Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2023-10-02

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 2
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
266 head
71 vs last sale 337 149 vs year ago 117 · +127.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
1 vs last sale 37 2 vs year ago 34 · +5.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 6.00 12.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. 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 $196.04/cwt on 95 head.
Average price
$196.04
95 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$917
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$303
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$48.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
16.73
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1445210.4893622
Medium and Large 1-2513207.141,06335
Medium and Large 2459183.8784427
Medium and Large 3392161.7363311thin
One grade step is worth $48.74/cwt here — about $303 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 sale95 hd
196.04
MS average12 barns · 1,071 hd
212.77
−16.73
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
BullsAverage1,795116.012,0822thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15994.781,0989thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45080.001,1601thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98467.186619thin

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
HeifersMedium and Large 2475200.00/cwt200.00–200.009501
HeifersMedium and Large 2569185.13/cwt175.00–190.001,0537
HeifersMedium and Large 2421180.40/cwt175.00–190.007597
HeifersMedium and Large 1430222.93/cwt215.00–229.009596
HeifersMedium and Large 1550206.33/cwt200.00–215.001,1353
HeifersMedium and Large 1520200.98/cwt200.00–202.001,0452
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2480212.11/cwt207.50–217.501,01818
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2575203.34/cwt195.00–215.001,1697
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2646189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,2214
SteersMedium and Large 2450213.00/cwt213.00–213.009591
SteersMedium and Large 1290237.50/cwt235.00–240.006892
SteersMedium and Large 1680225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5301
SteersMedium and Large 1471239.85/cwt232.50–245.001,1307
HeifersMedium and Large 1330211.30/cwt205.00–218.006972
HeifersMedium and Large 1280203.82/cwt200.00–207.505712
SteersMedium and Large 1571226.24/cwt215.00–237.001,2924
SteersMedium and Large 1-2613210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,28710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2408258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,0539
SteersMedium and Large 2270227.50/cwt227.50–227.506141
SteersMedium and Large 2720184.49/cwt184.00–185.001,3282
SteersMedium and Large 2560210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1761
SteersMedium and Large 1433244.75/cwt236.00–253.001,0604
SteersMedium and Large 1365252.07/cwt243.00–260.009203
SteersMedium and Large 1-2527230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2125
SteersMedium and Large 1-2593235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3943
SteersMedium and Large 1315227.50/cwt227.50–227.507171
SteersMedium and Large 1525243.14/cwt235.00–250.001,2765
BullsMedium and Large 1367229.52/cwt220.00–243.008427
BullsMedium and Large 1425227.39/cwt212.50–239.009666
BullsMedium and Large 1331228.81/cwt220.00–235.007575
BullsMedium and Large 1478226.20/cwt225.00–227.501,0812
BullsMedium and Large 1645190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2261
BullsMedium and Large 1290245.00/cwt245.00–245.007111
CowsLean 85-90%87254.69/cwt44.00–63.004773
CowsLean 85-90%1,04073.42/cwt65.00–80.007646
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1601
CowsBoner 80-85%1,350100.44/cwt97.00–104.001,3562
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10493.16/cwt88.00–96.001,0287
Bulls1,795116.01/cwt115.50–116.502,0822
BullsMedium and Large 3630145.00/cwt145.00–145.009141
BullsMedium and Large 3433162.49/cwt160.00–165.007042
BullsMedium and Large 3705147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,0401
BullsMedium and Large 3655169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1071
BullsMedium and Large 2425190.00/cwt190.00–190.008081
BullsMedium and Large 2492195.67/cwt190.00–197.509634
BullsMedium and Large 2628177.06/cwt170.00–189.001,1123
BullsMedium and Large 2368207.25/cwt207.00–207.507632
BullsMedium and Large 2310198.77/cwt197.50–200.006162
BullsMedium and Large 2725182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3231
BullsMedium and Large 1-2513225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1546
BullsMedium and Large 1-2612189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1575
HeifersMedium and Large 3605154.00/cwt154.00–154.009321
HeifersMedium and Large 3505170.00/cwt170.00–170.008591
HeifersMedium and Large 2675190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2831
HeifersMedium and Large 1373214.15/cwt212.50–217.507993
HeifersMedium and Large 1610186.54/cwt184.00–189.001,1382
HeifersMedium and Large 1478213.10/cwt207.50–219.001,0192
HeifersMedium and Large 2503183.49/cwt180.00–190.009234
HeifersMedium and Large 2327182.40/cwt165.00–196.005963
HeifersMedium and Large 2385191.25/cwt190.00–192.507362
HeifersMedium and Large 3314156.25/cwt152.50–160.004914
HeifersMedium and Large 3377164.20/cwt160.00–172.506193
HeifersMedium and Large 3405168.73/cwt167.50–170.006832
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2536185.00/cwt185.00–185.009923
HeifersMedium and Large 2275176.05/cwt172.50–180.004842
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2366232.50/cwt232.50–232.508513

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.