Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter 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 $213.33/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$213.33

78 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,146

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$33.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.22

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	219.06	1,068	22
Medium and Large 1-2	644	215.66	1,388	34
Medium and Large 2	402	208.12	836	18thin
Medium and Large 3	513	185.53	951	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.53/cwt here — about $117 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 sale78 hd

213.33

—

MS average13 barns · 1,364 hd

218.56

−5.22

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	1,250	120.00	1,500	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	105.08	1,174	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	90.60	934	14

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$1,495	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,201	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	270.73/cwt	265.00–272.50	920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	962	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,354	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,179	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	234.95/cwt	227.50–242.50	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	232.41/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	262.60/cwt	257.00–267.50	993	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,200	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	230.10/cwt	225.00–237.50	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,469	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	248.07/cwt	240.00–252.50	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	842	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	263.76/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,008	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	242.83/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	214.32/cwt	207.00–221.00	1,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	280.71/cwt	275.00–282.50	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	220.60/cwt	212.50–228.00	1,145	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	259.25/cwt	257.50–261.00	868	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	90.60/cwt	84.00–97.00	934	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	104.18/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,162	22
Bulls	—	—	1,440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	111.69/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,262	3
Bulls	—	—	1,060	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,219	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	1,495.00/head	1,495.00–1,495.00	1,495	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,200.73/head	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,201	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	805	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	187.37/cwt	180.00–195.00	884	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	217.87/cwt	212.50–223.00	937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	235.45/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,007	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,172	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	210.90/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,312	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	203.28/cwt	200.00–210.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	214.79/cwt	210.00–222.50	801	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,534	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	214.93/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	255.98/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,075	4

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 Sep 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 257Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 105Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 16

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	340	265.00–272.50	270.73
8	—	378	257.00–267.50	262.60
1	—	510	240.00	240.00
1	—	475	255.00	255.00
1	—	800	218.00	218.00
1	—	700	225.00	225.00
1	—	585	217.50	217.50
4	—	420	240.00–265.00	255.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	215.00	215.00
1	—	385	232.50	232.50
1	—	410	235.00	235.00
2	—	537	190.00	190.00
1	—	675	190.00	190.00
1	—	255	215.00	215.00
3	—	315	240.00–252.50	248.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	466	257.50	257.50
3	—	525	225.00	225.00
7	—	653	225.00	225.00
6	—	340	247.50	247.50
4	—	561	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	753	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	237.50	237.50
1	—	515	212.50	212.50
2	—	363	227.50–242.50	234.95
2	—	438	227.50–237.50	232.41
4	—	325	225.00–237.50	230.10
5	—	622	200.00–215.00	210.90
3	—	683	200.00	200.00
4	—	468	212.50–222.50	214.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	405	237.50	237.50
4	—	595	227.50	227.50
4	—	530	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	180.00–195.00	187.37
1	—	635	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	200.00	200.00
1	—	665	185.00	185.00
1	—	240	212.50	212.50
3	—	280	200.00–210.00	203.28
8	—	373	210.00–222.50	214.79
1	—	465	210.50	210.50
1	—	435	212.50	212.50
1	—	345	217.50	217.50
1	—	750	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	229.00	229.00
16	—	767	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	382	260.00–265.00	263.76
2	—	420	236.00–250.00	242.83
3	—	570	207.00–221.00	214.32
4	—	272	275.00–282.50	280.71
4	—	519	212.50–228.00	220.60
2	—	335	257.50–261.00	259.25
2	—	460	231.00–240.00	235.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	197.50	197.50
2	—	430	212.50–223.00	217.87
1	—	395	245.00	245.00
1	—	345	210.00	210.00
1	—	295	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	237.50	237.50
6	—	540	217.00	217.00
3	—	575	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,031	84.00–97.00	90.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,115	98.00–109.00	104.18
3	—	1,130	111.00–112.00	111.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,060	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,495.00	1,495.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,025	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,200.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,750.00	1,750.00

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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

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