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
Bulls—Average1,84895.061,7572thin
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 1—680134.00/cwt134.00–134.009111
BullsMedium and Large 2—433131.05/cwt128.00–134.005672
HeifersMedium and Large 1—568120.28/cwt118.00–123.006833
BullsMedium and Large 1—400139.00/cwt139.00–139.005561
HeifersMedium and Large 1—482136.00/cwt135.00–137.006563
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—696123.00/cwt123.00–123.008563
SteersMedium and Large 1—705132.00/cwt132.00–132.009311
BullsMedium and Large 1—460131.64/cwt129.00–136.006063
SteersMedium and Large 1—755131.00/cwt131.00–131.009891
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,065815.36/cwt785.00–850.008,6842
SteersMedium and Large 1—585134.50/cwt134.50–134.507871
HeifersMedium and Large 1—305129.00/cwt129.00–129.003931
BullsMedium and Large 1—795123.00/cwt123.00–123.009781
SteersMedium and Large 1—455158.00/cwt158.00–158.007191
BullsMedium and Large 1—585124.00/cwt124.00–124.007251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2831,814.08/cwt1,750.00–1,875.0023,2752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0151,095.00/cwt1,095.00–1,095.0011,1141
SteersMedium and Large 1—605134.00/cwt134.00–134.008111
BullsMedium and Large 1—375151.89/cwt150.00–154.005702
SteersMedium and Large 1—525144.99/cwt144.00–146.007612
BullsMedium and Large 1—685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
BullsMedium and Large 1—275164.00/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
Bulls——1,84895.06/cwt92.50–97.501,7572
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,323946.74/cwt885.00–1,000.0012,5252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9401,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0010,4342
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2531,016.05/cwt800.00–1,130.0012,7314
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4411,290.90/cwt1,175.00–1,385.0018,6024
HeifersMedium and Large 2—500114.50/cwt112.00–117.005732
SteersMedium and Large 2—468128.97/cwt127.00–131.006042
HeifersMedium and Large 2—460123.00/cwt123.00–123.005661
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement—1,06499.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0538
HeifersMedium and Large 2—395125.00/cwt125.00–125.004941
BullsMedium and Large 2—575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006901
SteersMedium and Large 2—565120.00/cwt120.00–120.006781
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3411,223.43/cwt900.00–1,350.0016,40610
BullsMedium and Large 2—360139.35/cwt134.00–145.005022
HeifersMedium and Large 1—420139.00/cwt139.00–139.005841
BullsMedium and Large 2—345138.00/cwt138.00–138.004761
HeifersMedium and Large 2—285120.00/cwt120.00–120.003421
BullsMedium and Large 2—528124.01/cwt123.00–125.006552
HeifersMedium and Large 2—325125.05/cwt124.00–126.004062
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement—96085.00/cwt85.00–85.008169
SteersMedium and Large 1—390154.00/cwt154.00–154.006011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement—1,03187.00/cwt87.00–87.008974
SteersMedium and Large 2—650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008131
BullsMedium and Large 1—513126.19/cwt120.00–133.006473
SteersMedium and Large 2—426137.04/cwt125.00–145.005844
HeifersMedium and Large 1—610119.00/cwt119.00–119.007261
HeifersMedium and Large 1—523128.94/cwt120.00–136.006746
HeifersMedium and Large 1—365131.00/cwt131.00–131.004781
BullsMedium and Large 2—295138.00/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.