Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2022-08-29

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 29
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
187 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 140▲ 152 vs year ago 35 · +434.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 21▲ 5 vs year ago 32 · +15.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 2 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and hifers sold envenly steady, slaughter cows and 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 $152.57/cwt on 49 head.
Average price
$152.57
49 head · 420 lb average
Value per head Derived
$640
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.65
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1439155.6068437
Medium and Large 1-2355155.005501thin
Medium and Large 2359142.1851011thin
One grade step is worth $13.42/cwt here — about $174 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 sale49 hd
152.57
—
MS average13 barns · 1,381 hd
148.92
+3.65
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—Low1,501105.291,5804thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11082.399157thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94570.3666511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,12070.007841thin

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)1,170$1,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,260$1,0662thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$9701thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,265$1,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)705$3001thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275203.00/cwt203.00–203.005581
Steers—Medium and Large 2345165.00/cwt165.00–165.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 2355169.00/cwt169.00–169.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1378195.02/cwt190.00–200.007373
Steers—Medium and Large 1416192.97/cwt180.00–209.008039
Steers—Medium and Large 2420167.47/cwt165.00–170.007032
Steers—Medium and Large 2465170.00/cwt170.00–170.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 1470189.12/cwt184.00–197.008894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529160.87/cwt158.00–165.008515
Steers—Medium and Large 1535175.00/cwt175.00–175.009361
Steers—Medium and Large 1565166.33/cwt165.00–167.009403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572168.00/cwt168.00–168.009612
Steers—Medium and Large 1600166.00/cwt166.00–166.009964
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655155.95/cwt150.00–159.001,0213
Steers—Medium and Large 1700149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245167.00/cwt167.00–167.004091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1245157.00/cwt157.00–157.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270153.00/cwt153.00–153.004132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285142.95/cwt125.00–156.004074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327165.89/cwt154.00–171.005425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2355155.00/cwt155.00–155.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378161.91/cwt155.00–168.006125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385138.99/cwt138.00–140.005352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423158.07/cwt155.00–164.006696
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425139.05/cwt135.00–142.005913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471152.60/cwt137.00–158.007198
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522151.14/cwt145.00–156.007896
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560152.00/cwt152.00–152.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613146.02/cwt140.00–152.008952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725135.00/cwt135.00–135.009791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235183.00/cwt183.00–183.004301
Bulls—Medium and Large 3285140.00/cwt140.00–140.003991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2288178.62/cwt165.00–186.005143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290197.59/cwt189.00–207.005734
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325190.61/cwt165.00–200.006195
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330173.00/cwt173.00–173.005711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2353167.02/cwt164.00–170.005902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371194.07/cwt159.00–207.007209
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417184.77/cwt175.00–198.007703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420164.00/cwt145.00–179.006893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455169.00/cwt169.00–169.007691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458161.56/cwt150.00–173.007402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520153.00/cwt153.00–153.007961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535144.00/cwt144.00–144.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560145.00/cwt145.00–145.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2602145.00/cwt145.00–145.008732
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,07591.00/cwt91.00–91.009781
Bulls——1,643110.05/cwt104.00–114.001,8083
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94570.36/cwt60.00–75.0066511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07091.00/cwt91.00–91.009741
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11780.95/cwt78.00–85.009046
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,12070.00/cwt70.00–70.007841
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2705300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950970.00/head970.00–970.009701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,065.75/head1,060.00–1,070.001,0662
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.