Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2021-05-31

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, May 31
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 75▲ 89 vs year ago 39 · +228.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 20▲ 74 vs year ago 6 · +1,233.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
248 head
▲ 248 vs last sale 0▲ 248 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeders looked mostly steady, Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Good run of replacement cattle here that sold really good for the most part.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.86/cwt on 45 head.
Average price
$119.86
45 head · 436 lb average
Value per head Derived
$522
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$82
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.62
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1448123.8055428
Medium and Large 2416113.3747217thin
One grade step is worth $10.43/cwt here — about $82 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 sale45 hd
119.86
—
MS average13 barns · 1,275 hd
123.48
−3.62
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—Average1,54885.741,3279thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44365.009382thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26764.8082124
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11657.5064228

Every lot, as filed

73 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—263130.48/cwt130.00–131.003432
BullsMedium and Large 1—467129.03/cwt126.00–134.006035
BullsMedium and Large 1—710109.00/cwt109.00–109.007741
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—82076.00/cwt76.00–76.006231
BullsMedium and Large 1—340139.00/cwt139.00–139.004731
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1031,215.87/cwt1,000.00–1,425.0013,4118
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,305933.12/cwt830.00–1,000.0012,1774
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—980800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,8401
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,241988.33/cwt800.00–1,250.0012,2656
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—970899.01/cwt800.00–995.008,7202
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,085704.56/cwt630.00–785.007,6443
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,000510.00/cwt510.00–510.005,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,045600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,2701
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2811,120.92/cwt870.00–1,675.0014,35919
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2151,085.00/cwt1,085.00–1,085.0013,1831
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4301,560.00/cwt1,560.00–1,560.0022,3083
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2471,224.57/cwt1,100.00–1,285.0015,2703
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—810850.00/cwt850.00–850.006,8857
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,283900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,5473
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—985890.00/cwt890.00–890.008,7674
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,025860.00/cwt860.00–860.008,8154
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—630760.00/cwt760.00–760.004,7881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0631,134.18/cwt950.00–1,305.0012,0566
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,115866.16/cwt610.00–1,100.009,65810
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,095950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,4031
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—905650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,8831
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4201,405.00/cwt1,405.00–1,405.0019,9513
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2—865660.00/cwt660.00–660.005,7091
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—960880.00/cwt880.00–880.008,4481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0351,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,3501
BullsMedium and Large 1—280159.00/cwt159.00–159.004451
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,44365.00/cwt65.00–65.009382
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,34871.18/cwt70.50–72.009602
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,26064.22/cwt56.50–70.0080922
CowsLean 85-90%—1,11657.50/cwt45.00–64.0064228
Bulls——1,54885.74/cwt77.50–90.501,3279
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,138900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,2426
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—890475.00/cwt475.00–475.004,2281
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—816647.72/cwt480.00–975.005,2855
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4591,127.64/cwt960.00–1,260.0016,4528
BullsMedium and Large 2—290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
HeifersMedium and Large 2—265122.00/cwt122.00–122.003231
HeifersMedium and Large 2—413111.68/cwt109.00–115.004614
SteersMedium and Large 2—565126.00/cwt126.00–126.007121
HeifersMedium and Large 2—510119.00/cwt119.00–119.006071
HeifersMedium and Large 2—220110.00/cwt110.00–110.002421
HeifersMedium and Large 1—432126.70/cwt119.00–131.005477
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4881,134.03/cwt1,110.00–1,160.0016,8742
HeifersMedium and Large 2—552113.00/cwt113.00–113.006242
HeifersMedium and Large 2—333114.81/cwt110.00–120.003822
SteersMedium and Large 2—455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
BullsMedium and Large 2—470119.00/cwt119.00–119.005591
HeifersMedium and Large 1—458123.99/cwt117.00–133.005684
HeifersMedium and Large 2—373115.45/cwt114.00–117.004312
BullsMedium and Large 2—385125.05/cwt121.00–129.004812
BullsMedium and Large 2—540115.00/cwt115.00–115.006211
HeifersMedium and Large 2—478110.75/cwt101.00–120.005294
SteersMedium and Large 1—680121.00/cwt121.00–121.008231
SteersMedium and Large 1—431146.73/cwt140.00–150.006325
HeifersMedium and Large 1—378127.98/cwt125.00–130.004845
HeifersMedium and Large 1—613114.47/cwt113.00–116.007022
BullsMedium and Large 1—565114.89/cwt111.00–119.006492
BullsMedium and Large 1—523122.48/cwt119.00–126.006412
SteersMedium and Large 1—605141.00/cwt141.00–141.008531
BullsMedium and Large 1—385141.00/cwt141.00–141.005431
HeifersMedium and Large 1—543120.48/cwt117.00–124.006542
HeifersMedium and Large 1—323127.40/cwt125.00–130.004122
SteersMedium and Large 1—479140.06/cwt135.00–146.006715
BullsMedium and Large 1—422132.07/cwt123.00–140.005573
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575114.48/cwt112.00–116.006584
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—8951,030.45/cwt950.00–1,070.009,2233
SteersMedium and Large 1—525144.48/cwt138.00–148.007596
SteersMedium and Large 1—565136.75/cwt136.00–138.007734

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.