Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2019-11-04

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 4
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
184 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 159▲ 184 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 13▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 2▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle sold steady. Demand was moderate, Quality average to low overall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $102.22/cwt on 52 head.
Average price
$102.22
52 head · 417 lb average
Value per head Derived
$427
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$164
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$14.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.11
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2445110.444918thin
Medium and Large 2426102.4443624
Medium and Large 1573100.095734thin
Medium and Large 2-336399.893629thin
Medium and Large 334096.283277thin
One grade step is worth $14.16/cwt here — about $164 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
102.22
—
MS average13 barns · 1,379 hd
112.33
−10.11
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,69970.271,1944thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25745.5657313
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04831.8233421

Every lot, as filed

66 lots · USDA AMS · Grenada Stockyard - Grenada, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2—685101.00/cwt101.00–101.006921
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,090730.00/cwt730.00–730.007,9571
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—935410.00/cwt410.00–410.003,8341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—370140.00/cwt140.00–140.005182
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—565125.00/cwt125.00–125.007063
SteersMedium and Large 2—435115.00/cwt115.00–115.005001
SteersMedium and Large 2—525113.74/cwt105.00–123.005972
SteersMedium and Large 2—613116.02/cwt115.50–117.007113
SteersMedium and Large 1—520125.00/cwt125.00–125.006501
HeifersMedium and Large 2—49091.00/cwt91.00–91.004461
HeifersMedium and Large 2—51599.00/cwt98.00–100.005102
HeifersMedium and Large 2—59390.03/cwt84.00–96.005342
HeifersMedium and Large 2—323108.38/cwt102.00–112.503503
SteersMedium and Large 1—430131.36/cwt129.00–133.005653
HeifersMedium and Large 2—386103.33/cwt90.00–108.5039910
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—452101.50/cwt101.50–101.504592
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—27390.00/cwt90.00–90.002463
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—385106.50/cwt106.50–106.504104
HeifersMedium and Large 3—245100.00/cwt100.00–100.002451
HeifersMedium and Large 2—280110.00/cwt110.00–110.003081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—398111.50/cwt111.50–111.504443
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—495107.00/cwt107.00–107.005303
HeifersMedium and Large 3—45091.00/cwt91.00–91.004101
HeifersMedium and Large 3—57084.00/cwt84.00–84.004791
HeifersMedium and Large 3—27999.74/cwt90.00–105.002784
HeifersMedium and Large 2—428105.00/cwt103.00–106.504494
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03230.62/cwt28.50–32.503163
CowsLean 85-90%—97222.79/cwt15.00–27.502226
CowsLean 85-90%—1,11437.79/cwt33.50–41.5042111
HeifersMedium and Large 1—520104.00/cwt104.00–104.005411
HeifersMedium and Large 1—61594.17/cwt91.00–97.505792
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—440114.00/cwt114.00–114.005022
BullsMedium and Large 1—480123.11/cwt117.00–129.005915
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—940670.00/cwt670.00–670.006,2981
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,090970.00/cwt970.00–970.0010,5732
SteersMedium and Large 1—573121.48/cwt121.00–122.006962
SteersMedium and Large 1—493130.99/cwt129.00–133.006462
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,065620.00/cwt620.00–620.006,6031
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,195540.00/cwt540.00–540.006,4531
BullsMedium and Large 1—360133.00/cwt129.00–136.004793
BullsMedium and Large 1—665103.50/cwt103.00–104.006882
BullsMedium and Large 1—78595.00/cwt95.00–95.007461
BullsMedium and Large 1—74594.00/cwt94.00–94.007001
BullsMedium and Large 1—600109.00/cwt109.00–109.006541
BullsMedium and Large 1—580107.00/cwt107.00–107.006211
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—540108.00/cwt108.00–108.005831
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—476123.00/cwt123.00–123.005855
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—585112.00/cwt112.00–112.006553
BullsMedium and Large 2—500105.00/cwt105.00–105.005251
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,04539.50/cwt39.50–39.504131
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,35549.92/cwt49.50–50.256762
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,25845.30/cwt42.50–46.5057010
BullsMedium and Large 2—665102.98/cwt102.00–104.006852
BullsMedium and Large 2—465115.13/cwt107.00–121.005353
BullsMedium and Large 2—573102.16/cwt93.00–110.005853
BullsMedium and Large 2—374116.83/cwt105.00–128.004377
BullsMedium and Large 1—512121.11/cwt118.00–125.006203
BullsMedium and Large 1—319137.99/cwt130.00–144.004404
BullsMedium and Large 3—245109.00/cwt109.00–109.002671
BullsMedium and Large 3—295125.00/cwt125.00–125.003691
BullsMedium and Large 3—355102.00/cwt102.00–102.003621
Bulls——1,69970.27/cwt67.50–72.501,1944
BullsMedium and Large 2—340119.00/cwt113.00–125.004052
BullsMedium and Large 2—420111.77/cwt100.00–123.004692
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—860350.00/cwt350.00–350.003,0101
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—83024.00/cwt24.00–24.001991

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.