Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2021-01-18

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 18
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
258 head
▲ 258 vs last sale 0▲ 111 vs year ago 147 · +75.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 10 · −10.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 8 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady, some nice weaned cattle here brought 4-7 higher, Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.93/cwt on 66 head.
Average price
$120.93
66 head · 439 lb average
Value per head Derived
$531
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$81
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$8.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.09
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1414123.7251326
Medium and Large 1-2504121.6261325
Medium and Large 2375114.9343115thin
One grade step is worth $8.79/cwt here — about $81 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 sale66 hd
120.93
—
MS average12 barns · 1,420 hd
122.02
−1.09
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—Average1,59077.001,2242thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19045.235382thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average86040.233462thin

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
BullsMedium and Large 2—355120.00/cwt120.00–120.004261
SteersMedium and Large 1—342155.01/cwt152.00–159.005303
BullsMedium and Large 1—430135.45/cwt123.00–155.0058211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—441151.43/cwt144.00–159.0066810
HeifersMedium and Large 1—620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006822
HeifersMedium and Large 2—475103.00/cwt103.00–103.004891
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—458152.50/cwt152.50–152.506983
BullsMedium and Large 1—372156.77/cwt138.00–170.005835
BullsMedium and Large 1—513120.00/cwt120.00–120.006163
HeifersMedium and Large 1—508118.34/cwt117.00–120.006013
HeifersMedium and Large 1—312128.24/cwt125.00–136.004007
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—417122.55/cwt120.00–130.505114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—537140.00/cwt140.00–140.007522
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,230505.00/cwt505.00–505.006,2121
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—750630.00/cwt630.00–630.004,7252
BullsMedium and Large 1—472126.79/cwt119.00–133.005985
SteersMedium and Large 1—439147.93/cwt129.00–156.006495
HeifersMedium and Large 1—565119.00/cwt119.00–119.006721
HeifersMedium and Large 1—285134.00/cwt134.00–134.003821
HeifersMedium and Large 1—411124.00/cwt121.00–126.005105
SteersMedium and Large 1—475141.67/cwt135.00–145.006733
BullsMedium and Large 1—678102.49/cwt102.00–103.006952
BullsMedium and Large 1—555115.00/cwt113.00–117.006382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—965720.00/cwt720.00–720.006,9481
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—970530.00/cwt530.00–530.005,1412
BullsMedium and Large 1—335156.97/cwt155.00–159.005262
BullsMedium and Large 1—240168.00/cwt168.00–168.004031
CowsLean 85-90%—86040.23/cwt40.00–40.503462
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19045.23/cwt40.00–50.005382
Bulls——1,42565.00/cwt65.00–65.009261
Bulls——1,75589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,5621
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—750450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,3752
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—890480.96/cwt440.00–530.004,2812
HeifersMedium and Large 2—263127.00/cwt127.00–127.003343
HeifersMedium and Large 2—392115.00/cwt115.00–115.004512
SteersMedium and Large 2—460125.00/cwt125.00–125.005751
BullsMedium and Large 2—418115.91/cwt113.00–120.004853
BullsMedium and Large 2—535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
BullsMedium and Large 2—270150.00/cwt150.00–150.004051
BullsMedium and Large 2—330143.00/cwt143.00–143.004721
SteersMedium and Large 2—380138.97/cwt135.00–144.005283
SteersMedium and Large 1—370163.06/cwt157.00–169.006034
HeifersMedium and Large 1—462122.55/cwt118.00–130.005663
SteersMedium and Large 3—44591.00/cwt91.00–91.004053
BullsMedium and Large 3—54080.00/cwt80.00–80.004321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—586120.00/cwt120.00–120.007034
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—601120.50/cwt120.50–120.507243
HeifersMedium and Large 2—300115.00/cwt110.00–120.003452
HeifersMedium and Large 2—235120.00/cwt120.00–120.002822
HeifersMedium and Large 2—63090.00/cwt90.00–90.005671
BullsMedium and Large 2—605105.00/cwt105.00–105.006351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—396157.00/cwt157.00–157.006222
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—390159.00/cwt159.00–159.006203
SteersMedium and Large 2—423129.73/cwt125.00–135.005492
HeifersMedium and Large 2—565100.00/cwt100.00–100.005651
SteersMedium and Large 2—555112.00/cwt112.00–112.006221
SteersMedium and Large 2—535122.00/cwt122.00–122.006531
SteersMedium and Large 1—517127.94/cwt124.00–132.006615
HeifersMedium and Large 1—383125.85/cwt118.00–132.004824
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—450105.00/cwt105.00–105.004731
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—524122.27/cwt119.00–124.0064120
HeifersMedium and Large 2—438116.66/cwt112.00–122.005113

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.