Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2019-10-21

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 21
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
114 head
▼ 160 vs last sale 274▲ 114 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 34▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 37▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and heifers were mostly steady. Demand was moderate. Over all quality of feeders was low to average. Slaughter Bulls and Cows were steady to 4 higher. Better quality slaughter cattle this week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $109.55/cwt on 37 head.
Average price
$109.55
37 head · 450 lb average
Value per head Derived
$492
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$14
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 3
$14.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.16
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3365114.004165thin
Medium and Large 1478112.565385thin
Medium and Large 1-2486112.0854511thin
Medium and Large 2446109.3348810thin
Medium and Large 343499.044306thin
One grade step is worth $14.96/cwt here — about −$14 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 sale37 hd
109.55
—
MS average13 barns · 674 hd
109.70
−0.16
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—Average1,73775.791,3163thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16148.975694thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01840.934179thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58539.506261thin

Every lot

47 lots · USDA AMS · Grenada Stockyard - Grenada, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1445128.00/cwt128.00–128.005701
Steers—Medium and Large 1465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3272104.00/cwt104.00–104.002832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275120.00/cwt120.00–120.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350113.00/cwt110.00–116.003962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375118.00/cwt118.00–118.004435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed402114.00/cwt114.00–114.004584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-346099.00/cwt99.00–99.004552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472104.40/cwt104.00–105.004935
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480105.50/cwt104.00–106.505064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512106.00/cwt106.00–106.005432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575102.50/cwt102.50–102.505892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650119.00/cwt119.00–119.007741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2313121.56/cwt120.00–123.003802
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320113.00/cwt110.00–116.003622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363134.39/cwt129.00–140.004882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed365114.00/cwt114.00–114.004165
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377118.04/cwt109.00–125.004453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2412115.50/cwt115.50–115.504762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430110.51/cwt97.00–125.004752
Bulls—Medium and Large 343599.00/cwt99.00–99.004311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460115.38/cwt113.00–117.005315
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480100.00/cwt100.00–100.004801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520103.00/cwt103.00–103.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 352584.63/cwt80.00–89.004442
Bulls—Medium and Large 153098.00/cwt98.00–98.005191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2537103.50/cwt103.50–103.505562
Bulls—Medium and Large 156898.00/cwt97.00–99.005572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575109.00/cwt109.00–109.006272
Bulls—Medium and Large 261090.00/cwt90.00–90.005491
Bulls—Medium and Large 271582.00/cwt82.00–82.005861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,64073.50/cwt73.50–73.501,2051
Bulls——1,78576.94/cwt75.00–79.001,3732
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80036.50/cwt36.50–36.502921
Cows—Lean 85-90%99540.00/cwt40.00–40.003981
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05030.00/cwt30.00–30.003151
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05343.64/cwt42.50–45.004606
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14047.30/cwt45.00–50.005393
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22554.00/cwt54.00–54.006621
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58539.50/cwt39.50–39.506261
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1965740.00/cwt740.00–740.007,1411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,248722.14/cwt650.00–770.009,0124
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,440520.00/cwt520.00–520.007,4881
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,100670.00/cwt670.00–670.007,3701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,440830.00/cwt830.00–830.0011,9521

This sale against other markets

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.