Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2023-09-25

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 25
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
337 head
152 vs last sale 185 180 vs year ago 157 · +114.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
4 vs last sale 41 19 vs year ago 18 · +105.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold 3.00 to 12.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower 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 $218.82/cwt on 143 head.
Average price
$218.82
143 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,066
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$425
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$41.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.51
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2525223.211,17376
Medium and Large 1473223.051,05537
Medium and Large 2407210.0485522
Medium and Large 3412181.707488thin
One grade step is worth $41.52/cwt here — about $425 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 sale143 hd
218.82
MS average13 barns · 1,762 hd
219.33
−0.51
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
BullsAverage1,738118.792,0657thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17397.251,14015
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,00779.3679911

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1463258.79/cwt253.00–265.001,1986
SteersMedium and Large 1385260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,2997
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,39810
SteersMedium and Large 1830218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,8091
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added658237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,5637
BullsMedium and Large 1573218.14/cwt217.50–220.001,2504
BullsMedium and Large 1685202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,3871
BullsMedium and Large 1350257.50/cwt257.50–257.509011
BullsMedium and Large 1700203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,4211
HeifersMedium and Large 1419232.58/cwt227.50–242.509755
HeifersMedium and Large 2389209.39/cwt205.00–210.008158
HeifersMedium and Large 2427217.35/cwt207.50–225.009285
HeifersMedium and Large 2523204.51/cwt204.00–205.001,0702
HeifersMedium and Large 1665197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,3131
SteersMedium and Large 3565182.54/cwt180.00–185.001,0312
HeifersMedium and Large 1318231.40/cwt225.00–237.507362
HeifersMedium and Large 1780197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,5411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2507227.63/cwt217.50–237.501,15423
HeifersMedium and Large 1630205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2921
SteersMedium and Large 1669227.14/cwt215.00–237.501,5204
SteersMedium and Large 1-2476250.57/cwt228.00–260.001,19310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added617222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,37012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added598237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,4204
HeifersMedium and Large 1573221.46/cwt215.00–225.001,2695
HeifersMedium and Large 1467219.89/cwt215.00–225.001,0276
SteersMedium and Large 2320243.44/cwt237.50–250.007794
SteersMedium and Large 1427253.40/cwt250.00–257.501,0823
SteersMedium and Large 3770187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,4441
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added570243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,3852
SteersMedium and Large 1564237.45/cwt235.00–240.001,3394
SteersMedium and Large 1534248.77/cwt240.00–262.501,3284
SteersMedium and Large 1705222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,5691
SteersMedium and Large 1620245.53/cwt237.50–247.501,5225
SteersMedium and Large 2368242.41/cwt240.00–245.008922
SteersMedium and Large 2468215.19/cwt210.00–220.001,0072
SteersMedium and Large 2415221.06/cwt205.00–235.009173
SteersMedium and Large 2526212.13/cwt200.00–227.501,1164
BullsMedium and Large 1473235.35/cwt225.00–245.001,1136
BullsMedium and Large 1420235.06/cwt230.00–240.009872
CowsLean 85-90%92866.15/cwt60.00–73.006143
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04193.09/cwt93.00–93.509695
CowsBoner 80-85%1,170107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,2521
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24698.47/cwt94.00–104.001,2279
CowsLean 85-90%1,02577.57/cwt75.00–80.007952
CowsLean 85-90%1,04086.57/cwt83.00–91.009006
Bulls1,735119.88/cwt117.00–122.002,0804
Bulls1,440105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5121
Bulls1,893123.51/cwt122.50–124.502,3382
BullsMedium and Large 2371225.31/cwt222.00–233.0083610
BullsMedium and Large 3550180.00/cwt180.00–180.009901
BullsMedium and Large 3360180.00/cwt180.00–180.006481
BullsMedium and Large 3440175.00/cwt175.00–175.007701
BullsMedium and Large 2565203.72/cwt202.50–205.001,1512
BullsMedium and Large 2505198.66/cwt190.00–207.501,0032
BullsMedium and Large 1517224.11/cwt220.00–230.001,1596
BullsMedium and Large 2775187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,4531
BullsMedium and Large 2478209.58/cwt200.00–222.501,0026
BullsMedium and Large 2320240.81/cwt230.00–245.007715
BullsMedium and Large 2640197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,2641
BullsMedium and Large 2240247.50/cwt247.50–247.505941
HeifersMedium and Large 2260213.80/cwt212.50–215.005562
HeifersMedium and Large 3468185.88/cwt180.00–195.008703
HeifersMedium and Large 3323189.22/cwt180.00–197.506112
BullsMedium and Large 2420210.00/cwt210.00–210.008821
BullsMedium and Large 2250250.00/cwt250.00–250.006251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2565217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2295
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2415237.00/cwt237.00–237.009844
HeifersMedium and Large 2320213.75/cwt212.50–215.006842
HeifersMedium and Large 3440195.00/cwt195.00–195.008581
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added685222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,5242
HeifersMedium and Large 1220225.00/cwt225.00–225.004951
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2473217.12/cwt210.00–225.001,02723
HeifersMedium and Large 1374230.96/cwt225.00–239.008647
HeifersMedium and Large 2473202.43/cwt200.00–205.009572
HeifersMedium and Large 2560190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0641
HeifersMedium and Large 3235150.00/cwt150.00–150.003531
HeifersMedium and Large 3570172.50/cwt172.50–172.509831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2571216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2338
HeifersMedium and Large 1523219.83/cwt207.50–230.001,1508

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.