Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2020-09-21

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 21
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 83▼ 4 vs year ago 117 · −3.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 8▲ 0 vs year ago 15 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 4 vs year ago 5 · −80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00 to 4.00.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.36/cwt on 40 head.
Average price
$118.36
40 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$562
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$11
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.07
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1436123.9154027
Medium and Large 1-2627112.507054thin
Medium and Large 2493109.005376thin
Medium and Large 358095.005513thin
One grade step is worth $28.91/cwt here — about −$11 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 sale40 hd
118.36
—
MS average11 barns · 1,017 hd
118.43
−0.07
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—Average1,89092.381,7462thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14253.5761210
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07345.764913thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1388149.37/cwt143.00–156.005802
Steers—Medium and Large 1479138.08/cwt135.00–139.506614
Steers—Medium and Large 1521130.76/cwt130.00–132.006814
Steers—Medium and Large 1560130.48/cwt127.00–133.007313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2641122.00/cwt122.00–122.007824
Steers—Medium and Large 2750111.00/cwt111.00–111.008331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1268133.17/cwt129.00–137.003573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340122.51/cwt122.00–123.004172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369131.09/cwt124.00–135.004845
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375110.00/cwt110.00–110.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420124.53/cwt122.00–129.005234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430117.00/cwt117.00–117.005031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455111.00/cwt110.00–112.005052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467121.26/cwt115.00–126.505665
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500104.00/cwt104.00–104.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520110.00/cwt110.00–110.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522122.73/cwt119.00–129.506413
Heifers—Medium and Large 356095.00/cwt95.00–95.005321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564116.47/cwt111.00–124.006574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605107.00/cwt107.00–107.006471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627112.50/cwt112.50–112.507054
Heifers—Medium and Large 368086.00/cwt86.00–86.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 272295.00/cwt95.00–95.006861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1255153.00/cwt153.00–153.003901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275143.00/cwt143.00–143.003931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305140.00/cwt140.00–140.004271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325156.49/cwt156.00–157.005092
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390120.00/cwt120.00–120.004681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400141.00/cwt140.00–142.005642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420125.12/cwt120.00–130.005262
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425116.46/cwt115.00–118.004952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475127.16/cwt124.50–130.006042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475113.48/cwt113.00–114.005392
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475109.28/cwt106.00–112.005193
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530107.67/cwt106.00–110.005713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2537115.50/cwt115.50–115.506204
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580106.00/cwt106.00–106.006151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645102.00/cwt102.00–102.006581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650107.00/cwt107.00–107.006962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670107.00/cwt107.00–107.007171
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,89092.38/cwt90.50–94.251,7462
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07345.76/cwt45.00–47.504913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10952.24/cwt50.00–55.005799
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44065.50/cwt65.50–65.509431
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1935700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,5451

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.