Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2023-03-13

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 13
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
115 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 135▲ 7 vs year ago 108 · +6.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 21▼ 39 vs year ago 43 · −90.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 18▼ 39 vs year ago 45 · −86.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls also sold steady. quality was average and demand was very high.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.90/cwt on 53 head.
Average price
$202.90
53 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$938
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$301
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$46.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.83
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2493207.761,02534
Medium and Large 1412202.6883513thin
Medium and Large 2347190.196593thin
Medium and Large 3448161.337233thin
One grade step is worth $46.43/cwt here — about $301 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 sale53 hd
202.90
—
MS average13 barns · 978 hd
196.06
+6.83
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—Average1,847112.912,0863thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,01988.619034thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$1,0651thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1278260.17/cwt257.00–265.007233
Steers—Medium and Large 2310210.00/cwt210.00–210.006511
Steers—Medium and Large 1328240.58/cwt230.00–251.007892
Steers—Medium and Large 1373242.09/cwt229.00–255.009032
Steers—Medium and Large 2415205.00/cwt205.00–205.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 1423232.76/cwt218.00–247.009852
Steers—Medium and Large 1465226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,0512
Steers—Medium and Large 1505220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1111
Steers—Medium and Large 1575200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1501
Steers—Medium and Large 1618200.48/cwt196.00–205.001,2392
Steers—Medium and Large 1710170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2071
Steers—Medium and Large 1785179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,4051
Steers—Medium and Large 2785155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2171
Steers—Medium and Large 1815179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,4591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270217.00/cwt217.00–217.005861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310207.78/cwt200.00–214.006444
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315189.29/cwt180.00–198.005962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1350211.00/cwt206.00–216.007392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2361218.00/cwt218.00–218.007875
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375170.00/cwt170.00–170.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410192.00/cwt192.00–192.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425161.00/cwt161.00–161.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433212.37/cwt208.00–217.009202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,06329
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535200.00/cwt198.00–202.001,0702
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545153.00/cwt153.00–153.008341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0311
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1211241.85/cwt232.00–250.005104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1258256.82/cwt242.50–272.006632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295214.00/cwt214.00–214.006311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333240.49/cwt229.00–264.008016
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390196.00/cwt196.00–196.007641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405195.00/cwt195.00–195.007901
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455174.00/cwt174.00–174.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1271
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,655105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,7381
Bulls——1,943116.87/cwt111.50–122.502,2712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%96784.48/cwt82.50–86.008173
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,1871
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29401,065.00/head1,065.00–1,065.001,0651
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1911125.30/cwt110.00–141.001,1415

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.