Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2023-05-29

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, May 29
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
137 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 167▲ 12 vs year ago 125 · +9.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 21▲ 4 vs year ago 72 · +5.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 112 vs last sale 3▼ 35 vs year ago 150 · −23.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady 1.00 higher. Quality as average and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.59/cwt on 67 head.
Average price
$200.59
67 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$968
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$102
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$36.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.19
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1444211.3993934
Medium and Large 1-2657195.001,2819thin
Medium and Large 2469191.5489918thin
Medium and Large 3479175.008386thin
One grade step is worth $36.38/cwt here — about $102 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 sale67 hd
200.59
—
MS average12 barns · 1,490 hd
201.78
−1.19
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—Average1,658112.501,8652thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,198102.421,22722
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02186.3588221

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$1,7751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,295$1,6501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,218$1,5773thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,129$1,4664thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$1,3774thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,320$1,2602thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,125$2,16027
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,057$1,45817
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,086$1,1484thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)875$8701thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)862$1,53950
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$9401thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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—323218.25/cwt215.00–223.007054
HeifersMedium and Large 1—460210.01/cwt200.00–215.009667
HeifersMedium and Large 2—524192.49/cwt190.00–194.001,0094
HeifersMedium and Large 3—520176.00/cwt176.00–176.009151
BullsMedium and Large 2—423211.04/cwt205.00–217.008932
HeifersMedium and Large 3—383179.51/cwt179.00–180.006882
HeifersMedium and Large 2—330197.94/cwt194.00–202.006532
HeifersMedium and Large 2—740170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2581
HeifersMedium and Large 2—570169.00/cwt169.00–169.009631
HeifersMedium and Large 2—425194.00/cwt194.00–194.008251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—657195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2819
HeifersMedium and Large 1—526207.25/cwt204.00–213.001,0904
HeifersMedium and Large 2—483192.96/cwt188.00–197.009323
HeifersMedium and Large 2—288204.66/cwt200.00–209.005893
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,075145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5591
HeifersMedium and Large 1—573189.62/cwt184.00–195.001,0872
HeifersMedium and Large 3—408185.00/cwt185.00–185.007552
HeifersMedium and Large 2—360209.00/cwt209.00–209.007521
HeifersMedium and Large 1—296216.00/cwt216.00–216.006391
HeifersMedium and Large 2—620177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0971
SteersMedium and Large 1—820179.05/cwt175.00–183.001,4682
SteersMedium and Large 1—568215.57/cwt210.00–221.001,2242
HeifersMedium and Large 2—660170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1221
HeifersMedium and Large 1—805172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,3851
SteersMedium and Large 1—430233.06/cwt228.00–238.001,0022
SteersMedium and Large 1—375237.40/cwt230.00–245.008902
SteersMedium and Large 2—340229.00/cwt229.00–229.007791
SteersMedium and Large 2—388218.01/cwt216.00–220.008462
HeifersMedium and Large 1—421216.48/cwt212.00–222.009118
HeifersMedium and Large 1—610185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1291
SteersMedium and Large 1—325261.03/cwt259.00–263.008482
SteersMedium and Large 1—655216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4151
SteersMedium and Large 1—531222.17/cwt218.00–226.001,1805
SteersMedium and Large 1—473232.46/cwt227.00–238.001,1004
BullsMedium and Large 1—790171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3511
BullsMedium and Large 1—605188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1371
BullsMedium and Large 1—369242.53/cwt230.00–256.0089510
BullsMedium and Large 1—500210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0502
BullsMedium and Large 1—295240.00/cwt240.00–240.007081
BullsMedium and Large 1—235242.00/cwt242.00–242.005691
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,178100.68/cwt93.50–105.501,18615
CowsLean 85-90%—94071.83/cwt69.00–74.006752
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03087.88/cwt77.50–92.5090519
Bulls——1,880130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,4441
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,241106.14/cwt105.00–107.001,3177
Bulls——1,43595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,3631
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1291,465.91/head850.00–1,620.001,4664
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2101,377.04/head1,025.00–1,625.001,3774
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,1752,365.00/head2,365.00–2,365.002,36521
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—9501,089.47/head900.00–1,260.001,0892
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,3701,335.00/head1,335.00–1,335.001,3351
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—9961,326.20/head1,120.00–1,460.001,3265
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—8621,538.67/head1,510.00–1,600.001,53950
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—1,120940.00/head940.00–940.009401
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,1501,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—9201,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—875870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—7751,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—9801,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3201,260.00/head1,070.00–1,450.001,2602
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2951,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2181,576.54/head1,520.00–1,635.001,5773
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—8501,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,0751,080.00/head1,080.00–1,080.001,0801
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0891,524.93/head1,340.00–1,605.001,5258
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,1051,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0701,575.93/head1,450.00–1,695.001,5762
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,1651,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
BullsMedium and Large 1—329239.27/cwt234.00–243.007874
BullsMedium and Large 1—810171.00/cwt170.00–172.001,3852
BullsMedium and Large 2—795165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3121
BullsMedium and Large 2—480198.00/cwt198.00–198.009501
BullsMedium and Large 3—475185.00/cwt185.00–185.008791
BullsMedium and Large 3—375196.00/cwt196.00–196.007351
HeifersMedium and Large 3—770145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1171
BullsMedium and Large 1—432233.93/cwt225.00–248.001,0115
BullsMedium and Large 1—456229.75/cwt221.00–236.001,0484
BullsMedium and Large 2—362227.37/cwt225.00–230.008233
HeifersMedium and Large 1—378221.83/cwt214.00–228.008396
BullsMedium and Large 2—205221.00/cwt221.00–221.004531

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.