Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2022-08-15

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 15
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
151 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 102▲ 13 vs year ago 138 · +9.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 22▲ 21 vs year ago 40 · +52.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 5▼ 5 vs year ago 16 · −31.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers were steady to $7 higher, Heifers steady to $6higher, Bull calves higher 2-8, sslaughter cows and bulls steady to $6 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $174.49/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$174.49
57 head · 424 lb average
Value per head Derived
$740
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$92
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+22.64
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1415183.8976421
Medium and Large 1-2446175.0078018thin
Medium and Large 2413162.9967218thin
One grade step is worth $20.90/cwt here — about $92 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 sale57 hd
174.49
—
MS average13 barns · 580 hd
151.85
+22.64
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—Low1,658108.131,7926thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23281.741,00724
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02571.8473614

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 PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,197$1,2906
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,420$1,2501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)895$8301thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2355166.00/cwt166.00–166.005891
Steers—Medium and Large 1450191.00/cwt191.00–191.008601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495173.00/cwt173.00–173.008566
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505169.50/cwt169.50–169.508562
Steers—Medium and Large 2540156.00/cwt156.00–156.008422
Steers—Medium and Large 1560164.00/cwt164.00–164.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 2595145.00/cwt145.00–145.008631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1240166.00/cwt166.00–166.003981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1255156.00/cwt156.00–156.003981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332163.08/cwt160.00–169.005413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2342149.64/cwt145.00–154.005123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366166.00/cwt166.00–166.006083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375158.59/cwt152.00–163.005955
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385147.00/cwt147.00–147.005661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415130.00/cwt130.00–130.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422157.12/cwt154.00–163.006635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2447158.00/cwt158.00–158.007062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477154.06/cwt147.00–164.007355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2487141.00/cwt141.00–141.006872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535145.00/cwt145.00–145.007761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1542147.35/cwt145.00–152.007993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570146.00/cwt146.00–146.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573141.01/cwt137.00–146.008083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633143.55/cwt139.00–148.009092
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2210186.00/cwt186.00–186.003911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285208.04/cwt207.00–209.005932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285150.35/cwt140.00–160.004282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325185.27/cwt180.00–189.006023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1338207.85/cwt199.00–219.007033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360195.00/cwt193.00–199.007023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381187.00/cwt187.00–187.007128
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395160.00/cwt160.00–160.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430159.50/cwt154.00–165.006862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1432178.80/cwt166.00–190.007727
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450169.00/cwt169.00–169.007616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468169.64/cwt163.00–178.007944
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477160.93/cwt158.00–167.007686
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518148.94/cwt145.00–155.007723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550152.00/cwt152.00–152.008361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568160.00/cwt160.00–160.009094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615155.00/cwt155.00–155.009531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32577.00/cwt77.00–77.001,0201
Bulls——1,724114.36/cwt110.00–119.001,9725
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02571.84/cwt65.50–77.0073614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18580.96/cwt75.00–85.0095920
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46685.67/cwt85.00–87.001,2564
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2895830.00/head830.00–830.008301
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2725104.48/cwt94.00–128.007573
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1971,290.01/head1,200.00–1,340.001,2906
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4201,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501

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.