Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2022-03-21

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 21
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
86 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 108▲ 9 vs year ago 77 · +11.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 43▲ 17 vs year ago 5 · +340.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer and heifers were higher 4-10, Slaughter cows and bullswere 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 $143.44/cwt on 37 head.
Average price
$143.44
37 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$647
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$164
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$14.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.65
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2472146.3969124
Medium and Large 1421141.765968thin
Medium and Large 2399132.025275thin
One grade step is worth $14.37/cwt here — about $164 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 sale37 hd
143.44
—
MS average13 barns · 1,129 hd
142.80
+0.65
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—Average1,52087.751,3342thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06166.6770710

Every lot

39 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1270180.00/cwt180.00–180.004861
Steers—Medium and Large 2300178.00/cwt178.00–178.005341
Steers—Medium and Large 1310176.00/cwt176.00–176.005461
Steers—Medium and Large 1350183.00/cwt183.00–183.006411
Steers—Medium and Large 1428169.50/cwt169.00–170.007252
Steers—Medium and Large 1469172.35/cwt163.00–183.008086
Steers—Medium and Large 2510144.00/cwt144.00–144.007341
Steers—Medium and Large 1514166.99/cwt158.00–176.008585
Steers—Medium and Large 1570164.00/cwt164.00–164.009351
Steers—Medium and Large 1610160.00/cwt160.00–160.009761
Steers—Medium and Large 1735138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1255140.00/cwt140.00–140.003571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310143.00/cwt143.00–143.004431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350124.00/cwt124.00–124.004341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1390150.00/cwt150.00–150.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420144.17/cwt137.50–147.006067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429140.01/cwt138.00–142.006014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2443129.04/cwt122.00–136.005722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450135.00/cwt135.00–135.006081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465144.00/cwt144.00–144.006701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476149.30/cwt140.50–151.0071112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525143.50/cwt143.50–143.507533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1540140.00/cwt140.00–140.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2552141.00/cwt141.00–141.007782
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235177.50/cwt177.50–177.504171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270172.50/cwt172.50–172.504661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310166.00/cwt166.00–166.005151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365167.50/cwt167.50–167.506111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370176.00/cwt176.00–176.006512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1395172.00/cwt172.00–172.006791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2492162.50/cwt162.50–162.508002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550162.50/cwt162.50–162.508941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620126.00/cwt126.00–126.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670125.00/cwt125.00–125.008381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26560.00/cwt60.00–60.007591
Bulls——1,775115.50/cwt115.50–115.502,0501
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight63550.00/cwt50.00–50.003181
Cows—Lean 85-90%82545.00/cwt45.00–45.003711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14471.46/cwt59.00–90.008188

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.