Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2023-06-05

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 5
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
132 head
5 vs last sale 137 31 vs year ago 101 · +30.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
54 vs last sale 76 18 vs year ago 40 · 45.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold 13.00 to 14.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00to 10.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold steady to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.52/cwt on 54 head.
Average price
$211.52
54 head · 448 lb average
Value per head Derived
$947
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$342
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$61.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.21
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2436229.2899918thin
Medium and Large 1455217.9399321
Medium and Large 2505192.689738thin
Medium and Large 3391168.146577thin
One grade step is worth $61.13/cwt here — about $342 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 sale54 hd
211.52
MS average12 barns · 1,240 hd
206.31
+5.21
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
BullsAverage1,655129.002,1351thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,100102.471,12710
CowsLean 85-90%Average91588.008055thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1613202.93/cwt200.00–209.001,2443
HeifersMedium and Large 3270160.00/cwt160.00–160.004321
HeifersMedium and Large 1535209.82/cwt207.50–212.001,1233
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2477221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,0542
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2255267.50/cwt267.50–267.506826
HeifersMedium and Large 1413222.55/cwt220.00–225.009192
HeifersMedium and Large 3315150.00/cwt150.00–150.004731
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2566209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,1835
SteersMedium and Large 2445200.00/cwt200.00–200.008901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2275292.50/cwt292.50–292.508046
SteersMedium and Large 1522241.65/cwt240.00–245.001,2613
SteersMedium and Large 1340275.00/cwt275.00–275.009351
HeifersMedium and Large 2320207.50/cwt207.50–207.506642
HeifersMedium and Large 2590187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,1061
SteersMedium and Large 1378250.41/cwt237.50–262.509472
SteersMedium and Large 1-2511237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,2113
SteersMedium and Large 1-2554243.84/cwt242.00–247.501,35112
SteersMedium and Large 1635218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2506207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,0475
SteersMedium and Large 1660213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,4061
BullsMedium and Large 1319258.21/cwt255.00–262.508244
BullsMedium and Large 1430236.31/cwt235.00–238.001,0163
BullsMedium and Large 1523222.85/cwt210.00–227.501,1665
BullsMedium and Large 1675203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,3701
BullsMedium and Large 1595220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3091
BullsMedium and Large 1485230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1161
CowsLean 85-90%91588.00/cwt84.00–91.008055
CowsBoner 80-85%1,100102.47/cwt96.00–108.501,12710
Bulls1,655129.00/cwt129.00–129.002,1351
BullsMedium and Large 3478181.36/cwt173.00–186.008673
BullsMedium and Large 3385180.00/cwt180.00–180.006931
BullsMedium and Large 2331239.31/cwt237.00–240.007924
BullsMedium and Large 2730185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3511
BullsMedium and Large 2480207.00/cwt207.00–207.009941
BullsMedium and Large 2260220.00/cwt220.00–220.005721
BullsMedium and Large 3330163.00/cwt163.00–163.005381
HeifersMedium and Large 3465174.00/cwt174.00–174.008091
HeifersMedium and Large 3430178.00/cwt178.00–178.007651
HeifersMedium and Large 1573208.95/cwt205.00–213.001,1972
HeifersMedium and Large 1373227.60/cwt221.00–237.508495
BullsMedium and Large 3500174.00/cwt174.00–174.008701
HeifersMedium and Large 1453215.83/cwt212.50–220.009783
HeifersMedium and Large 3220160.00/cwt160.00–160.003521
HeifersMedium and Large 3365190.00/cwt190.00–190.006941
HeifersMedium and Large 3670165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1061
HeifersMedium and Large 2465190.00/cwt190.00–190.008841
BullsMedium and Large 2430214.88/cwt205.00–220.009243
HeifersMedium and Large 2380217.50/cwt217.50–217.508271
HeifersMedium and Large 1315228.63/cwt225.00–232.507202
HeifersMedium and Large 1295232.50/cwt232.50–232.506861
HeifersMedium and Large 2735174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2791
HeifersMedium and Large 2615178.72/cwt177.50–180.001,0992

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.