Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2019-12-02

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 2
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 160▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 19▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 2▲ 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale the lighter weight calves were steady to 4 higher, Heavier calves were steady on both steers and hefiers. Slaughter cows/bulls were steady to 4 higher. Really nice set of replacement cows sold really well,

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $103.04/cwt on 27 head.
Average price
$103.04
27 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$466
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$175
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.02
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1393117.004592thin
Medium and Large 1-2517110.005692thin
Medium and Large 2467101.4347421
Medium and Large 328899.002852thin
One grade step is worth $18.00/cwt here — about $175 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 sale27 hd
103.04
—
MS average7 barns · 806 hd
115.06
−12.02
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—Average1,56763.749993thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23450.696266thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19034.344095thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2340136.00/cwt136.00–136.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 2375114.00/cwt114.00–114.004281
Steers—Medium and Large 1380141.00/cwt141.00–141.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 1415147.00/cwt147.00–147.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 1475134.79/cwt130.00–140.006402
Steers—Medium and Large 1535125.00/cwt125.00–125.006691
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full535104.00/cwt104.00–104.005561
Steers—Medium and Large 258095.00/cwt95.00–95.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 1765113.00/cwt113.00–113.008641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 325095.00/cwt95.00–95.002381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273114.34/cwt112.00–116.003123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300113.00/cwt113.00–113.003391
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325103.00/cwt103.00–103.003351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2358112.31/cwt109.50–115.004022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365119.00/cwt119.00–119.004341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420115.00/cwt115.00–115.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430109.50/cwt109.50–109.504711
Heifers—Medium and Large 247696.65/cwt80.00–104.504605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517110.00/cwt110.00–110.005692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523103.45/cwt102.00–105.005412
Heifers—Medium and Large 255593.50/cwt92.50–94.005193
Heifers—Medium and Large 261592.33/cwt85.00–95.505684
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3230127.00/cwt127.00–127.002921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265130.52/cwt130.00–131.003462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325143.00/cwt143.00–143.004651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368134.48/cwt134.00–135.004952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383151.99/cwt151.00–153.005822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1438141.03/cwt139.00–143.006182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470118.06/cwt116.00–120.005552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475137.00/cwt137.00–137.006511
Bulls—Medium and Large 250093.00/cwt93.00–93.004651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560108.00/cwt108.00–108.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 261392.51/cwt90.00–95.005672
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665100.00/cwt100.00–100.006651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56549.50/cwt49.50–49.507751
Bulls——1,56870.86/cwt67.50–73.501,1112
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12029.20/cwt25.00–32.503273
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23450.69/cwt49.00–53.006266
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29542.04/cwt39.00–45.505442
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,7231,726.60/cwt1,450.00–1,975.0029,7492
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1901,214.84/cwt1,125.00–1,325.0014,4574
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3601,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0017,68011
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5001,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0021,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5001,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0019,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows17 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2968669.77/cwt640.00–700.006,4832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,118953.56/cwt900.00–1,005.0010,6612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1201,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,128975.34/cwt740.00–1,175.0011,0022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,135740.00/cwt740.00–740.008,3991
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1621,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0013,6542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,173592.84/cwt520.00–660.006,9542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1821,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,0024
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,3652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2051,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0012,9541
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2631,117.81/cwt985.00–1,245.0014,11818
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2701,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,275870.00/cwt870.00–870.0011,0931
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,305720.00/cwt720.00–720.009,3961
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,310668.00/cwt665.00–670.008,7515
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3141,332.63/cwt1,250.00–1,450.0017,5115
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5451,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0016,9951

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.