Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 12.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold mostly 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.91/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$221.91

71 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$528

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

$52.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.61

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	482	235.69	1,137	16thin
Medium and Large 1	445	225.27	1,001	32
Medium and Large 2	368	212.83	784	19thin
Medium and Large 3	333	183.14	609	4thin

One grade step is worth $52.55/cwt here — about $528 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

221.91

—

MS average13 barns · 1,329 hd

217.30

+4.61

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	1,647	123.41	2,032	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	109.94	1,294	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	96.38	950	12

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	521	211.50/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,102	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	214.50/cwt	205.00–225.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	218.32/cwt	212.50–222.50	609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	235.96/cwt	230.00–245.00	868	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	216.67/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,274	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	193.77/cwt	192.50–195.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	955	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,554	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	279.30/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	280.37/cwt	275.00–286.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,257	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,159	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	253.64/cwt	250.00–257.50	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	206.94/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,289	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	273.22/cwt	265.00–282.50	978	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	223.42/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	232.40/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	293.75/cwt	290.00–297.50	867	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	84.58/cwt	79.00–92.00	820	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	102.28/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,017	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	114.56/cwt	113.00–116.50	1,301	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	107.84/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,290	11
Bulls	—	—	1,470	117.71/cwt	115.50–120.00	1,730	2
Bulls	—	—	1,823	129.12/cwt	124.00–133.00	2,354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	229.94/cwt	225.00–235.00	982	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	249.87/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,064	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	243	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	213.68/cwt	210.00–217.50	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	197.43/cwt	190.00–210.00	934	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	235.91/cwt	210.00–262.50	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	285.33/cwt	280.00–297.50	930	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	251.66/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	197.26/cwt	187.50–207.50	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,066	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	236.25/cwt	230.00–240.00	791	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	247.78/cwt	240.00–255.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	253	256.31/cwt	250.00–262.50	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	222.35/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,074	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	220.58/cwt	212.50–231.00	1,032	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	230.05/cwt	225.00–240.00	996	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	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 Aug 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 118Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 52Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	210.00–212.50	211.50
5	—	368	230.00–245.00	235.96
3	—	588	212.50–222.50	216.67
1	—	600	200.00	200.00
6	—	335	230.00–240.00	236.25
6	—	468	212.50–231.00	220.58
6	—	433	225.00–240.00	230.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	227.50	227.50
4	—	324	205.00–225.00	214.50
7	—	279	212.50–222.50	218.32
1	—	235	210.00	210.00
1	—	560	195.00	195.00
1	—	405	220.00	220.00
1	—	520	202.50	202.50
1	—	700	185.00	185.00
1	—	630	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	170.00–175.00	172.50
2	—	380	192.50–195.00	193.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	393	243.00	243.00
6	—	556	226.00	226.00
5	—	483	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	220.00	220.00
2	—	363	270.00–289.00	279.30
2	—	328	275.00–286.00	280.37
1	—	250	272.50	272.50
2	—	777	217.00	217.00
1	—	575	240.00	240.00
1	—	420	237.50	237.50
1	—	495	266.00	266.00
1	—	525	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	650	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	222.50	222.50
2	—	330	250.00–257.50	253.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	207.50	207.50
2	—	623	204.00–210.00	206.94
6	—	358	265.00–282.50	273.22
2	—	565	219.00–228.00	223.42
2	—	525	227.50–237.50	232.40
2	—	295	290.00–297.50	293.75
4	—	426	242.50–265.00	249.87
5	—	326	280.00–297.50	285.33
3	—	467	242.50–260.00	251.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	225.00–235.00	229.94
2	—	243	260.00	260.00
2	—	385	210.00–262.50	235.91
4	—	520	200.00–210.00	205.00
2	—	333	240.00–255.00	247.78
2	—	253	250.00–262.50	256.31
1	—	770	185.00	185.00
1	—	660	189.00	189.00
7	—	483	215.00–237.50	222.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	210.00–217.50	213.68
1	—	530	190.00	190.00
4	—	473	190.00–210.00	197.43
2	—	425	187.50–207.50	197.26
1	—	620	186.00	186.00
1	—	340	182.50	182.50
1	—	225	227.50	227.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	970	79.00–92.00	84.58
8	—	994	95.00–109.00	102.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,136	113.00–116.50	114.56
11	—	1,196	100.00–113.00	107.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	115.50–120.00	117.71
2	—	1,823	124.00–133.00	129.12

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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