Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 8.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 11.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 17.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. 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 $214.08/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$214.08

28 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,098

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$54.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.69

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	226.18	1,095	17thin
Medium and Large 2	498	206.09	1,027	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	765	182.00	1,392	2thin
Medium and Large 3	558	171.25	955	2thin

One grade step is worth $54.93/cwt here — about $140 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 sale28 hd

214.08

—

MS average13 barns · 811 hd

216.77

−2.69

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	1,414	119.52	1,690	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,127	108.61	1,224	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	87.34	856	3thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	520	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	259.17/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,083	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	277.70/cwt	267.00–285.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	277.58/cwt	262.50–294.00	1,019	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	231.65/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	228.76/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,398	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	242.67/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,221	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	211.90/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,193	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	236.15/cwt	232.50–240.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	240.93/cwt	225.00–257.50	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	190.10/cwt	182.50–197.50	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	208.73/cwt	205.00–212.50	987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	233.63/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	236.11/cwt	232.50–239.00	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	226.43/cwt	222.50–231.00	1,189	4
Bulls	—	—	1,485	127.84/cwt	123.00–131.50	1,898	2
Bulls	—	—	1,343	111.20/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,493	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	117.35/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,371	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	87.34/cwt	85.00–89.00	856	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	104.24/cwt	97.50–108.00	1,154	6

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 Jul 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 140Year ago 89

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 10Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	245.00	245.00
3	—	418	247.50–267.50	259.17
1	—	700	190.00	190.00
3	—	325	267.00–285.00	277.70
5	—	367	262.50–294.00	277.58
1	—	615	215.00	215.00
2	—	475	230.00–237.50	233.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	225.00–257.50	240.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	182.50	182.50
1	—	550	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	295.00	295.00
1	—	375	283.00	283.00
3	—	653	227.50–237.50	231.65
4	—	611	215.00–235.00	228.76
1	—	420	265.00	265.00
1	—	565	232.50	232.50
3	—	503	237.50–247.50	242.67
1	—	770	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	197.50	197.50
1	—	520	232.50	232.50
2	—	668	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	225.00	225.00
1	—	740	197.50	197.50
1	—	375	222.50	222.50
2	—	563	182.50–197.50	190.10
2	—	473	205.00–212.50	208.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	207.50–215.00	211.90
1	—	480	227.50	227.50
2	—	370	232.50–240.00	236.15
1	—	325	242.50	242.50
1	—	670	205.00	205.00
4	—	415	232.50–239.00	236.11
4	—	525	222.50–231.00	226.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	165.00	165.00
1	—	575	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	182.00	182.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	123.00–131.50	127.84
2	—	1,343	109.00–114.00	111.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,168	112.00–123.00	117.35
6	—	1,107	97.50–108.00	104.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	980	85.00–89.00	87.34

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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