Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2020-01-06

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 6
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 137▲ 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 25▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 13▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale Feeder steers and hefiers sold $6-$9 higher; Slaughter bulls and cows were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.63/cwt on 13 head.
Average price
$122.63
13 head · 440 lb average
Value per head Derived
$540
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$12
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.51
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1431124.4853711thin
Medium and Large 2488112.465492thin
One grade step is worth $12.02/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale13 hd
122.63
—
MS average7 barns · 535 hd
128.14
−5.51
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
Bulls—Average1,18069.008141thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24751.7664614
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06935.8038310

Every lot

29 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 1305159.00/cwt159.00–159.004851
Steers—Medium and Large 1355149.00/cwt149.00–149.005291
Steers—Medium and Large 2435125.00/cwt125.00–125.005441
Steers—Medium and Large 1438144.47/cwt140.00–149.006332
Steers—Medium and Large 1480145.00/cwt145.00–145.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 2490129.00/cwt129.00–129.006321
Steers—Medium and Large 1520132.00/cwt132.00–132.006861
Steers—Medium and Large 2535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006421
Steers—Medium and Large 1555129.00/cwt129.00–129.007161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375128.56/cwt125.00–131.004824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416129.00/cwt129.00–129.005374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480120.00/cwt120.00–120.005761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2488112.46/cwt110.00–115.005492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1595109.00/cwt109.00–109.006491
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385153.00/cwt153.00–153.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463140.56/cwt125.00–149.006513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475119.00/cwt119.00–119.005651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528119.16/cwt119.00–119.506293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1593115.00/cwt115.00–115.006822
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,18069.00/cwt69.00–69.008141
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06437.57/cwt31.00–43.504008
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09028.74/cwt28.50–29.003132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10548.70/cwt44.50–56.005386
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35454.06/cwt50.00–56.507328
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0351,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0012,6794
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed1,180535.00/cwt535.00–535.006,3131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,400550.00/cwt550.00–550.007,7001

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.