Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2020-01-27

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 27
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 147▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 10▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 8▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder bulls sold steady and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cattle also sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.25/cwt on 25 head.
Average price
$130.25
25 head · 386 lb average
Value per head Derived
$503
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$127
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.80
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1393136.7153813thin
Medium and Large 2398127.705097thin
Medium and Large 3351117.024115thin
One grade step is worth $19.69/cwt here — about $127 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 sale25 hd
130.25
—
MS average13 barns · 1,112 hd
131.05
−0.80
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
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,06949.9653425
CowsLean 85-90%Average97637.7836912

Every lot, as filed

42 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
BullsMedium and Large 1—275169.00/cwt169.00–169.004651
BullsMedium and Large 1—365166.00/cwt166.00–166.006061
BullsMedium and Large 1—500139.00/cwt139.00–139.006951
BullsMedium and Large 1—428156.67/cwt155.00–158.006713
BullsMedium and Large 1—485144.29/cwt140.00–148.007003
BullsMedium and Large 2—240151.00/cwt151.00–151.003621
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,245630.00/cwt630.00–630.007,8441
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,223723.66/cwt620.00–800.008,8503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,013626.01/cwt560.00–700.006,3417
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—896790.98/cwt760.00–890.007,0877
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—780720.00/cwt720.00–720.005,6162
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,050900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,4501
HeifersMedium and Large 3—245115.00/cwt115.00–115.002821
SteersMedium and Large 2—500133.00/cwt133.00–133.006651
SteersMedium and Large 3—475130.00/cwt130.00–130.006182
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,3501,095.00/cwt1,095.00–1,095.0014,7831
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—875840.00/cwt840.00–840.007,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,115470.00/cwt470.00–470.005,2411
HeifersMedium and Large 3—423121.05/cwt120.00–122.005122
HeifersMedium and Large 2—285129.00/cwt129.00–129.003681
HeifersMedium and Large 2—315135.00/cwt135.00–135.004251
HeifersMedium and Large 2—390131.00/cwt131.00–131.005111
HeifersMedium and Large 2—530114.00/cwt114.00–114.006041
HeifersMedium and Large 2—423128.31/cwt128.00–129.005433
HeifersMedium and Large 1—580113.00/cwt113.00–113.006551
HeifersMedium and Large 1—308140.90/cwt137.00–145.004342
HeifersMedium and Large 1—371142.53/cwt141.00–143.005294
HeifersMedium and Large 1—425135.57/cwt130.00–140.005764
HeifersMedium and Large 3—290118.00/cwt118.00–118.003421
HeifersMedium and Large 3—375110.00/cwt110.00–110.004131
BullsMedium and Large 3—400129.00/cwt129.00–129.005161
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19855.98/cwt55.50–56.506712
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,05849.44/cwt45.00–53.5052323
CowsLean 85-90%—97637.78/cwt30.00–40.5036912
HeifersMedium and Large 1—285138.00/cwt138.00–138.003931
HeifersMedium and Large 1—450132.00/cwt132.00–132.005941
BullsMedium and Large 3—245120.00/cwt120.00–120.002942
BullsMedium and Large 2—345157.00/cwt157.00–157.005421
BullsMedium and Large 2—420141.00/cwt141.00–141.005921
BullsMedium and Large 2—500127.00/cwt127.00–127.006351
BullsMedium and Large 2—470130.87/cwt125.00–137.006152
BullsMedium and Large 2—560121.00/cwt121.00–121.006782

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.