Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2022-04-04

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 4
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 118 vs last sale 149▼ 33 vs year ago 64 · −51.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 62▲ 44 vs year ago 13 · +338.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 38▼ 2 vs year ago 15 · −13.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers were mostly steady, Slaughter cows were lower 4-6, Slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.60/cwt on 20 head.
Average price
$123.60
20 head · 433 lb average
Value per head Derived
$535
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$2
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$46.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.61
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2328140.904623thin
Medium and Large 1438139.616127thin
Medium and Large 2423126.005324thin
Medium and Large 2-348694.674606thin
One grade step is worth $46.23/cwt here — about $2 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 sale20 hd
123.60
—
MS average13 barns · 1,266 hd
143.20
−19.61
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—Average1,37496.951,3325thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10580.1988615
CowsLean 85-90%Average88452.844676thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2320140.00/cwt140.00–140.004481
Steers—Medium and Large 2380167.00/cwt167.00–167.006351
Steers—Medium and Large 1385177.50/cwt177.50–177.506831
Steers—Medium and Large 2430154.54/cwt151.00–158.006652
Steers—Medium and Large 1475174.00/cwt174.00–174.008271
Steers—Medium and Large 2520147.50/cwt147.50–147.507671
Steers—Medium and Large 2550133.00/cwt133.00–133.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1575146.00/cwt146.00–146.008401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275130.00/cwt130.00–130.003581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323144.67/cwt140.00–149.004672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328140.90/cwt136.00–150.004623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1388148.45/cwt146.00–151.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2395126.00/cwt126.00–126.004981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1400151.00/cwt151.00–151.006041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-344097.00/cwt97.00–97.004274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450128.00/cwt128.00–128.005761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1490124.00/cwt124.00–124.006081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-357790.00/cwt90.00–90.005192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755116.00/cwt116.00–116.008761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275179.00/cwt179.00–179.004922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320179.50/cwt179.00–180.005742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368156.00/cwt156.00–156.005744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378185.00/cwt185.00–185.006992
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395124.00/cwt124.00–124.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460149.00/cwt149.00–149.006851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2502110.00/cwt110.00–110.005522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665114.00/cwt114.00–114.007581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29693.69/cwt90.00–100.001,2144
Bulls——1,685110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,8541
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85557.16/cwt54.50–60.004894
Cows—Lean 85-90%94344.20/cwt41.00–48.504172
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10580.19/cwt75.00–85.5088615
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,215830.00/cwt830.00–830.0010,0851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2815700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,7051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955780.00/cwt780.00–780.007,4491
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,043705.47/cwt690.00–720.007,3582
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120849.16/cwt700.00–960.009,5114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,160850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,8601
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed745600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,4701

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.