Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2022-06-20

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 20
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 145▲ 33 vs year ago 67 · +49.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 3▲ 23 vs year ago 18 · +127.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 0▲ 32 vs year ago 18 · +177.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold mostly steady, slaughter cows and bulls were steady. nice set of pairs and breds sold really good, pairs had really nice calves on side.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $154.90/cwt on 35 head.
Average price
$154.90
35 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$855
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$287
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$2.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.32
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2433156.4267810thin
Medium and Large 1-2589154.4691018thin
Medium and Large 1627153.849657thin
One grade step is worth $2.58/cwt here — about −$287 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 sale35 hd
154.90
—
MS average13 barns · 785 hd
160.22
−5.32
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—Average1,403101.311,4213thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13580.7491612
CowsLean 85-90%Average99471.917157thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,293$1,2112thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$1,0401thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$9901thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,075$9351thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,653$1,5762thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,360$1,3503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,328$1,2916
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,149$1,1894thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,220$9523thin

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2328166.95/cwt165.00–169.005482
Steers—Medium and Large 2408157.48/cwt155.00–160.006432
Steers—Medium and Large 1440159.00/cwt159.00–159.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 2458153.79/cwt152.00–156.007044
Steers—Medium and Large 2515150.10/cwt145.00–155.007732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532161.00/cwt161.00–161.008574
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2551153.00/cwt153.00–153.008433
Steers—Medium and Large 1565162.00/cwt162.00–162.009151
Steers—Medium and Large 1610153.00/cwt153.00–153.009331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620152.48/cwt150.50–155.0094511
Steers—Medium and Large 1667155.30/cwt153.00–159.001,0363
Steers—Medium and Large 1775137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0621
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245145.00/cwt145.00–145.003551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290152.00/cwt152.00–152.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1355146.55/cwt143.00–150.005202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427140.16/cwt135.00–149.005985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455139.00/cwt139.00–139.006321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465122.94/cwt116.00–129.005723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518144.97/cwt142.00–150.007513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524148.00/cwt148.00–148.007765
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545115.00/cwt115.00–115.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578140.51/cwt140.00–141.008122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy595128.50/cwt127.00–130.007652
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1230170.00/cwt170.00–170.003911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2358149.07/cwt139.00–159.005342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405120.00/cwt120.00–120.004861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440157.00/cwt152.00–162.006912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460157.00/cwt157.00–157.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1640132.00/cwt132.00–132.008451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,403101.31/cwt99.00–105.001,4213
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99471.91/cwt70.00–75.007157
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13580.74/cwt76.00–86.0091612
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,105843.52/head805.00–880.008442
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1331,260.46/head1,200.00–1,310.001,2602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,116.95/head930.00–1,260.001,1172
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3021,325.68/head1,170.00–1,440.001,3265
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3601,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4501,170.00/head1,170.00–1,170.001,1701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4601,120.00/head1,120.00–1,120.001,1201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6531,575.87/head1,550.00–1,600.001,5762
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955990.00/head990.00–990.009901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075935.00/head935.00–935.009351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,040.00/head1,040.00–1,040.001,0401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2931,210.68/head1,160.00–1,260.001,2112

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.