Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2021-09-06

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 6
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
190 head
▲ 155 vs last sale 35▼ 243 vs year ago 433 · −56.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 32▼ 11 vs year ago 66 · −16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 2▼ 39 vs year ago 73 · −53.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week thee feeder calves were steady to 5 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 $128.33/cwt on 41 head.
Average price
$128.33
41 head · 422 lb average
Value per head Derived
$541
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$50
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.48
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1405133.7054218thin
Medium and Large 1-2477129.576189thin
Medium and Large 2408120.6349214thin
One grade step is worth $13.07/cwt here — about $50 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 sale41 hd
128.33
—
MS average10 barns · 902 hd
130.81
−2.48
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—Average1,98090.501,7921thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22663.1977510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49055.568283thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03454.8056728

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2—518116.31/cwt111.00–120.006023
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—422131.00/cwt131.00–131.005534
HeifersMedium and Large 1—420127.00/cwt127.00–127.005331
HeifersMedium and Large 2—570109.00/cwt109.00–109.006211
HeifersMedium and Large 2—425115.95/cwt114.00–118.004932
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—560126.04/cwt116.00–131.007063
SteersMedium and Large 1—385167.00/cwt167.00–167.006431
SteersMedium and Large 2—476127.31/cwt123.00–134.006064
SteersMedium and Large 1—518142.34/cwt130.00–149.007375
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—462132.00/cwt132.00–132.006102
HeifersMedium and Large 2—385125.00/cwt125.00–125.004812
HeifersMedium and Large 2—235129.68/cwt125.00–135.003053
SteersMedium and Large 1—578135.41/cwt134.00–137.007835
SteersMedium and Large 1—330164.00/cwt164.00–164.005411
SteersMedium and Large 2—380125.00/cwt125.00–125.004751
HeifersMedium and Large 2—345120.00/cwt120.00–120.004141
HeifersMedium and Large 2—458120.00/cwt120.00–120.005502
HeifersMedium and Large 1—527126.37/cwt125.00–128.006663
SteersMedium and Large 1—422153.67/cwt146.00–161.006486
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—508141.50/cwt141.50–141.507195
SteersMedium and Large 1—464152.57/cwt150.00–155.007085
SteersMedium and Large 1—618135.80/cwt133.50–138.008392
BullsMedium and Large 1—350159.00/cwt159.00–159.005571
BullsMedium and Large 1—565124.00/cwt124.00–124.007011
BullsMedium and Large 1—730117.00/cwt117.00–117.008541
BullsMedium and Large 1—613123.05/cwt119.00–127.007542
BullsMedium and Large 1—327156.28/cwt153.00–160.005115
BullsMedium and Large 1—288158.51/cwt157.00–160.004572
HeifersMedium and Large 1—365135.89/cwt131.00–140.004965
HeifersMedium and Large 1—316139.38/cwt134.00–143.004405
HeifersMedium and Large 1—473131.04/cwt126.00–134.006204
BullsMedium and Large 2—325144.42/cwt142.00–147.004692
BullsMedium and Large 2—378143.45/cwt142.00–145.005422
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—500124.00/cwt124.00–124.006202
BullsMedium and Large 2—510123.00/cwt123.00–123.006271
BullsMedium and Large 1—518125.53/cwt120.00–139.006505
BullsMedium and Large 1—470126.79/cwt122.00–132.005962
BullsMedium and Large 2—557118.33/cwt115.00–121.006593
BullsMedium and Large 1—660116.00/cwt116.00–116.007661
BullsMedium and Large 2—437124.50/cwt110.00–138.005443
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—855900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,6951
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0101,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0013,1302
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—935860.00/cwt860.00–860.008,0412
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,293897.09/cwt855.00–935.0011,5992
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2—960645.00/cwt645.00–645.006,1921
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1811,036.83/cwt850.00–1,150.0012,2454
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,069837.74/cwt825.00–850.008,9554
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0201,011.59/cwt945.00–1,075.0010,3182
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,058640.01/cwt575.00–700.006,7712
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,265755.00/cwt755.00–755.009,5511
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,250830.00/cwt830.00–830.0010,3751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2391,020.78/cwt835.00–1,225.0012,6477
Bulls——1,98090.50/cwt90.50–90.501,7921
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22663.19/cwt55.00–71.0077510
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,49055.56/cwt53.00–58.508283
CowsLean 85-90%—1,04055.55/cwt45.00–60.5057826
CowsLean 85-90%—95545.00/cwt45.00–45.004302

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.