Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There will be no trend due to being off for 2 weeks. 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 $208.61/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$208.61

47 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$46.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.60

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	458	224.82	1,029	11thin
Medium and Large 1	474	214.88	1,018	16thin
Medium and Large 2	394	205.39	809	12thin
Medium and Large 3	433	178.64	774	8thin

One grade step is worth $46.18/cwt here — about $255 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 sale47 hd

208.61

—

MS average6 barns · 427 hd

227.22

−18.60

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	1,493	111.50	1,664	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	88.59	994	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	71.84	696	15

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2	—	515	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	198.91/cwt	190.00–210.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	189.37/cwt	180.00–195.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	204.86/cwt	201.00–211.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	207.78/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,076	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	171.84/cwt	150.00–185.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	288.78/cwt	287.50–290.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	214.09/cwt	202.00–230.00	899	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	251.20/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,068	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	231.66/cwt	227.50–236.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	274.64/cwt	267.50–282.50	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	271.18/cwt	261.00–281.00	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	182.00/cwt	181.00–183.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	173.01/cwt	172.00–174.00	1,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	267.34/cwt	257.50–281.00	1,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	245.51/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	246.17/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,268	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	967	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	214.80/cwt	207.50–219.00	1,005	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	220.95/cwt	220.00–222.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	212.88/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,111	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	186.21/cwt	182.50–190.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	237.55/cwt	232.50–248.00	1,361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	231.94/cwt	229.00–235.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	213.58/cwt	207.50–217.50	916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,037	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,182	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	393	190.16/cwt	165.00–215.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	644	1
Bulls	—	—	1,415	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,528	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,806	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	73.50/cwt	65.00–80.00	709	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	61.05/cwt	60.00–62.00	611	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	87.11/cwt	81.50–94.50	964	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	95.98/cwt	95.50–96.50	1,150	2

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 Jan 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 27Year ago 156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 46Year ago 65

There will be no trend due to being off for 2 weeks. Quality was average and demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	196.00	196.00
3	—	278	190.00–210.00	198.91
3	—	390	201.00–211.00	204.86
1	—	490	203.00	203.00
4	—	429	207.50–217.50	213.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	217.00	217.00
6	—	518	200.00–213.00	207.78
1	—	615	209.00	209.00
1	—	425	227.50	227.50
5	—	468	207.50–219.00	214.80
2	—	383	229.00–235.00	231.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	180.00–195.00	189.37
3	—	458	150.00–185.00	171.84
1	—	595	178.00	178.00
1	—	230	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	457	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	249.00	249.00
1	—	265	230.00	230.00
5	—	420	202.00–230.00	214.09
2	—	675	172.00–174.00	173.01
1	—	595	192.00	192.00
1	—	625	175.00	175.00
1	—	490	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	287.50–290.00	288.78
2	—	425	243.00–260.00	251.20
2	—	465	227.50–236.00	231.66
1	—	530	220.00	220.00
3	—	377	257.50–281.00	267.34
1	—	250	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	181.00–183.00	182.00
1	—	695	170.00	170.00
1	—	475	182.50	182.50
2	—	393	165.00–215.00	190.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	267.50–282.50	274.64
2	—	418	261.00–281.00	271.18
2	—	460	245.00–246.00	245.51
1	—	355	283.00	283.00
3	—	515	239.00–255.00	246.17
3	—	573	232.50–248.00	237.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	227.50	227.50
1	—	615	190.00	190.00
1	—	465	222.50	222.50
2	—	423	220.00–222.00	220.95
6	—	522	210.00–225.00	212.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	182.50–190.00	186.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	108.00	108.00
1	—	1,570	115.00	115.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	964	65.00–80.00	73.50
2	—	1,000	60.00–62.00	61.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,107	81.50–94.50	87.11
2	—	1,198	95.50–96.50	95.98

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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