Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2023-02-27

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 27
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 61▲ 64 vs year ago 31 · +206.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 35▲ 43 vs year ago 6 · +716.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 1▲ 13 vs year ago 1 · +1,300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 1-10 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $212.86/cwt on 33 head.
Average price
$212.86
33 head · 455 lb average
Value per head Derived
$969
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$202
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.84
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1467217.311,01426
Medium and Large 2414196.338127thin
One grade step is worth $20.98/cwt here — about $202 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 sale33 hd
212.86
—
MS average13 barns · 1,003 hd
197.02
+15.84
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—Average1,475101.711,5004thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17791.801,08016
CowsLean 85-90%Average90475.236806thin

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)1,267$1,2413thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$1,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,083$1,1492thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,165$1,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)975$6301thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$1,4502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,225$1,4452thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,260$1,4452thin

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1270237.00/cwt237.00–237.006401
Steers—Medium and Large 2320204.00/cwt204.00–204.006531
Steers—Medium and Large 1329236.46/cwt225.00–246.007784
Steers—Medium and Large 1372235.00/cwt225.00–248.008745
Steers—Medium and Large 2383198.03/cwt194.00–202.007582
Steers—Medium and Large 1418241.29/cwt236.00–245.001,0093
Steers—Medium and Large 2425196.62/cwt194.00–199.008362
Steers—Medium and Large 1466219.54/cwt204.00–236.001,0234
Steers—Medium and Large 2480190.51/cwt190.00–191.009142
Steers—Medium and Large 1524195.78/cwt185.00–212.001,0264
Steers—Medium and Large 1585200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1701
Steers—Medium and Large 1605196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1861
Steers—Medium and Large 1715168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2011
Steers—Medium and Large 1760171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3001
Steers—Medium and Large 1805172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,3851
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1213187.76/cwt174.00–200.004002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280214.07/cwt210.00–218.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290183.00/cwt183.00–183.005311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330190.95/cwt188.00–194.006302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360181.00/cwt181.00–181.006521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367204.00/cwt204.00–204.007492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380203.68/cwt199.00–208.007742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415188.98/cwt182.00–193.007844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432190.00/cwt190.00–190.008214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2455192.00/cwt192.00–192.008742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1495184.00/cwt184.00–184.009111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525167.00/cwt167.00–167.008771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533182.00/cwt182.00–182.009705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1943
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270210.00/cwt210.00–210.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320221.06/cwt220.00–222.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330189.00/cwt189.00–189.006241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355200.00/cwt200.00–200.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370230.68/cwt223.00–243.008543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400163.00/cwt163.00–163.006521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405226.00/cwt226.00–226.009151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,328105.61/cwt95.00–118.001,4033
Bulls——1,91590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,7241
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90475.23/cwt63.50–80.006806
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10889.51/cwt81.50–93.0099212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38398.68/cwt96.50–102.001,3654
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed975630.00/head630.00–630.006301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,148.94/head950.00–1,315.001,1492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2671,241.41/head1,135.00–1,400.001,2413
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,445.00/head1,445.00–1,445.001,4452
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,445.00/head1,445.00–1,445.001,4452
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502

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.