Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2023-02-13

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 13
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
143 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 109▲ 78 vs year ago 65 · +120.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 22▲ 13 vs year ago 19 · +68.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 15▼ 18 vs year ago 28 · −64.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.72/cwt on 68 head.
Average price
$176.72
68 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$817
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$53
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$24.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.23
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2471179.1484437
Medium and Large 1450174.4678530
Medium and Large 2510155.007911thin
One grade step is worth $24.14/cwt here — about $53 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 sale68 hd
176.72
—
MS average11 barns · 1,434 hd
163.49
+13.23
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—Average1,760101.711,7902thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18886.341,02613
CowsLean 85-90%Low95166.336317thin

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)1,015$1,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,305$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,075$8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$7001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,200$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,318$1,2106

Every lot

49 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1260234.00/cwt234.00–234.006081
Steers—Medium and Large 1320227.50/cwt224.00–231.007282
Steers—Medium and Large 2370185.00/cwt185.00–185.006851
Steers—Medium and Large 1385225.07/cwt222.00–230.008673
Steers—Medium and Large 1423221.22/cwt213.00–227.009364
Steers—Medium and Large 2439183.27/cwt170.00–190.008054
Steers—Medium and Large 1469212.82/cwt204.00–217.009984
Steers—Medium and Large 2488164.10/cwt145.00–183.008012
Steers—Medium and Large 2500145.00/cwt145.00–145.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 1538208.51/cwt207.00–210.001,1222
Steers—Medium and Large 1578192.23/cwt181.00–199.001,1113
Steers—Medium and Large 1600179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1230171.00/cwt171.00–171.003931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265186.00/cwt186.00–186.004931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321180.79/cwt173.00–188.005807
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370188.91/cwt186.00–193.0069914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383186.03/cwt183.00–190.007123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408176.02/cwt172.00–180.007182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465179.83/cwt177.00–183.008365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2490178.63/cwt174.00–180.5087510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2500174.00/cwt174.00–174.008702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510155.00/cwt155.00–155.007911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524168.40/cwt165.00–176.008825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563170.00/cwt170.00–170.009578
Heifers—Medium and Large 1590168.00/cwt168.00–168.009912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613163.00/cwt163.00–163.009993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620163.50/cwt163.00–164.001,0142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325237.00/cwt237.00–237.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345189.00/cwt189.00–189.006521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383218.78/cwt210.00–227.008382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385195.00/cwt195.00–195.007511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473200.98/cwt198.00–204.009512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475186.00/cwt186.00–186.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518185.93/cwt183.00–189.009632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,760101.71/cwt97.50–105.001,7902
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84556.88/cwt50.00–60.004813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03073.42/cwt66.50–78.507564
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17985.53/cwt78.00–92.501,00812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,2481
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,194.45/head1,120.00–1,265.001,1944
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3551,240.00/head1,240.00–1,240.001,2402

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.