00	216.31
1	—	480	195.00	195.00
1	—	520	191.00	191.00
2	—	408	198.00–210.00	204.11
1	—	780	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	207.00	207.00
1	—	590	223.00	223.00
2	—	515	231.00–246.00	238.72
1	—	440	234.00	234.00
1	—	685	200.00	200.00
2	—	458	230.00–253.00	241.56
2	—	288	251.00–281.00	266.39
2	—	373	239.00–244.00	241.62
3	—	318	270.00–277.00	274.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	180.00–204.00	192.11
2	—	363	223.00	223.00
1	—	255	219.00	219.00
1	—	445	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	195.00–208.00	203.24
6	—	530	204.00–218.00	210.44
1	—	450	208.00	208.00
2	—	600	197.00–198.00	197.50
3	—	405	218.00–229.00	222.04
1	—	330	223.00	223.00
1	—	385	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	206.00–208.00	207.00
1	—	620	165.00	165.00
1	—	575	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	190.00–192.00	191.07
3	—	455	164.00–175.00	167.67
1	—	220	190.00	190.00
1	—	545	148.00	148.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,395.00	1,395.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,405.00	1,405.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	115.00	115.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,123	84.50–97.50	91.24
1	—	1,120	101.50	101.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	970	65.00–82.50	74.64
1	—	1,110	55.00	55.00

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