Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2019-12-02

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 2
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 160▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 19▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 2▲ 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale the lighter weight calves were steady to 4 higher, Heavier calves were steady on both steers and hefiers. Slaughter cows/bulls were steady to 4 higher. Really nice set of replacement cows sold really well,

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $103.04/cwt on 27 head.
Average price
$103.04
27 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$466
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$175
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.02
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1393117.004592thin
Medium and Large 1-2517110.005692thin
Medium and Large 2467101.4347421
Medium and Large 328899.002852thin
One grade step is worth $18.00/cwt here — about $175 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 sale27 hd
103.04
—
MS average7 barns · 806 hd
115.06
−12.02
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—Average1,56763.749993thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23450.696266thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19034.344095thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1—420115.00/cwt115.00–115.004831
HeifersMedium and Large 2—430109.50/cwt109.50–109.504711
HeifersMedium and Large 2—273114.34/cwt112.00–116.003123
HeifersMedium and Large 2—47696.65/cwt80.00–104.504605
SteersMedium and Large 1—380141.00/cwt141.00–141.005361
SteersMedium and Large 1—765113.00/cwt113.00–113.008641
SteersMedium and Large 2—340136.00/cwt136.00–136.004621
BullsMedium and Large 1—560108.00/cwt108.00–108.006051
BullsMedium and Large 2—50093.00/cwt93.00–93.004651
BullsMedium and Large 2—265130.52/cwt130.00–131.003462
BullsMedium and Large 2—61392.51/cwt90.00–95.005672
HeifersMedium and Large 1—365119.00/cwt119.00–119.004341
HeifersMedium and Large 2—300113.00/cwt113.00–113.003391
HeifersMedium and Large 2—523103.45/cwt102.00–105.005412
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,7231,726.60/cwt1,450.00–1,975.0029,7492
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,5001,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0021,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,275870.00/cwt870.00–870.0011,0931
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,135740.00/cwt740.00–740.008,3991
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2701,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1821,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,0024
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,310668.00/cwt665.00–670.008,7515
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—968669.77/cwt640.00–700.006,4832
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,5001,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0019,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,173592.84/cwt520.00–660.006,9542
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,5451,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0016,9951
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,128975.34/cwt740.00–1,175.0011,0022
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,195700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,3652
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2631,117.81/cwt985.00–1,245.0014,11818
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,305720.00/cwt720.00–720.009,3961
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3141,332.63/cwt1,250.00–1,450.0017,5115
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1201,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 2—61592.33/cwt85.00–95.505684
HeifersMedium and Large 3—325103.00/cwt103.00–103.003351
SteersMedium and Large 1—535125.00/cwt125.00–125.006691
SteersMedium and Large 2Full—535104.00/cwt104.00–104.005561
SteersMedium and Large 2—58095.00/cwt95.00–95.005511
BullsMedium and Large 1—475137.00/cwt137.00–137.006511
BullsMedium and Large 1—438141.03/cwt139.00–143.006182
BullsMedium and Large 2—665100.00/cwt100.00–100.006651
BullsMedium and Large 2—470118.06/cwt116.00–120.005552
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—517110.00/cwt110.00–110.005692
HeifersMedium and Large 2—358112.31/cwt109.50–115.004022
HeifersMedium and Large 2—55593.50/cwt92.50–94.005193
HeifersMedium and Large 3—25095.00/cwt95.00–95.002381
SteersMedium and Large 1—415147.00/cwt147.00–147.006101
SteersMedium and Large 1—475134.79/cwt130.00–140.006402
SteersMedium and Large 2—375114.00/cwt114.00–114.004281
BullsMedium and Large 1—325143.00/cwt143.00–143.004651
BullsMedium and Large 1—383151.99/cwt151.00–153.005822
BullsMedium and Large 2—580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
BullsMedium and Large 2—368134.48/cwt134.00–135.004952
BullsMedium and Large 3—230127.00/cwt127.00–127.002921
Bulls——1,56549.50/cwt49.50–49.507751
CowsLean 85-90%—1,29542.04/cwt39.00–45.505442
Bulls——1,56870.86/cwt67.50–73.501,1112
CowsLean 85-90%—1,12029.20/cwt25.00–32.503273
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,23450.69/cwt49.00–53.006266
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,1621,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0013,6542
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,1901,214.84/cwt1,125.00–1,325.0014,4574
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,3601,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0017,68011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,118953.56/cwt900.00–1,005.0010,6612
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2051,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0012,9541

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.