Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2021-03-15

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 15
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 115▲ 155 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 11▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 4▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers were steady to $4 higher, Heifers were higher 3-7. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Really nice run of calves today with demand being stronger, especially for calves going back to grass.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $156.73/cwt on 69 head.
Average price
$156.73
69 head · 418 lb average
Value per head Derived
$655
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$71
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.95
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1386165.1463838
Medium and Large 1-2481147.8271122
Medium and Large 2396143.005679thin
One grade step is worth $22.14/cwt here — about $71 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 sale69 hd
156.73
—
MS average13 barns · 1,295 hd
150.78
+5.95
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—Low1,42468.269724thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14757.0465410
CowsLean 85-90%Average91142.5938814

Every lot

55 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1220177.50/cwt177.50–177.503911
Steers—Medium and Large 1280180.00/cwt180.00–180.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 2295141.00/cwt141.00–141.004161
Steers—Medium and Large 2305150.00/cwt150.00–150.004582
Steers—Medium and Large 1313171.57/cwt171.00–175.0053713
Steers—Medium and Large 2358140.64/cwt120.00–161.005032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367165.00/cwt165.00–165.006062
Steers—Medium and Large 1374172.12/cwt169.00–179.006444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418146.58/cwt140.00–153.006136
Steers—Medium and Large 1419162.93/cwt150.00–170.0068311
Steers—Medium and Large 2423145.37/cwt141.00–150.006152
Steers—Medium and Large 1471162.02/cwt157.50–165.007634
Steers—Medium and Large 2475145.00/cwt145.00–145.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476155.02/cwt151.00–168.007384
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2501147.50/cwt147.50–147.507393
Steers—Medium and Large 1522141.60/cwt135.00–147.507393
Steers—Medium and Large 1555134.00/cwt134.00–134.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562140.00/cwt140.00–140.007877
Steers—Medium and Large 2625129.00/cwt129.00–129.008061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275123.00/cwt123.00–123.003381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285137.00/cwt137.00–137.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328141.00/cwt141.00–141.004622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330125.00/cwt125.00–125.004132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363135.00/cwt135.00–135.004903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370142.42/cwt131.00–147.005278
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375129.00/cwt129.00–129.004841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2407137.50/cwt137.50–137.505602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2408123.93/cwt120.00–129.005063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426138.63/cwt134.00–141.005916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2457133.00/cwt133.00–133.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468130.77/cwt126.00–137.006124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1508124.49/cwt122.50–126.506322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515117.50/cwt117.50–117.506051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555105.00/cwt105.00–105.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575119.00/cwt119.00–119.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620114.00/cwt114.00–114.007071
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373165.02/cwt164.00–166.006162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418156.40/cwt154.00–159.006542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525135.66/cwt130.00–141.007122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585114.00/cwt114.00–114.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720115.00/cwt115.00–115.008281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2760113.00/cwt113.00–113.008591
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31055.00/cwt55.00–55.007211
Bulls——1,46272.68/cwt65.00–82.501,0633
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight73530.00/cwt30.00–30.002212
Cows—Lean 85-90%89040.00/cwt40.00–40.003561
Cows—Lean 85-90%94545.11/cwt40.00–52.5042611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14757.04/cwt51.50–63.5065410
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045915.00/cwt915.00–915.009,5621
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045665.00/cwt665.00–665.006,9491
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2745800.00/cwt800.00–800.005,9601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,230898.37/cwt850.00–935.0011,0502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2637425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,7072

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.