Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2019-12-09

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 9
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
198 head
115 vs last sale 83 198 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
7 vs last sale 21 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
70 vs last sale 73 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter cows were steady: Feeder steers and hefiers were steady to 3 lower. Quality was low to average with a lot of plain calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $103.10/cwt on 63 head.
Average price
$103.10
63 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$465
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.39
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1450118.435339thin
Small and Medium 2270109.002941thin
Small and Medium 3295105.003101thin
Medium and Large 2485102.3449633
Medium and Large 2-346597.144527thin
Medium and Large 337996.5336612thin
One grade step is worth $21.90/cwt here — about $168 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 sale63 hd
103.10
MS average13 barns · 1,449 hd
112.49
−9.39
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
BullsAverage1,39063.008761thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21049.005934thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,16534.584035thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
HeifersSmall and Medium 2270109.00/cwt109.00–109.002941
HeifersMedium and Large 3373100.67/cwt100.00–102.003753
HeifersMedium and Large 333593.96/cwt84.50–104.003152
SteersSmall and Medium 2225129.00/cwt129.00–129.002901
SteersMedium and Large 2-3772114.00/cwt114.00–114.008802
HeifersMedium and Large 3273101.80/cwt100.00–104.502783
HeifersMedium and Large 362584.00/cwt84.00–84.005251
HeifersMedium and Large 349088.00/cwt88.00–88.004311
HeifersMedium and Large 342594.00/cwt94.00–94.004001
SteersMedium and Large 2450104.00/cwt104.00–104.004681
SteersMedium and Large 2580117.06/cwt110.00–124.006792
SteersMedium and Large 2413123.53/cwt119.00–132.005103
SteersMedium and Large 2325133.23/cwt129.00–136.004333
SteersMedium and Large 2361139.78/cwt138.00–143.005055
SteersSmall and Medium 2255122.00/cwt122.00–122.003111
SteersMedium and Large 1555134.00/cwt134.00–134.007441
SteersMedium and Large 2278139.72/cwt135.00–145.003883
SteersMedium and Large 1425138.00/cwt138.00–138.005871
SteersMedium and Large 21,18566.00/cwt66.00–66.007821
SteersMedium and Large 2645105.00/cwt105.00–105.006771
SteersMedium and Large 2515118.00/cwt118.00–118.006081
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2965720.00/cwt720.00–720.006,9481
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,245760.00/cwt760.00–760.009,4621
SteersMedium and Large 1450139.00/cwt139.00–139.006261
SteersMedium 2310112.50/cwt112.50–112.503491
SteersMedium and Large 11,03097.00/cwt97.00–97.009991
SteersMedium and Large 1640130.00/cwt130.00–130.008321
BullsMedium and Large 1419135.85/cwt135.00–137.005694
BullsMedium and Large 1322141.61/cwt139.00–144.004563
BullsMedium and Large 1625112.00/cwt112.00–112.007001
BullsMedium and Large 1590109.00/cwt109.00–109.006431
BullsMedium and Large 1385138.00/cwt138.00–138.005311
BullsMedium 2300139.00/cwt139.00–139.004171
SteersMedium and Large 2Full65093.00/cwt93.00–93.006051
SteersMedium and Large 2Full465112.00/cwt112.00–112.005211
SteersMedium and Large 2Full585113.00/cwt113.00–113.006611
HeifersMedium and Large 3Full40097.00/cwt97.00–97.003881
HeifersMedium and Large 2Full51096.00/cwt96.00–96.004901
HeifersSmall and Medium 3295105.00/cwt105.00–105.003101
HeifersMedium and Large 2-356590.00/cwt90.00–90.005092
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3408100.00/cwt100.00–100.004083
HeifersMedium and Large 2405106.35/cwt101.00–111.004313
HeifersMedium and Large 266896.48/cwt95.00–99.006443
HeifersMedium and Large 1345140.00/cwt140.00–140.004831
HeifersMedium and Large 1470116.48/cwt116.00–117.005472
HeifersMedium and Large 1403117.64/cwt115.00–119.004743
HeifersMedium and Large 1520113.33/cwt113.00–114.005893
HeifersMedium and Large 2326104.22/cwt100.00–106.003405
HeifersMedium and Large 2476103.42/cwt96.00–108.004925
HeifersMedium and Large 2390108.49/cwt103.00–112.504236
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3452100.00/cwt100.00–100.004522
HeifersMedium and Large 2505109.00/cwt109.00–109.005501
HeifersMedium and Large 273085.00/cwt85.00–85.006211
BullsMedium and Large 2514107.95/cwt100.00–112.005554
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21049.00/cwt40.00–54.005934
CowsLean 85-90%96028.68/cwt23.50–35.002752
CowsLean 85-90%1,30238.52/cwt37.50–40.505023
HeifersMedium and Large 256199.65/cwt88.00–109.005594
HeifersMedium and Large 261197.72/cwt91.00–106.005974
BullsMedium and Large 3400110.00/cwt110.00–110.004401
BullsMedium and Large 2285131.00/cwt131.00–131.003731
BullsMedium and Large 261599.00/cwt99.00–99.006091
BullsMedium and Large 2323135.79/cwt127.00–145.004392
BullsMedium and Large 2562109.01/cwt103.00–113.006133
BullsSmall and Medium 3315100.00/cwt100.00–100.003151
BullsMedium and Large 2-3623105.00/cwt105.00–105.006543
BullsMedium and Large 2407123.65/cwt120.00–128.005033
BullsSmall and Medium 3205129.00/cwt129.00–129.002641
BullsSmall and Medium 253582.00/cwt82.00–82.004391
Bulls1,39063.00/cwt63.00–63.008761
BullsMedium and Large 3260133.00/cwt133.00–133.003461
BullsMedium and Large 2-3423100.00/cwt100.00–100.004236
BullsMedium and Large 1483123.97/cwt119.00–129.005992
BullsMedium and Large 2-3527103.00/cwt103.00–103.005432
BullsMedium and Large 2485112.60/cwt106.00–122.005466
BullsMedium and Large 21,115810.00/cwt810.00–810.009,0321
BullsMedium and Large 2381122.29/cwt115.00–134.004664

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.