Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2020-10-26

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 26
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
118 head
60 vs last sale 178 41 vs year ago 159 · 25.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
2 vs last sale 22 7 vs year ago 13 · +53.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
4 vs last sale 9 3 vs year ago 2 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers were steady and there was not enough comparable data for a trend on feeder heifers. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $116.59/cwt on 34 head.
Average price
$116.59
34 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$588
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
10.13
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1485120.5958524
Medium and Large 2558108.126039thin
Medium and Large 346597.004511thin
One grade step is worth $23.59/cwt here — about $134 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 sale34 hd
116.59
MS average13 barns · 1,025 hd
126.72
−10.13
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
BullsAverage1,75773.061,2833thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average99245.534525thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average92138.673566thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 2430103.64/cwt103.00–105.004463
BullsMedium and Large 258590.00/cwt90.00–90.005271
BullsMedium and Large 2425112.00/cwt112.00–112.004761
SteersMedium and Large 2295128.00/cwt128.00–128.003781
BullsMedium and Large 1372125.63/cwt123.00–129.504673
HeifersMedium and Large 1463109.00/cwt109.00–109.005052
SteersMedium and Large 1513120.45/cwt118.00–126.006185
HeifersMedium and Large 2465102.04/cwt100.00–104.004742
SteersMedium and Large 1684106.55/cwt103.00–110.007292
BullsMedium and Large 266887.21/cwt85.00–89.505832
SteersMedium and Large 1565109.59/cwt107.00–112.506194
SteersMedium and Large 1475126.02/cwt125.00–127.005992
HeifersMedium and Large 1325128.55/cwt127.00–130.004182
BullsMedium and Large 2475105.00/cwt105.00–105.004991
HeifersMedium and Large 1530104.00/cwt104.00–104.005512
SteersMedium and Large 1323137.92/cwt136.00–140.004452
HeifersMedium and Large 1414110.48/cwt109.00–112.004574
SteersMedium and Large 1430125.49/cwt124.00–127.005404
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,170770.00/cwt770.00–770.009,0091
BullsMedium and Large 1478106.71/cwt105.00–110.005103
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,085610.00/cwt610.00–610.006,6191
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1935700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,5451
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,208555.26/cwt550.00–560.006,7082
BullsMedium and Large 1305132.11/cwt128.50–138.004033
BullsMedium and Large 1440121.00/cwt121.00–121.005321
BullsMedium and Large 2328122.50/cwt122.00–123.004022
SteersMedium and Large 1381126.40/cwt125.00–128.004824
SteersMedium and Large 270590.00/cwt90.00–90.006351
HeifersMedium and Large 2305113.00/cwt113.00–113.003451
HeifersMedium and Large 363585.00/cwt85.00–85.005401
SteersMedium and Large 267094.50/cwt94.50–94.506331
SteersMedium and Large 275385.00/cwt85.00–85.006401
SteersMedium and Large 1615105.00/cwt105.00–105.006461
BullsMedium and Large 352080.00/cwt80.00–80.004161
BullsMedium and Large 2375115.72/cwt114.00–118.004343
HeifersMedium and Large 350389.50/cwt89.00–90.004502
BullsMedium and Large 262592.00/cwt92.00–92.005751
HeifersMedium and Large 2528100.23/cwt98.00–103.005294
BullsMedium and Large 253393.56/cwt91.00–96.004992
HeifersMedium and Large 2371108.42/cwt104.00–114.004024
BullsMedium and Large 345585.00/cwt85.00–85.003871
Bulls1,95074.84/cwt73.00–76.501,4592
BullsMedium and Large 355580.00/cwt80.00–80.004441
BullsMedium and Large 344598.50/cwt91.00–106.004382
SteersMedium and Large 2520115.11/cwt112.00–117.005995
BullsLight Weight1,37069.50/cwt69.50–69.509521
CowsBoner 80-85%99245.53/cwt44.00–47.504525
CowsLean 85-90%92138.67/cwt31.50–40.003566
SteersMedium and Large 346597.00/cwt97.00–97.004511
HeifersMedium and Large 347585.00/cwt85.00–85.004041
HeifersMedium and Large 343094.00/cwt94.00–94.004042

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.