Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2021-01-18

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 18
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
258 head
258 vs last sale 0 111 vs year ago 147 · +75.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
9 head
9 vs last sale 0 1 vs year ago 10 · 10.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
12 vs last sale 0 4 vs year ago 8 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady, some nice weaned cattle here brought 4-7 higher, Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.93/cwt on 66 head.
Average price
$120.93
66 head · 439 lb average
Value per head Derived
$531
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$81
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$8.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.09
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1414123.7251326
Medium and Large 1-2504121.6261325
Medium and Large 2375114.9343115thin
One grade step is worth $8.79/cwt here — about $81 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 sale66 hd
120.93
MS average12 barns · 1,420 hd
122.02
−1.09
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
BullsAverage1,59077.001,2242thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19045.235382thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average86040.233462thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2355120.00/cwt120.00–120.004261
SteersMedium and Large 1342155.01/cwt152.00–159.005303
BullsMedium and Large 1430135.45/cwt123.00–155.0058211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2441151.43/cwt144.00–159.0066810
HeifersMedium and Large 1620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006822
HeifersMedium and Large 2475103.00/cwt103.00–103.004891
SteersMedium and Large 1-2458152.50/cwt152.50–152.506983
BullsMedium and Large 1372156.77/cwt138.00–170.005835
BullsMedium and Large 1513120.00/cwt120.00–120.006163
HeifersMedium and Large 1508118.34/cwt117.00–120.006013
HeifersMedium and Large 1312128.24/cwt125.00–136.004007
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2417122.55/cwt120.00–130.505114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2537140.00/cwt140.00–140.007522
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,230505.00/cwt505.00–505.006,2121
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2750630.00/cwt630.00–630.004,7252
BullsMedium and Large 1472126.79/cwt119.00–133.005985
SteersMedium and Large 1439147.93/cwt129.00–156.006495
HeifersMedium and Large 1565119.00/cwt119.00–119.006721
HeifersMedium and Large 1285134.00/cwt134.00–134.003821
HeifersMedium and Large 1411124.00/cwt121.00–126.005105
SteersMedium and Large 1475141.67/cwt135.00–145.006733
BullsMedium and Large 1678102.49/cwt102.00–103.006952
BullsMedium and Large 1555115.00/cwt113.00–117.006382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2965720.00/cwt720.00–720.006,9481
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2970530.00/cwt530.00–530.005,1412
BullsMedium and Large 1335156.97/cwt155.00–159.005262
BullsMedium and Large 1240168.00/cwt168.00–168.004031
CowsLean 85-90%86040.23/cwt40.00–40.503462
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19045.23/cwt40.00–50.005382
Bulls1,42565.00/cwt65.00–65.009261
Bulls1,75589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,5621
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2750450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,3752
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2890480.96/cwt440.00–530.004,2812
HeifersMedium and Large 2263127.00/cwt127.00–127.003343
HeifersMedium and Large 2392115.00/cwt115.00–115.004512
SteersMedium and Large 2460125.00/cwt125.00–125.005751
BullsMedium and Large 2418115.91/cwt113.00–120.004853
BullsMedium and Large 2535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
BullsMedium and Large 2270150.00/cwt150.00–150.004051
BullsMedium and Large 2330143.00/cwt143.00–143.004721
SteersMedium and Large 2380138.97/cwt135.00–144.005283
SteersMedium and Large 1370163.06/cwt157.00–169.006034
HeifersMedium and Large 1462122.55/cwt118.00–130.005663
SteersMedium and Large 344591.00/cwt91.00–91.004053
BullsMedium and Large 354080.00/cwt80.00–80.004321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2586120.00/cwt120.00–120.007034
SteersMedium and Large 1-2601120.50/cwt120.50–120.507243
HeifersMedium and Large 2300115.00/cwt110.00–120.003452
HeifersMedium and Large 2235120.00/cwt120.00–120.002822
HeifersMedium and Large 263090.00/cwt90.00–90.005671
BullsMedium and Large 2605105.00/cwt105.00–105.006351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2396157.00/cwt157.00–157.006222
BullsMedium and Large 1-2390159.00/cwt159.00–159.006203
SteersMedium and Large 2423129.73/cwt125.00–135.005492
HeifersMedium and Large 2565100.00/cwt100.00–100.005651
SteersMedium and Large 2555112.00/cwt112.00–112.006221
SteersMedium and Large 2535122.00/cwt122.00–122.006531
SteersMedium and Large 1517127.94/cwt124.00–132.006615
HeifersMedium and Large 1383125.85/cwt118.00–132.004824
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450105.00/cwt105.00–105.004731
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524122.27/cwt119.00–124.0064120
HeifersMedium and Large 2438116.66/cwt112.00–122.005113

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.