Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2020-05-25

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, May 25
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
222 head
▲ 169 vs last sale 53▲ 222 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 2▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 2▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week it was much better run of cattle. Feeder steers were steady to $6 higher, Feeder heifers were steady to $3 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 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 $116.56/cwt on 65 head.
Average price
$116.56
65 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$554
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$5.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.93
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522119.1162214thin
Medium and Large 1-2490118.0257826
Medium and Large 2-3437114.004982thin
Medium and Large 2432113.5749123
One grade step is worth $5.55/cwt here — about $131 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 sale65 hd
116.56
—
MS average13 barns · 1,270 hd
119.48
−2.93
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—Average1,44585.121,2303thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18861.7773413
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09548.2452814

Every lot

61 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2377129.10/cwt121.00–135.004873
Steers—Medium and Large 1384145.52/cwt140.00–154.005596
Steers—Medium and Large 1410143.96/cwt141.00–147.005902
Steers—Medium and Large 2421121.92/cwt115.00–134.005135
Steers—Medium and Large 1460142.62/cwt138.00–147.006563
Steers—Medium and Large 2468118.99/cwt111.00–132.0055711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480137.00/cwt137.00–137.006582
Steers—Medium and Large 2511116.45/cwt110.00–122.005956
Steers—Medium and Large 351899.49/cwt99.00–100.005152
Steers—Medium and Large 1520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006761
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3557106.00/cwt106.00–106.005902
Steers—Medium and Large 3565100.00/cwt100.00–100.005651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566130.00/cwt130.00–130.007363
Steers—Medium and Large 2566114.66/cwt106.50–120.006495
Steers—Medium and Large 1595125.50/cwt125.50–125.507471
Steers—Medium and Large 2635118.00/cwt118.00–118.007491
Steers—Medium and Large 2660112.00/cwt105.00–117.007393
Steers—Medium and Large 370085.00/cwt85.00–85.005951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340133.00/cwt133.00–133.004521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380118.66/cwt110.00–123.004519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385135.00/cwt135.00–135.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423129.18/cwt126.00–135.005463
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433114.84/cwt99.00–120.004977
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3437114.00/cwt114.00–114.004982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465122.00/cwt121.00–123.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465121.47/cwt120.50–122.5056518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481105.81/cwt100.00–114.505094
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500105.00/cwt94.00–116.005252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510117.01/cwt116.00–118.005972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537112.68/cwt112.00–113.006056
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570107.00/cwt107.00–107.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575103.00/cwt103.00–103.005922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661108.26/cwt107.00–110.007164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720101.00/cwt101.00–101.007271
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1200147.00/cwt147.00–147.002941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315136.00/cwt136.00–136.004281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322146.68/cwt140.00–150.004723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373144.32/cwt139.00–148.005383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417140.00/cwt140.00–140.005842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430137.73/cwt126.00–149.005923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450139.00/cwt139.00–139.006261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470115.00/cwt115.00–115.005411
Bulls—Medium and Large 251096.00/cwt96.00–96.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520109.00/cwt109.00–109.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570117.12/cwt110.00–125.006684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650107.00/cwt107.00–107.006961
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,44585.12/cwt81.50–88.501,2303
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08651.89/cwt46.00–56.0056410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11939.13/cwt30.00–44.504384
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13259.97/cwt52.50–64.5067910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37367.76/cwt64.25–70.759303
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.009,6751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29101,483.59/cwt1,075.00–1,625.0013,5014
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1991,216.03/cwt1,075.00–1,360.0014,5805
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,725.00/cwt1,725.00–1,725.0022,5981
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2790740.00/cwt740.00–740.005,8461
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2823814.89/cwt700.00–900.006,7072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2845974.50/cwt810.00–1,175.008,2353
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,123998.55/cwt950.00–1,050.0011,2142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,198871.33/cwt700.00–1,075.0010,4393
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2726578.21/cwt550.00–600.004,1984

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.