Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2020-03-09

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 9
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 120▲ 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 16▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 5▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers, heifers and bulls seemed steady, Slaughter cows and bulls were 3-5 cheaper.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.97/cwt on 30 head.
Average price
$128.97
30 head · 369 lb average
Value per head Derived
$476
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$85
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$46.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.37
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1364135.8449421
Medium and Large 2-3250124.003102thin
Medium and Large 2382113.234326thin
Medium and Large 365089.005791thin
One grade step is worth $46.84/cwt here — about −$85 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 sale30 hd
128.97
—
MS average13 barns · 1,051 hd
124.60
+4.37
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—Average1,27771.489133thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17854.5564313
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34553.007131thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96745.6344111

Every lot

46 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3245109.00/cwt109.00–109.002671
Steers—Medium and Large 2260146.00/cwt146.00–146.003801
Steers—Medium and Large 1315163.13/cwt157.00–168.005144
Steers—Medium and Large 1360166.94/cwt165.00–169.006012
Steers—Medium and Large 2390153.00/cwt153.00–153.005971
Steers—Medium and Large 1408161.02/cwt158.00–164.006572
Steers—Medium and Large 2495140.00/cwt140.00–140.006931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2210116.00/cwt116.00–116.002441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3250124.00/cwt124.00–124.003102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275139.48/cwt139.00–140.003842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275130.00/cwt130.00–130.003581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313139.88/cwt135.00–145.004382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360106.00/cwt106.00–106.003821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365137.00/cwt135.00–139.0050015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1450123.00/cwt123.00–123.005541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482109.12/cwt102.00–120.005263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535116.00/cwt116.00–116.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 365089.00/cwt89.00–89.005791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2195131.00/cwt131.00–131.002551
Bulls—Medium and Large 3200115.00/cwt115.00–115.002301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2230132.00/cwt132.00–132.003041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345129.00/cwt129.00–129.004451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370168.00/cwt168.00–168.006221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1416155.48/cwt148.00–165.006475
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475137.48/cwt129.00–149.006533
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535123.00/cwt123.00–123.006581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590100.00/cwt100.00–100.005901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610105.00/cwt105.00–105.006411
Bulls—Medium and Large 375093.00/cwt93.00–93.006981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,05062.50/cwt62.50–62.506561
Bulls——1,39075.97/cwt68.00–83.501,0562
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90037.50/cwt37.50–37.503381
Cows—Lean 85-90%97446.44/cwt42.50–50.5045210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17854.55/cwt47.50–60.0064313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34553.00/cwt53.00–53.007131
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,170.00/cwt1,170.00–1,170.0013,0461
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2980630.00/cwt630.00–630.006,1741
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,045765.00/cwt765.00–765.007,9941
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,300840.00/cwt840.00–840.0010,9201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3101,005.00/cwt1,005.00–1,005.0013,1661
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2745600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,4701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2900600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2918756.98/cwt730.00–780.006,9494
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1988726.96/cwt610.00–820.007,1822
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990766.80/cwt760.00–780.007,5913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035790.82/cwt700.00–900.008,1852

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.