Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2022-09-26

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 26
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
157 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 178▼ 43 vs year ago 200 · −21.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 39▼ 10 vs year ago 28 · −35.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 0▼ 28 vs year ago 44 · −63.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers were mixed, 4 lower to 4 higher, heifer and bull calves were lower 3-6, slaughter cows were lower 2-6.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.50/cwt on 45 head.
Average price
$138.50
45 head · 440 lb average
Value per head Derived
$610
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$96
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.67
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1415141.3658631
Medium and Large 1-2576137.507918thin
Medium and Large 2392125.094906thin
One grade step is worth $16.26/cwt here — about $96 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 sale45 hd
138.50
—
MS average13 barns · 1,178 hd
143.17
−4.67
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—Average1,860100.001,8601thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13477.918838thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98862.716197thin

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)1,200$8901thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$7801thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,070$7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$6701thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,015$6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,375$1,0601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,339$1,0576

Every lot

53 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2375135.00/cwt135.00–135.005061
Steers—Medium and Large 2425137.00/cwt137.00–137.005821
Steers—Medium and Large 1470176.00/cwt176.00–176.008271
Steers—Medium and Large 2470154.00/cwt154.00–154.007241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2497182.00/cwt182.00–182.009052
Steers—Medium and Large 2530147.00/cwt142.00–154.007793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540162.00/cwt162.00–162.008752
Steers—Medium and Large 1595177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611155.00/cwt155.00–155.009474
Steers—Medium and Large 1623155.39/cwt142.00–166.009687
Steers—Medium and Large 1667147.50/cwt137.00–161.009843
Steers—Medium and Large 1715144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0301
Steers—Medium and Large 1760138.51/cwt137.00–140.001,0532
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1272142.99/cwt138.00–151.003893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290133.00/cwt133.00–133.003861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305120.00/cwt120.00–120.003661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324140.90/cwt135.00–147.004578
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373144.00/cwt140.00–147.005374
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378126.28/cwt120.00–133.004772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422142.64/cwt133.00–155.006025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455125.00/cwt125.00–125.005691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469143.41/cwt135.00–154.006734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1503138.50/cwt138.00–139.006972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527140.00/cwt140.00–140.007384
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545120.00/cwt120.00–120.006541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560138.67/cwt136.00–143.007773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605133.00/cwt133.00–133.008051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624135.00/cwt135.00–135.008424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680137.00/cwt137.00–137.009321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2268160.78/cwt155.00–172.004314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320174.00/cwt174.00–174.005571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333149.22/cwt140.00–157.004973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368176.97/cwt173.00–181.006512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2386159.82/cwt157.00–164.006175
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478142.41/cwt137.00–148.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505154.55/cwt149.00–160.007802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515136.00/cwt136.00–136.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550138.00/cwt138.00–138.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575129.00/cwt129.00–129.007421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625131.46/cwt129.00–134.008222
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,860100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,8601
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97556.00/cwt56.00–56.005461
Cows—Lean 85-90%99063.83/cwt52.00–74.006326
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13477.91/cwt75.00–83.008838
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010780.00/head780.00–780.007801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040670.00/head670.00–670.006701
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,070700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200890.00/head890.00–890.008901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,285929.73/head900.00–950.009304
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4481,312.16/head1,260.00–1,360.001,3122

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.