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Grenada Livestock Auction

Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, May 8

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124

← May 1May 8May 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

109 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 101▲ 50 vs year ago 59 · +84.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 36▲ 30 vs year ago 15 · +200.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 3▼ 2 vs year ago 11 · −18.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold steady and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

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 $204.78/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$204.78

52 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$487

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

$49.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.67

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	487	220.29	1,073	14thin
Medium and Large 1	429	213.81	917	17thin
Medium and Large 2	405	199.35	808	12thin
Medium and Large 3	343	170.85	587	9thin

One grade step is worth $49.44/cwt here — about $487 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 sale52 hd

204.78

—

MS average13 barns · 1,315 hd

198.11

+6.67

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	1,640	121.85	1,998	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	88.80	996	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,335	82.00	1,095	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	73.43	719	9thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,373	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$940	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$890	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	837	$1,163	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	775	$920	2thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	235	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	637	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	624	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	901	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	979	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	245.99/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,200	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	233.59/cwt	224.00–243.00	1,226	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	215	182.74/cwt	170.00–191.00	393	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	240	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	559	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	255	170.20/cwt	160.00–180.00	434	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	268	199.45/cwt	194.00–205.00	535	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	221.13/cwt	217.00–226.00	604	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	206.75/cwt	200.00–210.00	699	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	768	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	220.37/cwt	214.00–227.00	811	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	204.62/cwt	200.00–209.00	788	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	651	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	444	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,012	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	202.94/cwt	199.00–207.00	948	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	215.16/cwt	209.00–221.00	1,011	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	201.63/cwt	199.00–204.00	1,048	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	995	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,041	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,178	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	225	247.18/cwt	245.00–249.00	556	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	238	224.40/cwt	200.00–241.00	534	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	278	255.04/cwt	247.00–268.00	709	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	282	225.07/cwt	221.00–230.00	635	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	295	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	575	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	338	239.91/cwt	236.00–244.00	811	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	350	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	788	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	350	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	623	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	239.35/cwt	232.00–247.00	917	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	215.69/cwt	214.00–217.00	910	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	235.75/cwt	229.00–243.00	1,002	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	909	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	545	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,194	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,640	121.85/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,998	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	979	73.43/cwt	63.50–83.00	719	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	87.55/cwt	84.50–90.00	972	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,276	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,095	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	750	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	755	970.00/head	970.00–970.00	970	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	800	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,155	1,373.46/head	1,290.00–1,450.00	1,373	2

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 May 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 101Year ago 59

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 36Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 3Year ago 11

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold steady and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	236.00	236.00
2	—	488	245.00–247.00	245.99
2	—	525	224.00–243.00	233.59
1	—	235	271.00	271.00
1	—	385	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	199.00–204.00	201.63
2	—	368	214.00–227.00	220.37
1	—	630	187.00	187.00
1	—	420	210.00	210.00
2	—	273	217.00–226.00	221.13
1	—	240	233.00	233.00
6	—	470	209.00–221.00	215.16
1	—	340	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	150.00	150.00
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
1	—	385	169.00	169.00
1	—	585	170.00	170.00
3	—	215	170.00–191.00	182.74
2	—	255	160.00–180.00	170.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	180.00	180.00
3	—	338	200.00–210.00	206.75
1	—	595	175.00	175.00
2	—	385	200.00–209.00	204.62
2	—	268	194.00–205.00	199.45
3	—	467	199.00–207.00	202.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	444	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	545	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	214.00–217.00	215.69
1	—	330	215.00	215.00
4	—	238	200.00–241.00	224.40
1	—	450	202.00	202.00
1	—	350	225.00	225.00
3	—	282	221.00–230.00	225.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	245.00–249.00	247.18
3	—	278	247.00–268.00	255.04
2	—	425	229.00–243.00	235.75
1	—	545	219.00	219.00
2	—	338	236.00–244.00	239.91
2	—	383	232.00–247.00	239.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	170.00	170.00
1	—	350	178.00	178.00
1	—	650	150.00	150.00
1	—	295	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	979	63.50–83.00	73.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,110	84.50–90.00	87.55
1	—	1,245	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,640	115.00–125.00	121.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	840.00	840.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	755	970.00	970.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	940.00	940.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	890.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	1,290.00–1,450.00	1,373.46

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.