Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2023-02-06

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 6
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 88▲ 14 vs year ago 95 · +14.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 14▲ 12 vs year ago 10 · +120.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 12▲ 9 vs year ago 6 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold $6-12 higher, Slaughter cows sold 8-14 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.37/cwt on 35 head.
Average price
$163.37
35 head · 416 lb average
Value per head Derived
$680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$214
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.28
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1419173.7872819thin
Medium and Large 1-2528153.008086thin
Medium and Large 2343149.8151410thin
One grade step is worth $23.97/cwt here — about $214 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 sale35 hd
163.37
—
MS average11 barns · 864 hd
164.66
−1.28
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%Average1,16591.301,06413
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05674.377856thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,145$1,3463thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,073$1,1912thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,430$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,0101thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,245$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$9601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,520$1,5701thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,520$1,4501thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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—615165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0151
BullsMedium and Large 1—425175.51/cwt175.00–176.007462
BullsMedium and Large 1—318219.01/cwt211.00–230.006963
BullsMedium and Large 1—527173.34/cwt165.00–181.009143
BullsMedium and Large 2—330178.00/cwt178.00–178.005871
BullsMedium and Large 2—485168.00/cwt168.00–168.008151
HeifersMedium and Large 2—380159.00/cwt159.00–159.006041
BullsMedium and Large 1—283207.43/cwt200.00–215.005872
HeifersMedium and Large 1—342172.00/cwt172.00–172.005882
SteersMedium and Large 2—328192.37/cwt190.00–195.006312
SteersMedium and Large 2—425171.11/cwt162.00–180.007272
SteersMedium and Large 1—280215.93/cwt212.00–220.006052
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—796140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1143
SteersMedium and Large 1—364222.39/cwt199.00–234.008095
SteersMedium 2—390143.00/cwt143.00–143.005581
SteersMedium and Large 1—478192.83/cwt185.00–199.009223
HeifersMedium and Large 1—528170.42/cwt165.00–174.009003
SteersMedium and Large 1—440195.00/cwt195.00–195.008581
HeifersMedium and Large 1—430172.00/cwt172.00–172.007401
SteersMedium and Large 1—505200.49/cwt199.00–202.001,0122
SteersMedium and Large 2—265193.43/cwt190.00–195.005133
SteersMedium and Large 2—235184.00/cwt184.00–184.004321
HeifersMedium and Large 2—213149.00/cwt149.00–149.003173
HeifersMedium and Large 1—369176.18/cwt170.00–182.006505
HeifersMedium and Large 1—570167.00/cwt167.00–167.009521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—260166.00/cwt166.00–166.004323
HeifersMedium and Large 1—600172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0321
HeifersMedium and Large 1—478172.59/cwt169.00–176.008253
HeifersMedium and Large 1—272178.99/cwt177.00–181.004873
HeifersMedium and Large 2—465154.00/cwt154.00–154.007161
BullsMedium and Large 1—655162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0611
HeifersMedium and Large 2—695129.00/cwt129.00–129.008971
HeifersMedium and Large 2—313152.28/cwt143.00–162.004774
BullsMedium and Large 2—385165.00/cwt165.00–165.006351
BullsMedium and Large 2—680149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0131
BullsMedium and Large 2—545160.00/cwt160.00–160.008721
BullsMedium and Large 2—250215.00/cwt215.00–215.005381
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5201,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5201,570.00/head1,570.00–1,570.001,5701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0001,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2451,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0731,191.36/head1,160.00–1,225.001,1912
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1451,346.32/head1,320.00–1,360.001,3463
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,115960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4301,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
CowsLean 85-90%—1,05674.37/cwt65.00–86.507856
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,16591.30/cwt80.00–101.001,06413

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.