Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2021-08-09

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 9
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
124 head
124 vs last sale 0 4 vs year ago 128 · 3.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
15 vs last sale 0 5 vs year ago 10 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
34 vs last sale 0 32 vs year ago 2 · +1,600.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago, feeder steers heifers were higher 3-6, slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 5 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.25/cwt on 47 head.
Average price
$110.25
47 head · 726 lb average
Value per head Derived
$801
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$279
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$34.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
23.60
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1499128.7864316thin
Medium and Large 2399121.014827thin
Medium and Large 1-297494.7592224
One grade step is worth $34.03/cwt here — about −$279 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 sale47 hd
110.25
MS average13 barns · 1,264 hd
133.84
−23.60
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
BullsAverage1,84895.061,7572thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17469.218136thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average92858.545434thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
SteersMedium and Large 1680134.00/cwt134.00–134.009111
BullsMedium and Large 2433131.05/cwt128.00–134.005672
HeifersMedium and Large 1568120.28/cwt118.00–123.006833
BullsMedium and Large 1400139.00/cwt139.00–139.005561
HeifersMedium and Large 1482136.00/cwt135.00–137.006563
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2696123.00/cwt123.00–123.008563
SteersMedium and Large 1705132.00/cwt132.00–132.009311
BullsMedium and Large 1460131.64/cwt129.00–136.006063
SteersMedium and Large 1755131.00/cwt131.00–131.009891
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,065815.36/cwt785.00–850.008,6842
SteersMedium and Large 1585134.50/cwt134.50–134.507871
HeifersMedium and Large 1305129.00/cwt129.00–129.003931
BullsMedium and Large 1795123.00/cwt123.00–123.009781
SteersMedium and Large 1455158.00/cwt158.00–158.007191
BullsMedium and Large 1585124.00/cwt124.00–124.007251
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2831,814.08/cwt1,750.00–1,875.0023,2752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0151,095.00/cwt1,095.00–1,095.0011,1141
SteersMedium and Large 1605134.00/cwt134.00–134.008111
BullsMedium and Large 1375151.89/cwt150.00–154.005702
SteersMedium and Large 1525144.99/cwt144.00–146.007612
BullsMedium and Large 1685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
BullsMedium and Large 1275164.00/cwt164.00–164.004511
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07072.00/cwt72.00–72.007701
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19568.65/cwt66.50–70.008205
CowsLean 85-90%92062.88/cwt60.00–67.505783
CowsLean 85-90%95045.50/cwt45.50–45.504321
Bulls1,84895.06/cwt92.50–97.501,7572
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,323946.74/cwt885.00–1,000.0012,5252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29401,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0010,4342
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2531,016.05/cwt800.00–1,130.0012,7314
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4411,290.90/cwt1,175.00–1,385.0018,6024
HeifersMedium and Large 2500114.50/cwt112.00–117.005732
SteersMedium and Large 2468128.97/cwt127.00–131.006042
HeifersMedium and Large 2460123.00/cwt123.00–123.005661
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement1,06499.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0538
HeifersMedium and Large 2395125.00/cwt125.00–125.004941
BullsMedium and Large 2575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006901
SteersMedium and Large 2565120.00/cwt120.00–120.006781
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3411,223.43/cwt900.00–1,350.0016,40610
BullsMedium and Large 2360139.35/cwt134.00–145.005022
HeifersMedium and Large 1420139.00/cwt139.00–139.005841
BullsMedium and Large 2345138.00/cwt138.00–138.004761
HeifersMedium and Large 2285120.00/cwt120.00–120.003421
BullsMedium and Large 2528124.01/cwt123.00–125.006552
HeifersMedium and Large 2325125.05/cwt124.00–126.004062
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement96085.00/cwt85.00–85.008169
SteersMedium and Large 1390154.00/cwt154.00–154.006011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement1,03187.00/cwt87.00–87.008974
SteersMedium and Large 2650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008131
BullsMedium and Large 1513126.19/cwt120.00–133.006473
SteersMedium and Large 2426137.04/cwt125.00–145.005844
HeifersMedium and Large 1610119.00/cwt119.00–119.007261
HeifersMedium and Large 1523128.94/cwt120.00–136.006746
HeifersMedium and Large 1365131.00/cwt131.00–131.004781
BullsMedium and Large 2295138.00/cwt138.00–138.004071

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.