Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle and slaughter cattle sold steady. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $222.28/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$222.28

51 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$17.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.86

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	230.17	1,233	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	590	221.45	1,307	40
Medium and Large 2	499	212.29	1,059	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.88/cwt here — about $175 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 sale51 hd

222.28

—

MS average13 barns · 1,194 hd

241.14

−18.86

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	1,459	112.78	1,645	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	89.67	1,089	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	65.00	592	1thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,339	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	89.04/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,065	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	592	1
Bulls	—	—	1,303	110.61/cwt	110.00–111.50	1,441	3
Bulls	—	—	1,693	116.03/cwt	112.00–119.50	1,964	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	188.52/cwt	184.00–193.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	210.05/cwt	207.00–213.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,382	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,346	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,243	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	209.99/cwt	209.00–211.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	235.86/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,144	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	216.46/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	212.43/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	216.47/cwt	215.00–218.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	230.28/cwt	220.00–240.00	967	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	226.26/cwt	225.00–227.50	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	541	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 Dec 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 114Year ago 69

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 47Year ago 6

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle and slaughter cattle sold steady. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	96.00	96.00
10	—	1,196	83.00–93.00	89.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,303	110.00–111.50	110.61
2	—	1,693	112.00–119.50	116.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	165.00	165.00
1	—	385	200.00	200.00
1	—	515	180.00	180.00
1	—	665	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	216.00	216.00
3	—	420	220.00–240.00	230.28
1	—	210	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	217.50	217.50
2	—	413	215.00–218.00	216.47
2	—	338	225.00–227.50	226.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	184.00–193.00	188.52
1	—	495	194.00	194.00
1	—	610	194.00	194.00
1	—	575	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	207.00–213.00	210.05
2	—	480	209.00–211.00	209.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	239.00	239.00
7	—	681	203.00	203.00
20	—	589	228.50	228.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	232.00	232.00
1	—	570	233.00	233.00
4	—	485	225.00–247.00	235.86
2	—	628	215.00–218.00	216.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	212.00	212.00
2	—	478	210.00–215.00	212.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	578	215.00	215.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Grenada Livestock Auction