Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2023-02-06

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 6
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 88▲ 14 vs year ago 95 · +14.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 14▲ 12 vs year ago 10 · +120.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 12▲ 9 vs year ago 6 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold $6-12 higher, Slaughter cows sold 8-14 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.37/cwt on 35 head.
Average price
$163.37
35 head · 416 lb average
Value per head Derived
$680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$214
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.28
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1419173.7872819thin
Medium and Large 1-2528153.008086thin
Medium and Large 2343149.8151410thin
One grade step is worth $23.97/cwt here — about $214 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
163.37
—
MS average11 barns · 864 hd
164.66
−1.28
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16591.301,06413
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05674.377856thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,145$1,3463thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,073$1,1912thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,430$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,0101thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,245$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$9601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,520$1,5701thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,520$1,4501thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2235184.00/cwt184.00–184.004321
Steers—Medium and Large 2265193.43/cwt190.00–195.005133
Steers—Medium and Large 1280215.93/cwt212.00–220.006052
Steers—Medium and Large 2328192.37/cwt190.00–195.006312
Steers—Medium and Large 1364222.39/cwt199.00–234.008095
Steers—Medium 2390143.00/cwt143.00–143.005581
Steers—Medium and Large 2425171.11/cwt162.00–180.007272
Steers—Medium and Large 1440195.00/cwt195.00–195.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1478192.83/cwt185.00–199.009223
Steers—Medium and Large 1505200.49/cwt199.00–202.001,0122
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2213149.00/cwt149.00–149.003173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260166.00/cwt166.00–166.004323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1272178.99/cwt177.00–181.004873
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313152.28/cwt143.00–162.004774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1342172.00/cwt172.00–172.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369176.18/cwt170.00–182.006505
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380159.00/cwt159.00–159.006041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430172.00/cwt172.00–172.007401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465154.00/cwt154.00–154.007161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478172.59/cwt169.00–176.008253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528170.42/cwt165.00–174.009003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570167.00/cwt167.00–167.009521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695129.00/cwt129.00–129.008971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2796140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1143
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250215.00/cwt215.00–215.005381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1283207.43/cwt200.00–215.005872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318219.01/cwt211.00–230.006963
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330178.00/cwt178.00–178.005871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385165.00/cwt165.00–165.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425175.51/cwt175.00–176.007462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485168.00/cwt168.00–168.008151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527173.34/cwt165.00–181.009143
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545160.00/cwt160.00–160.008721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0131
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05674.37/cwt65.00–86.507856
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16591.30/cwt80.00–101.001,06413
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5201,570.00/head1,570.00–1,570.001,5701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5201,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,191.36/head1,160.00–1,225.001,1912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,346.32/head1,320.00–1,360.001,3463
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4301,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001

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.