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Grenada Livestock Auction

Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 20

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124

← Mar 13Mar 20Mar 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 115▼ 3 vs year ago 86 · −3.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 4▲ 12 vs year ago 22 · +54.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 10 higher, heifers sold 3-10 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold 4-10 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.24/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$209.24

46 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$372

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

$29.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.84

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	429	212.28	911	21
Medium and Large 1	443	209.97	931	22
Medium and Large 2	295	182.67	539	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.60/cwt here — about $372 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 sale46 hd

209.24

—

MS average13 barns · 1,093 hd

189.40

+19.84

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	1,765	125.07	2,207	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	94.99	1,148	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	84.72	890	11

Every lot

35 lots · USDA AMS · Grenada Stockyard - Grenada, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	270.89/cwt	265.00–273.00	851	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	909	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,035	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,053	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,214	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,344	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	622	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	181.51/cwt	181.00–182.00	499	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	650	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	228.66/cwt	200.00–238.00	761	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	229.43/cwt	224.00–235.00	849	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	225.31/cwt	224.00–227.00	856	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	209.87/cwt	188.00–230.00	898	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	921	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,024	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,012	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	198.05/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,046	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	188.32/cwt	185.00–194.00	1,058	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,155	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	222.82/cwt	211.00–236.00	613	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	732	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	247.40/cwt	247.00–248.00	898	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	233.61/cwt	224.00–243.00	969	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	982	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	220.81/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,031	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,058	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,165	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	167.00/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,035	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	750	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,193	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,765	125.07/cwt	121.50–128.50	2,207	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	84.72/cwt	67.50–89.50	890	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	94.99/cwt	88.00–101.00	1,148	15

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 115Year ago 86

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 4Year ago 22

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 10 higher, heifers sold 3-10 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold 4-10 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	214.00–226.00	220.81
1	—	750	159.00	159.00
2	—	415	224.00–243.00	233.61
1	—	520	224.00	224.00
1	—	575	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	257.00	257.00
8	—	363	247.00–248.00	247.40
5	—	418	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	225.00	225.00
2	—	275	211.00–236.00	222.82
2	—	620	165.00–169.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	224.00	224.00
1	—	510	238.00	238.00
4	—	314	265.00–273.00	270.89
1	—	625	215.00	215.00
1	—	435	238.00	238.00
1	—	355	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	224.00	224.00
2	—	482	191.00	191.00
8	—	506	200.00	200.00
9	—	380	224.00–227.00	225.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	181.00–182.00	181.51
1	—	335	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	209.00	209.00
1	—	605	180.00	180.00
3	—	562	185.00–194.00	188.32
3	—	528	190.00–210.00	198.05
2	—	370	224.00–235.00	229.43
6	—	333	200.00–238.00	228.66
1	—	275	226.00	226.00
1	—	660	175.00	175.00
4	—	428	188.00–230.00	209.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	121.50–128.50	125.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,050	67.50–89.50	84.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,209	88.00–101.00	94.99

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.