Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2022-08-29

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 29
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
187 head
47 vs last sale 140 152 vs year ago 35 · +434.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
16 vs last sale 21 5 vs year ago 32 · +15.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
6 vs last sale 0 4 vs year ago 2 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and hifers sold envenly steady, slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.57/cwt on 49 head.
Average price
$152.57
49 head · 420 lb average
Value per head Derived
$640
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.65
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1439155.6068437
Medium and Large 1-2355155.005501thin
Medium and Large 2359142.1851011thin
One grade step is worth $13.42/cwt here — about $174 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 sale49 hd
152.57
MS average13 barns · 1,381 hd
148.92
+3.65
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
BullsLow1,501105.291,5804thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11082.399157thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94570.3666511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,12070.007841thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$1,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,260$1,0662thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$9701thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,265$1,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)705$3001thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2420167.47/cwt165.00–170.007032
SteersMedium and Large 1600166.00/cwt166.00–166.009964
HeifersMedium and Large 1327165.89/cwt154.00–171.005425
HeifersMedium and Large 1613146.02/cwt140.00–152.008952
HeifersMedium and Large 1725135.00/cwt135.00–135.009791
HeifersMedium and Large 2245167.00/cwt167.00–167.004091
SteersMedium and Large 1-2529160.87/cwt158.00–165.008515
SteersMedium and Large 1-2655155.95/cwt150.00–159.001,0213
HeifersMedium and Large 1270153.00/cwt153.00–153.004132
HeifersMedium and Large 2515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006701
SteersMedium and Large 2345165.00/cwt165.00–165.005691
SteersMedium and Large 2355169.00/cwt169.00–169.006001
SteersMedium and Large 1378195.02/cwt190.00–200.007373
SteersMedium and Large 1700149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2355155.00/cwt155.00–155.005501
HeifersMedium and Large 1471152.60/cwt137.00–158.007198
SteersMedium and Large 1535175.00/cwt175.00–175.009361
SteersMedium and Large 1275203.00/cwt203.00–203.005581
SteersMedium and Large 1470189.12/cwt184.00–197.008894
SteersMedium and Large 1416192.97/cwt180.00–209.008039
SteersMedium and Large 1-2572168.00/cwt168.00–168.009612
SteersMedium and Large 2465170.00/cwt170.00–170.007911
SteersMedium and Large 1565166.33/cwt165.00–167.009403
BullsMedium and Large 1520153.00/cwt153.00–153.007961
BullsMedium and Large 1325190.61/cwt165.00–200.006195
BullsMedium and Large 1371194.07/cwt159.00–207.007209
BullsMedium and Large 1560145.00/cwt145.00–145.008121
BullsMedium and Large 1458161.56/cwt150.00–173.007402
BullsMedium and Large 1417184.77/cwt175.00–198.007703
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07091.00/cwt91.00–91.009741
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11780.95/cwt78.00–85.009046
CowsLean 85-90%94570.36/cwt60.00–75.0066511
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,12070.00/cwt70.00–70.007841
Bulls1,07591.00/cwt91.00–91.009781
Bulls1,643110.05/cwt104.00–114.001,8083
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2705300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2601,065.75/head1,060.00–1,070.001,0662
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2950970.00/head970.00–970.009701
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2651,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
BullsMedium and Large 2420164.00/cwt145.00–179.006893
BullsMedium and Large 1-2602145.00/cwt145.00–145.008732
BullsMedium and Large 3285140.00/cwt140.00–140.003991
BullsMedium and Large 2535144.00/cwt144.00–144.007701
BullsMedium and Large 2288178.62/cwt165.00–186.005143
BullsMedium and Large 2353167.02/cwt164.00–170.005902
BullsMedium and Large 2330173.00/cwt173.00–173.005711
BullsMedium and Large 1290197.59/cwt189.00–207.005734
HeifersMedium and Large 1560152.00/cwt152.00–152.008511
HeifersMedium and Large 1423158.07/cwt155.00–164.006696
BullsMedium and Large 2455169.00/cwt169.00–169.007691
BullsMedium and Large 2235183.00/cwt183.00–183.004301
HeifersMedium and Large 1378161.91/cwt155.00–168.006125
HeifersMedium and Large 2285142.95/cwt125.00–156.004074
HeifersMedium and Large 2425139.05/cwt135.00–142.005913
HeifersMedium and Large 2385138.99/cwt138.00–140.005352
HeifersMedium and Large 1245157.00/cwt157.00–157.003851
HeifersMedium and Large 1522151.14/cwt145.00–156.007896

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.