Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 t o10.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 9.00 to 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was mostly attractive and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $242.31/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$242.31

173 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,160

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$75

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

$74.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.46

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	371	264.23	980	52
Medium and Large 1-2	545	234.30	1,276	98
Medium and Large 2	437	228.61	1,000	22
Medium and Large 3	555	190.00	1,055	1thin

One grade step is worth $74.23/cwt here — about −$75 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 sale173 hd

242.31

—

MS average13 barns · 1,826 hd

253.77

−11.46

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	1,615	126.69	2,046	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	109.26	1,298	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	100.00	1,570	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	89.23	931	17

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,140	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	810	$1,020	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1-2	—	797	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	269.89/cwt	259.00–278.00	1,009	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	275.51/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	217.63/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,447	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	256.36/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	267.14/cwt	262.00–272.50	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	246.95/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,134	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	272.26/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,272	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	325.08/cwt	316.00–330.00	1,027	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	311.34/cwt	302.00–315.00	1,143	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	261.97/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	241.29/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,544	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	280.66/cwt	274.00–284.00	1,305	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	282.25/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	235.52/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	250.99/cwt	237.50–267.50	1,054	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	2,375	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	16,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	287.59/cwt	284.00–294.00	1,352	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	277.05/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,338	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	800	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	318.51/cwt	305.00–329.00	1,038	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	280.56/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,181	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	309.63/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,143	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,570	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	115.17/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,400	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	106.48/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,251	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	89.23/cwt	80.00–95.00	931	17
Bulls	—	—	1,130	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,243	1
Bulls	—	—	1,858	135.03/cwt	133.00–137.00	2,509	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	810	1,020.00/head	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,020	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,455	1,390.00/head	1,390.00–1,390.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,334	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	235.98/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,222	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	266	316.90/cwt	300.00–330.00	843	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	239.66/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,023	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	222.69/cwt	218.00–227.50	1,354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	244.97/cwt	239.00–251.00	1,367	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	264.44/cwt	230.00–290.00	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	207.24/cwt	197.50–215.00	1,194	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,163	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	244.60/cwt	237.50–251.00	1,181	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,335	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	319.75/cwt	310.00–335.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	249.72/cwt	237.50–262.50	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,099	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	247.66/cwt	225.00–260.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,359	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	215.83/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,133	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	275.63/cwt	267.50–285.00	755	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	234.16/cwt	210.00–255.00	862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	234.41/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,249	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	236.03/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,201	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	273.68/cwt	260.00–285.00	876	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	256.33/cwt	253.00–262.50	1,079	11

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 Feb 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 379Last week 283Year ago 109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 24Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	797	202.50	202.50
9	—	665	216.00–221.00	217.63
5	—	806	196.00	196.00
28	—	483	237.50–251.00	244.60
9	—	570	238.50	238.50
21	—	533	225.00–243.00	234.41
11	—	421	253.00–262.50	256.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	374	259.00–278.00	269.89
2	—	665	216.00	216.00
2	—	405	247.50–265.00	256.36
2	—	240	262.00–272.50	267.14
1	—	555	242.00	242.00
4	—	459	244.00–255.00	246.95
9	—	274	267.50–285.00	275.63
4	—	509	230.00–242.00	236.03
13	—	320	260.00–285.00	273.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	239.00–240.00	239.66
4	—	576	197.50–215.00	207.24
2	—	225	237.50–262.50	249.72
1	—	460	239.00	239.00
3	—	265	225.00–260.00	247.66
1	—	325	250.00	250.00
3	—	525	210.00–223.00	215.83
3	—	368	210.00–255.00	234.16
2	—	665	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	517	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	275.00–276.00	275.51
4	—	316	316.00–330.00	325.08
2	—	538	255.00–269.00	261.97
2	—	420	275.00–289.00	282.25
1	—	2,375	685.00	685.00
1	—	635	230.00	230.00
1	—	395	310.00	310.00
3	—	470	284.00–294.00	287.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	210.00	210.00
2	—	370	255.00–290.00	272.26
2	—	523	240.00–242.50	241.29
1	—	640	200.00	200.00
1	—	495	228.00	228.00
1	—	290	282.50	282.50
3	—	583	226.00–240.00	235.52
3	—	420	237.50–267.50	250.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	247.00	247.00
3	—	658	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	367	302.00–315.00	311.34
6	—	638	242.00	242.00
19	—	465	274.00–284.00	280.66
5	—	784	213.00	213.00
4	—	588	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	270.00–285.00	277.05
11	—	326	305.00–329.00	318.51
1	—	500	271.00	271.00
12	—	421	270.00–290.00	280.56
6	—	369	300.00–320.00	309.63
10	—	266	300.00–330.00	316.90
2	—	608	218.00–227.50	222.69
2	—	558	239.00–251.00	244.97
3	—	223	310.00–335.00	319.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	183.00	183.00
1	—	390	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	287.50	287.50
1	—	735	200.00	200.00
5	—	667	200.00	200.00
4	—	518	233.00–241.00	235.98
1	—	495	240.00	240.00
1	—	300	272.50	272.50
3	—	373	230.00–290.00	264.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	498	268.00	268.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,216	113.00–121.00	115.17
17	—	1,175	100.00–112.00	106.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,043	80.00–95.00	89.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,858	133.00–137.00	135.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,020.00	1,020.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	890.00	890.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,455	1,390.00	1,390.00

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.

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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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