Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2023-12-18

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 18
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
27 head
82 vs last sale 109 49 vs year ago 76 · 64.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
33 vs last sale 13 36 vs year ago 10 · +360.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
24 vs last sale 0 11 vs year ago 13 · +84.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was not enough data to call an accurate trend on feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $199.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits 189.62 against this barn's trailing median of $388.62.
Average price
$199.00
1 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,055
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
3.29
vs MS average
34.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2530199.001,0551thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales
430404377351median 388.6201/0501/1904/0607/0607/13
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.76, low $365.20, median $388.62 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
199.00
MS average2 barns · 34 hd
202.29
−3.29
National average131 barns · 7,625 hd
233.89
−34.89
This barn, trailing median8 sales
388.62
−189.62
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
BullsAverage1,658118.751,9684thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23298.741,21613
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52398.501,5002thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03581.6284514

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,3601thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,186$1,3017
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,153$1,2678
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,230$1,1601thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$1,0801thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,443$2,9213thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)972$1,4133thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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 1500–550525224.71/cwt215.00–235.001,1802
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550530199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,0551
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350300220.00/cwt220.00–220.006601
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400370180.00/cwt180.00–180.006661
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300290212.50/cwt212.50–212.506161
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0321
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350330225.00/cwt225.00–225.007431
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400395270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0671
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400390212.50/cwt212.50–212.508291
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400357198.46/cwt190.00–205.007093
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1961
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600555230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2771
BullsMedium and Large 11,4432,921.48/head2,700.00–3,100.002,9213
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29951,170.00/head1,170.00–1,170.001,1701
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19601,534.38/head1,290.00–1,750.001,5342
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1861,301.22/head1,070.00–1,390.001,3017
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0601,360.00/head1,360.00–1,360.001,3601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1531,266.64/head940.00–1,490.001,2678
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1101,080.00/head1,080.00–1,080.001,0801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2301,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1601
Bulls1,720121.67/cwt118.00–124.502,0933
Bulls1,470110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,6171
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,505107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,6101
CowsLean 85-90%1,03581.62/cwt70.00–91.5084514
CowsBoner 80-85%1,03085.33/cwt83.00–87.008793
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,3861
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24593.40/cwt90.00–97.001,1633
CowsBoner 80-85%1,313106.77/cwt102.00–112.001,4027

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.