Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2022-03-14

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 14
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
108 head
41 vs last sale 67 47 vs year ago 155 · 30.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
24 vs last sale 19 10 vs year ago 33 · +30.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
41 vs last sale 4 38 vs year ago 7 · +542.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week calves were 3-8 lower, slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.61/cwt on 37 head.
Average price
$133.61
37 head · 453 lb average
Value per head Derived
$605
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$71
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$25.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.48
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2476140.3866916thin
Medium and Large 1405136.4955313thin
Small and Medium 2215120.002581thin
Medium and Large 2521114.725987thin
One grade step is worth $25.66/cwt here — about $71 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 sale37 hd
133.61
MS average13 barns · 1,009 hd
141.09
−7.48
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
BullsLow1,11086.829646thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10871.817966thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99756.7756611

Every lot, as filed

56 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 264592.00/cwt92.00–92.005931
HeifersMedium and Large 2417124.00/cwt124.00–124.005172
HeifersMedium and Large 1510141.00/cwt141.00–141.007191
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2493147.00/cwt147.00–147.007254
SteersMedium and Large 1665133.00/cwt133.00–133.008841
SteersMedium and Large 1585150.00/cwt150.00–150.008781
HeifersSmall and Medium 2215120.00/cwt120.00–120.002581
HeifersMedium and Large 1440146.00/cwt146.00–146.006421
HeifersMedium and Large 2325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2396154.50/cwt154.50–154.506124
SteersMedium and Large 1375170.00/cwt170.00–170.006381
SteersMedium and Large 1445162.00/cwt162.00–162.007211
HeifersMedium and Large 2675109.51/cwt109.00–110.007392
SteersMedium and Large 1527160.62/cwt158.00–165.008463
SteersMedium and Large 2625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2460178.00/cwt178.00–178.008192
SteersMedium and Large 1470160.00/cwt160.00–160.007521
SteersMedium and Large 2560139.00/cwt139.00–139.007781
HeifersMedium and Large 1575129.67/cwt125.00–134.507462
SteersMedium and Large 2485138.32/cwt130.00–145.006713
SteersMedium and Large 2530141.00/cwt141.00–141.007471
SteersMedium and Large 2675126.00/cwt126.00–126.008511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2508130.00/cwt130.00–130.006608
BullsMedium and Large 1482157.65/cwt154.00–165.007603
BullsMedium and Large 1-2485157.00/cwt157.00–157.007611
BullsMedium and Large 1373162.98/cwt160.00–166.006082
BullsMedium and Large 1500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007501
BullsMedium and Large 1425156.00/cwt156.00–156.006631
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10871.81/cwt55.00–80.007966
Bulls1,00269.26/cwt63.00–75.006943
Bulls1,520112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,7101
Bulls1,068100.32/cwt90.00–103.001,0712
CowsLean 85-90%1,17041.61/cwt40.00–43.004872
CowsLean 85-90%95860.14/cwt55.00–70.005769
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed750390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,9251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2875699.40/cwt640.00–750.006,1202
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0831,207.12/cwt1,195.00–1,220.0013,0734
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27301,074.92/cwt1,010.00–1,150.007,8473
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2895530.00/cwt530.00–530.004,7442
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2850553.94/cwt450.00–640.004,7082
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,103917.60/cwt820.00–1,050.0010,1213
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2730510.00/cwt510.00–510.003,7231
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2900885.00/cwt885.00–885.007,9651
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,140740.00/cwt740.00–740.008,4361
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2775720.00/cwt720.00–720.005,5802
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2933682.44/cwt600.00–750.006,3672
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2865674.37/cwt610.00–730.005,8333
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,058813.16/cwt600.00–985.008,6034
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2447650.00/cwt650.00–650.002,9061
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,085820.00/cwt820.00–820.008,8972
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1101,750.00/cwt1,750.00–1,750.0019,4251
HeifersMedium and Large 1465133.61/cwt130.00–137.006212
HeifersMedium and Large 1270143.00/cwt143.00–143.003861
HeifersMedium and Large 1328136.31/cwt131.00–144.004476
HeifersMedium and Large 2495114.00/cwt114.00–114.005641
BullsMedium and Large 1640126.00/cwt126.00–126.008061

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.