Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2023-07-10

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 10
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
250 head
153 vs last sale 97 135 vs year ago 115 · +117.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
1 vs last sale 25 3 vs year ago 21 · +14.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
5 vs last sale 0 2 vs year ago 7 · 28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 12.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady, and there was not enough data to call a trend on feeder bulls. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was mostly attractive and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.92/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$217.92
96 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,017
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$43
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.08
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1433222.4296329
Medium and Large 1-2474220.491,04556
Medium and Large 2520197.751,0288thin
Medium and Large 3510180.339203thin
One grade step is worth $42.09/cwt here — about $43 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 sale96 hd
217.92
MS average7 barns · 731 hd
213.84
+4.08
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
BullsAverage1,475111.651,6473thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,675100.501,6831thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,06198.181,0426thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average97386.518428thin

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 PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,030$1,1851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)822$1,1303thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)828$1,1202thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1245260.00/cwt260.00–260.006371
SteersMedium and Large 2320235.00/cwt235.00–235.007521
SteersMedium and Large 2570225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2831
SteersMedium and Large 2420228.00/cwt228.00–228.009581
SteersMedium and Large 2640196.76/cwt196.00–197.501,2592
SteersMedium and Large 1-2620231.50/cwt231.50–231.501,43514
HeifersMedium and Large 1471220.41/cwt215.00–227.501,0387
HeifersMedium and Large 1270233.43/cwt230.00–237.506303
HeifersMedium and Large 1558210.99/cwt204.00–215.001,1773
SteersMedium and Large 1423247.20/cwt240.00–256.001,0463
SteersMedium and Large 1467248.39/cwt237.50–255.001,1603
SteersMedium and Large 1386269.14/cwt261.00–275.001,0394
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2535214.70/cwt208.00–227.501,14922
HeifersMedium and Large 1375226.08/cwt220.00–232.508482
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2571205.65/cwt205.00–206.001,1743
HeifersMedium and Large 1333225.39/cwt222.50–227.007514
HeifersMedium and Large 1625213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,3311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2334238.00/cwt238.00–238.007956
HeifersMedium and Large 3585176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,0301
HeifersMedium and Large 3473182.49/cwt180.00–185.008632
HeifersMedium and Large 2370208.73/cwt207.50–210.007722
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475216.69/cwt213.00–220.001,0299
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423226.79/cwt225.00–230.0095916
HeifersMedium and Large 2445213.00/cwt213.00–213.009481
HeifersMedium and Large 1517217.85/cwt211.00–227.501,1263
HeifersMedium and Large 2455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009101
HeifersMedium and Large 2545202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1041
HeifersMedium and Large 2640185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1841
HeifersMedium and Large 2570196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1171
HeifersMedium and Large 2765168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2851
BullsMedium and Large 1-2477237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,1308
BullsMedium and Large 2265232.00/cwt232.00–232.006151
BullsMedium and Large 1-2311287.00/cwt287.00–287.008935
BullsMedium and Large 2328232.50/cwt232.50–232.507632
BullsMedium and Large 2380222.37/cwt217.50–227.508452
HeifersMedium and Large 1420225.63/cwt218.00–238.009486
BullsMedium and Large 2425211.41/cwt200.00–220.008983
BullsMedium and Large 3765170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3011
BullsMedium and Large 2475215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0211
BullsMedium and Large 3565176.00/cwt176.00–176.009941
BullsMedium and Large 3485189.73/cwt186.00–195.009203
BullsMedium and Large 1-2426252.36/cwt247.00–257.501,0758
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 18801,270.00/head1,270.00–1,270.001,2701
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0301,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 18331,130.00/head950.00–1,320.001,1302
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 18001,130.00/head1,130.00–1,130.001,1301
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1775970.00/head970.00–970.009701
Bulls1,30597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,2661
Bulls1,560118.97/cwt115.00–123.001,8562
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06198.18/cwt91.50–104.001,0426
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,675100.50/cwt100.50–100.501,6831
CowsLean 85-90%97386.51/cwt72.00–91.008428
SteersMedium and Large 1567232.37/cwt225.00–240.001,3185
SteersMedium and Large 1315275.14/cwt266.00–284.008672
SteersMedium and Large 1290280.00/cwt280.00–280.008121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2470232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,0903
SteersMedium and Large 2355253.00/cwt253.00–253.008981
SteersMedium and Large 1-2542243.30/cwt240.00–244.501,31915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2417260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0844
SteersMedium and Large 1521246.45/cwt241.00–254.001,2846
BullsMedium and Large 1-2587212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2472
BullsMedium and Large 1463238.05/cwt236.00–240.001,1022
BullsMedium and Large 1318264.21/cwt260.00–272.008403
BullsMedium and Large 1670203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,3601
BullsMedium and Large 1378267.62/cwt265.00–270.001,0122
BullsMedium and Large 1505237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1991

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.