Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2022-09-05

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 5
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
130 head
57 vs last sale 187 60 vs year ago 190 · 31.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
13 vs last sale 37 5 vs year ago 55 · 9.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
10 vs last sale 6 18 vs year ago 34 · 52.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers were steady to 8 higher, heifers were higher 3 to 7 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 $145.26/cwt on 62 head.
Average price
$145.26
62 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$825
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.95
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542149.4581128
Medium and Large 1-2626143.2789727
Medium and Large 2446136.156077thin
One grade step is worth $13.30/cwt here — about $204 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 sale62 hd
145.26
MS average13 barns · 1,134 hd
148.21
−2.95
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
BullsAverage1,520106.701,6224thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13282.1993012
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04366.616956thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,0503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$9882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)835$9501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,355$1,9412thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,295$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,198$8933thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)885$8001thin

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 2573128.45/cwt125.00–132.007362
HeifersMedium and Large 2275155.00/cwt155.00–155.004261
HeifersMedium and Large 1668141.00/cwt137.00–145.009424
SteersMedium and Large 1423189.58/cwt185.00–194.008022
SteersMedium and Large 1565170.53/cwt167.00–174.009632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2405165.00/cwt165.00–165.006682
HeifersMedium and Large 2425135.29/cwt125.00–145.005754
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2512159.37/cwt158.00–162.008169
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2554153.00/cwt153.00–153.008485
SteersMedium and Large 2345178.00/cwt178.00–178.006141
SteersMedium and Large 2365162.00/cwt162.00–162.005911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2622140.00/cwt140.00–140.008712
HeifersMedium and Large 1600152.00/cwt152.00–152.009121
SteersMedium and Large 1625166.09/cwt155.00–177.001,0382
SteersMedium and Large 2459147.86/cwt130.00–170.006794
SteersMedium and Large 2540155.00/cwt155.00–155.008371
SteersMedium and Large 3650108.00/cwt108.00–108.007021
HeifersMedium and Large 1430154.64/cwt150.00–159.006653
HeifersMedium and Large 1880124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0911
SteersMedium and Large 2560165.00/cwt165.00–165.009241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2522175.00/cwt175.00–175.009142
SteersMedium and Large 1-2615164.45/cwt159.00–168.001,0115
BullsMedium and Large 2370158.00/cwt158.00–158.005851
BullsMedium and Large 2495137.00/cwt137.00–137.006781
BullsMedium and Large 1445194.00/cwt194.00–194.008631
BullsMedium and Large 1570150.18/cwt140.00–158.008563
BullsMedium and Large 1605158.00/cwt158.00–158.009561
BullsMedium and Large 1355227.00/cwt227.00–227.008061
CowsLean 85-90%1,08550.00/cwt50.00–50.005431
CowsLean 85-90%1,03569.93/cwt65.00–75.007245
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,1821
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11881.30/cwt77.00–85.0090911
Bulls1,520106.70/cwt100.00–110.001,6224
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2900988.14/head900.00–1,090.009882
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-292084.00/cwt84.00–84.007731
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,350980.00/head980.00–980.009801
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2885800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-293590.00/cwt90.00–90.008421
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2835950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,295900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2945700.00/head700.00–700.007001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3551,941.24/head1,650.00–2,200.001,9412
BullsMedium and Large 1460189.89/cwt185.00–197.008733
BullsMedium and Large 1-2515163.00/cwt163.00–163.008394
BullsMedium and Large 2545146.00/cwt146.00–146.007961
HeifersMedium and Large 1335167.00/cwt167.00–167.005591
HeifersMedium and Large 1568141.91/cwt135.00–147.008063
BullsMedium and Large 2410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006151
HeifersMedium and Large 1835130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0861
HeifersMedium and Large 1528153.81/cwt148.00–161.008124
HeifersMedium and Large 1476154.27/cwt145.00–165.0073410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2875113.00/cwt113.00–113.009898
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2480155.00/cwt155.00–155.007441

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.