Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2023-06-12

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 12
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
65 head
67 vs last sale 132 80 vs year ago 145 · 55.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
12 vs last sale 22 31 vs year ago 3 · +1,033.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
2 vs last sale 0 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: there was not enough comparable data to call an accurate trend on feeder steers, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold unevenly. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. quality was average and demand was god.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.64/cwt on 27 head.
Average price
$205.64
27 head · 426 lb average
Value per head Derived
$877
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$339
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$56.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.39
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1435224.8397816thin
Medium and Large 2474193.759184thin
Medium and Large 3379168.566397thin
One grade step is worth $56.27/cwt here — about $339 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 sale27 hd
205.64
MS average13 barns · 1,150 hd
214.02
−8.39
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
BullsAverage1,562128.762,0113thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,096104.991,15021
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00587.008742thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,3401thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,055$1,1401thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
BullsMedium and Large 1375267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,0031
BullsMedium and Large 1520208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,0821
BullsMedium and Large 1435250.81/cwt237.50–260.001,0913
BullsMedium and Large 2485217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,0551
BullsMedium and Large 1339283.75/cwt280.00–290.009624
BullsMedium and Large 1630197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2412
SteersMedium and Large 2445205.00/cwt205.00–205.009121
SteersMedium and Large 2358240.00/cwt240.00–240.008592
HeifersMedium and Large 3400165.00/cwt165.00–165.006601
HeifersMedium and Large 3265170.38/cwt160.00–180.004522
HeifersMedium and Large 3325165.08/cwt160.00–170.005372
SteersMedium and Large 1370272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,0081
SteersMedium and Large 1400260.50/cwt260.50–260.501,0421
SteersMedium and Large 1455242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,1031
HeifersMedium and Large 2225207.00/cwt207.00–207.004661
HeifersMedium and Large 1585204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,1931
HeifersMedium and Large 1413230.85/cwt227.50–235.009533
HeifersMedium and Large 2465200.00/cwt200.00–200.009301
HeifersMedium and Large 3485180.00/cwt180.00–180.008731
HeifersMedium and Large 3590164.00/cwt164.00–164.009681
HeifersMedium and Large 1345232.50/cwt232.50–232.508021
HeifersMedium and Large 1369233.96/cwt227.50–237.508635
HeifersMedium and Large 1465218.35/cwt215.00–220.001,0153
HeifersMedium and Large 1518214.45/cwt204.00–222.501,1113
HeifersMedium and Large 2580190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1021
HeifersMedium and Large 2625178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,1131
BullsMedium and Large 1575207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1931
BullsMedium and Large 1283292.77/cwt282.50–302.508292
BullsMedium and Large 2815169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3771
BullsMedium and Large 1495231.25/cwt225.00–237.501,1452
BullsMedium and Large 2425225.00/cwt225.00–225.009561
BullsMedium and Large 2775175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3562
BullsMedium and Large 2382233.45/cwt220.00–240.008923
BullsMedium and Large 2570196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1171
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1001,340.00/head1,340.00–1,340.001,3401
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,0551,140.00/head1,140.00–1,140.001,1401
CowsBoner 80-85%1,089103.73/cwt95.00–110.001,13018
CowsBoner 80-85%1,135112.58/cwt111.00–114.001,2783
CowsLean 85-90%1,00587.00/cwt85.00–89.008742
Bulls1,562128.76/cwt126.00–130.002,0113

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.