Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2021-08-23

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 23
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 138▲ 20 vs year ago 72 · +27.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 40▲ 8 vs year ago 14 · +57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers were higher 1-5, slaughter cows were higher 2-5.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.12/cwt on 29 head.
Average price
$122.12
29 head · 428 lb average
Value per head Derived
$523
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$96
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.15
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1478129.4061811thin
Small and Medium 2240125.003001thin
Medium and Large 2398118.6247316thin
Medium and Large 355095.005231thin
One grade step is worth $34.40/cwt here — about $96 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 sale29 hd
122.12
—
MS average13 barns · 1,302 hd
132.26
−10.15
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—Low1,52067.751,0302thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13865.347446thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16456.646598thin

Every lot

47 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 1310166.00/cwt166.00–166.005151
Steers—Medium and Large 2320159.00/cwt159.00–159.005091
Steers—Medium and Large 2360146.00/cwt146.00–146.005262
Steers—Medium 3400110.00/cwt110.00–110.004401
Steers—Medium and Large 1420159.12/cwt154.00–165.006686
Steers—Medium and Large 1455155.00/cwt155.00–155.007052
Steers—Medium and Large 2473126.92/cwt122.00–132.006002
Steers—Medium and Large 2593134.00/cwt134.00–134.007952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2597140.00/cwt140.00–140.008362
Steers—Medium and Large 1605138.00/cwt138.00–138.008351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2238127.22/cwt120.00–134.003032
Heifers—Small and Medium 2240125.00/cwt125.00–125.003001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268120.00/cwt120.00–120.003222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327122.31/cwt117.00–126.004003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330131.50/cwt131.50–131.504341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380137.00/cwt136.00–138.005212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383121.76/cwt121.00–122.504662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410116.00/cwt116.00–116.004761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423136.11/cwt134.00–138.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473127.85/cwt124.00–132.006052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485120.47/cwt118.00–123.005842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1500134.00/cwt134.00–134.006701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518108.55/cwt107.00–110.005622
Heifers—Medium and Large 355095.00/cwt95.00–95.005231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555110.00/cwt110.00–110.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645109.00/cwt109.00–109.007031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685116.00/cwt116.00–116.007951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200148.00/cwt146.00–150.002962
Bulls—Small and Medium 2275130.00/cwt130.00–130.003581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323169.64/cwt167.00–172.005482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338143.53/cwt142.00–145.004852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410129.00/cwt129.00–129.005291
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460109.00/cwt109.00–109.005011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477129.60/cwt125.00–134.006183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485130.00/cwt130.00–130.006311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523122.01/cwt120.00–124.006382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635123.98/cwt123.00–125.007872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2653118.50/cwt118.00–119.007742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675128.00/cwt128.00–128.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715124.00/cwt124.00–124.008871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790123.00/cwt123.00–123.009721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37059.00/cwt59.00–59.008081
Bulls——1,67076.50/cwt76.50–76.501,2781
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13865.34/cwt60.50–69.507446
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16456.64/cwt54.00–60.006598

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.