Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2021-03-08

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 8
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 115▲ 44 vs year ago 71 · +62.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 32▼ 19 vs year ago 30 · −63.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 24▼ 16 vs year ago 20 · −80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week light calves going back to grass were 5-11 higher on steers and heifers, over 500lbs were steady. slaughter cattle were too light tested but looked steady to 4 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.59/cwt on 47 head.
Average price
$128.59
47 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$594
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$16.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.87
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2484132.9264313thin
Medium and Large 1451130.8259025
Medium and Large 2460116.155349thin
One grade step is worth $16.77/cwt here — about $110 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 sale47 hd
128.59
—
MS average13 barns · 1,221 hd
129.46
−0.87
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—Average1,58387.321,3823thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19058.756992thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low90441.363744thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,14050.00/cwt50.00–50.005701
CowsLean 85-90%—1,07040.00/cwt40.00–40.004281
CowsLean 85-90%—1,04045.00/cwt45.00–45.004681
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—75340.23/cwt40.00–40.503032
Bulls——1,58387.32/cwt84.50–89.001,3823
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,24067.50/cwt67.50–67.508371
SteersMedium and Large 1—425165.51/cwt165.00–166.007032
HeifersMedium and Large 1—521120.52/cwt113.00–135.506284
HeifersMedium and Large 1—323140.89/cwt136.00–144.004555
HeifersMedium and Large 1—685110.00/cwt110.00–110.007541
BullsMedium and Large 1—605117.00/cwt117.00–117.007081
BullsMedium and Large 1—83095.00/cwt95.00–95.007891
HeifersMedium and Large 1—617113.96/cwt110.00–118.007033
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—434167.00/cwt167.00–167.007255
BullsMedium and Large 1—393168.47/cwt164.00–173.006622
SteersMedium and Large 1—745110.00/cwt110.00–110.008201
SteersMedium and Large 1—312180.35/cwt180.00–181.005633
SteersMedium and Large 1—640128.00/cwt128.00–128.008191
BullsMedium and Large 1—335169.00/cwt169.00–169.005661
HeifersMedium and Large 2—300125.00/cwt125.00–125.003751
SteersMedium and Large 1—373180.58/cwt177.00–184.006745
SteersMedium and Large 1—595134.00/cwt134.00–134.007971
HeifersMedium and Large 1—465132.01/cwt131.00–133.006142
HeifersMedium and Large 1—570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006842
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—585134.00/cwt134.00–134.007843
HeifersMedium and Large 2—485114.00/cwt114.00–114.005531
HeifersMedium and Large 2—350120.00/cwt120.00–120.004201
BullsMedium and Large 2—437138.56/cwt129.00–148.006063
SteersMedium and Large 1—295186.00/cwt186.00–186.005491
HeifersMedium and Large 1—366142.02/cwt137.00–145.005205
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—995500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,9751
BullsMedium and Large 1—507138.01/cwt135.00–140.007003
HeifersMedium and Large 2—735104.50/cwt104.50–104.507681
SteersMedium and Large 3—260130.00/cwt130.00–130.003381
BullsMedium and Large 1—450154.00/cwt149.00–159.006932
Bred CowsMedium 2—920800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,3601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—527128.50/cwt128.50–128.506774
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—370146.00/cwt146.00–146.005403
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—635119.00/cwt119.00–119.007562
HeifersMedium and Large 2—240129.00/cwt129.00–129.003101
BullsMedium and Large 2—645113.00/cwt113.00–113.007291
BullsMedium and Large 1—570125.00/cwt125.00–125.007131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—480136.00/cwt136.00–136.006532
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—422133.00/cwt133.00–133.005612
HeifersMedium and Large 1—295140.00/cwt140.00–140.004131
HeifersMedium and Large 2—600106.00/cwt106.00–106.006361
HeifersMedium and Large 2—550114.00/cwt114.00–114.006271
HeifersMedium and Large 2—438116.44/cwt113.00–120.005102
BullsMedium and Large 1—429153.87/cwt144.00–160.006604
HeifersMedium and Large 1—418139.00/cwt139.00–139.005812
SteersMedium and Large 1—463161.05/cwt159.00–163.007462
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—506155.00/cwt155.00–155.007843

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.