Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2021-02-08

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 8
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 84▲ 35 vs year ago 84 · +41.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 3▲ 17 vs year ago 2 · +850.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 1▲ 24 vs year ago 1 · +2,400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.35/cwt on 66 head.
Average price
$122.35
66 head · 454 lb average
Value per head Derived
$556
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$33
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.62
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1446125.0355848
Medium and Large 1-2465124.505795thin
Medium and Large 2474113.0853711thin
Medium and Large 3508103.505252thin
One grade step is worth $21.53/cwt here — about $33 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 sale66 hd
122.35
—
MS average13 barns · 1,137 hd
123.96
−1.62
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—Average1,72086.741,4923thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average94351.534867thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02345.134627thin

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1318161.98/cwt161.00–163.005152
Steers—Medium and Large 1375167.56/cwt165.00–173.006283
Steers—Medium and Large 2390141.00/cwt141.00–141.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 1443151.32/cwt150.00–154.006703
Steers—Medium and Large 2445145.00/cwt145.00–145.006451
Steers—Medium and Large 1457149.40/cwt140.00–154.006833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2492136.00/cwt136.00–136.006692
Steers—Medium and Large 1525140.00/cwt140.00–140.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1558139.49/cwt139.00–140.007782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575135.00/cwt135.00–135.007763
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295137.00/cwt137.00–137.004041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310125.00/cwt125.00–125.003881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317133.98/cwt133.00–135.004253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376134.16/cwt128.00–143.005049
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388121.98/cwt120.00–125.004733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417126.17/cwt120.00–132.0052610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425121.00/cwt121.00–121.005141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465124.50/cwt124.50–124.505795
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470105.00/cwt105.00–105.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476122.12/cwt115.00–126.0058113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513108.33/cwt105.00–110.005563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524118.18/cwt113.00–124.0061910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545102.00/cwt102.00–102.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573105.96/cwt103.00–109.006072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1590112.00/cwt112.00–112.006611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605112.00/cwt112.00–112.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 263595.00/cwt95.00–95.006031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280146.00/cwt146.00–146.004091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315180.00/cwt180.00–180.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420156.67/cwt156.00–158.006583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435135.53/cwt133.00–138.005902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470138.24/cwt135.00–144.006503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570120.33/cwt117.00–126.006863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580104.00/cwt104.00–104.006031
Bulls—Medium and Large 267290.00/cwt90.00–90.006052
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,72086.74/cwt84.50–90.501,4923
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%94351.53/cwt49.50–53.504867
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02345.13/cwt40.00–48.504627
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1971957.53/cwt900.00–1,000.009,2984
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,015891.86/cwt870.00–910.009,0523
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2501,245.00/cwt1,245.00–1,245.0015,5631
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1945800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,5601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1925680.00/cwt680.00–680.006,2901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1979851.85/cwt790.00–930.008,3406
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,091911.34/cwt870.00–950.009,9439

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.