Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2023-09-04

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 4
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
221 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 257▲ 91 vs year ago 130 · +70.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 105▲ 10 vs year ago 50 · +20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 5▼ 12 vs year ago 16 · −75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.33/cwt on 78 head.
Average price
$213.33
78 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,146
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$117
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$33.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.22
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1488219.061,06822
Medium and Large 1-2644215.661,38834
Medium and Large 2402208.1283618thin
Medium and Large 3513185.539514thin
One grade step is worth $33.53/cwt here — about $117 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 sale78 hd
213.33
—
MS average13 barns · 1,364 hd
218.56
−5.22
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
Bulls—Average1,250120.001,5002thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,117105.081,17425
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03190.6093414

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,195$1,4951thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$1,2012thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)805$1,7501thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1—340270.73/cwt265.00–272.509204
HeifersMedium and Large 1—280237.50/cwt237.50–237.506651
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—405237.50/cwt237.50–237.509625
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—595227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,3544
HeifersMedium and Large 1—515212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,0941
SteersMedium and Large 2—460215.00/cwt215.00–215.009891
SteersMedium and Large 2—385232.50/cwt232.50–232.508951
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—530222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1794
HeifersMedium and Large 1—363234.95/cwt227.50–242.508532
HeifersMedium and Large 1—438232.41/cwt227.50–237.501,0182
SteersMedium and Large 2—410235.00/cwt235.00–235.009641
SteersMedium and Large 1—378262.60/cwt257.00–267.509938
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—466257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,2003
SteersMedium and Large 1—510240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2241
SteersMedium and Large 1—475255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2111
HeifersMedium and Large 1—325230.10/cwt225.00–237.507484
SteersMedium and Large 2—537190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0202
SteersMedium and Large 2—675190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2831
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—525225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1813
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—653225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4697
SteersMedium and Large 2—255215.00/cwt215.00–215.005481
SteersMedium and Large 2—315248.07/cwt240.00–252.507813
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—753238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,7923
SteersMedium and Large 1—800218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7441
SteersMedium and Large 1—700225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5751
SteersMedium and Large 1—585217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—340247.50/cwt247.50–247.508426
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—561257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,4454
BullsMedium and Large 1—382263.76/cwt260.00–265.001,0084
BullsMedium and Large 1—420242.83/cwt236.00–250.001,0202
BullsMedium and Large 1—570214.32/cwt207.00–221.001,2223
BullsMedium and Large 1—272280.71/cwt275.00–282.507644
BullsMedium and Large 1—519220.60/cwt212.50–228.001,1454
BullsMedium and Large 1—335259.25/cwt257.50–261.008682
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03190.60/cwt84.00–97.0093414
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,115104.18/cwt98.00–109.001,16222
Bulls——1,440125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,8001
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,130111.69/cwt111.00–112.001,2623
Bulls——1,060115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2191
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1951,495.00/head1,495.00–1,495.001,4951
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,0251,200.73/head1,150.00–1,250.001,2012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—8051,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
HeifersMedium and Large 3—472187.37/cwt180.00–195.008843
BullsMedium and Large 2—550197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,0861
BullsMedium and Large 2—430217.87/cwt212.50–223.009372
BullsMedium and Large 2—395245.00/cwt245.00–245.009681
BullsMedium and Large 2—345210.00/cwt210.00–210.007251
BullsMedium and Large 1—460235.45/cwt231.00–240.001,0832
HeifersMedium and Large 2—510200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0201
BullsMedium and Large 2—295247.50/cwt247.50–247.507301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—424237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,0075
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—540217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1726
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—575205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1793
HeifersMedium and Large 3—635180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1431
HeifersMedium and Large 2—665185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2301
HeifersMedium and Large 1—622210.90/cwt200.00–215.001,3125
HeifersMedium and Large 2—240212.50/cwt212.50–212.505101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—617229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,4135
HeifersMedium and Large 1—683200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3663
HeifersMedium and Large 2—280203.28/cwt200.00–210.005693
HeifersMedium and Large 2—373214.79/cwt210.00–222.508018
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—767200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,53416
HeifersMedium and Large 1—468214.93/cwt212.50–222.501,0064
HeifersMedium and Large 2—465210.50/cwt210.50–210.509791
HeifersMedium and Large 2—435212.50/cwt212.50–212.509241
HeifersMedium and Large 2—345217.50/cwt217.50–217.507501
HeifersMedium and Large 2—750180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3501
SteersMedium and Large 1—420255.98/cwt240.00–265.001,0754

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.