Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2022-08-08

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 8
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 89▼ 22 vs year ago 124 · −17.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 15▲ 7 vs year ago 15 · +46.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 3▼ 29 vs year ago 34 · −85.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers were higher 8-16, heifers higher 10-15, slaughter cows were higher 4-8.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.55/cwt on 33 head.
Average price
$151.55
33 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$708
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$150
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.29
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1472153.2472330
Medium and Large 2425134.675723thin
One grade step is worth $18.57/cwt here — about $150 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 sale33 hd
151.55
—
MS average13 barns · 847 hd
144.26
+7.29
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—Average1,65086.501,4271thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,03879.818289thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average93458.505476thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,445$1,2401thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)995$9401thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1335190.00/cwt190.00–190.006371
Steers—Medium and Large 1378195.43/cwt184.00–203.007393
Steers—Medium and Large 1430186.67/cwt170.00–191.508035
Steers—Medium and Large 1458178.74/cwt171.00–184.008193
Steers—Medium and Large 1512180.00/cwt180.00–180.009222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2606167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0129
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1393
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2962125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2032
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295144.00/cwt144.00–144.004251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340163.00/cwt163.00–163.005541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379157.80/cwt152.00–172.005987
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427157.01/cwt146.50–165.006709
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466154.67/cwt147.00–160.007214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513151.93/cwt149.00–155.007794
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610132.00/cwt132.00–132.008051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683141.00/cwt141.00–141.009633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740135.00/cwt135.00–135.009991
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2240164.00/cwt150.00–178.003942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290183.00/cwt183.00–183.005311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1305198.00/cwt198.00–198.006041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320150.00/cwt150.00–150.004801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373190.62/cwt185.00–202.007113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428177.04/cwt165.00–185.007586
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458176.93/cwt173.00–181.008102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470167.00/cwt167.00–167.007851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515157.00/cwt157.00–157.008091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,65086.50/cwt86.50–86.501,4271
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84551.50/cwt50.00–53.004352
Cows—Lean 85-90%97962.00/cwt56.00–70.006074
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03879.81/cwt75.00–88.008289
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2995940.00/head940.00–940.009401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4451,240.00/head1,240.00–1,240.001,2401

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.