Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2023-04-03

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 3
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 115▲ 64 vs year ago 31 · +206.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 35▼ 16 vs year ago 57 · −28.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 3▲ 5 vs year ago 13 · +38.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week stters sold steadt to 7 higher, heifers sold steady. 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 $198.68/cwt on 34 head.
Average price
$198.68
34 head · 664 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,319
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$190
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$43.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.48
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521227.721,18611thin
Medium and Large 2430189.008131thin
Medium and Large 1-2746184.591,37722
One grade step is worth $43.13/cwt here — about −$190 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 sale34 hd
198.68
—
MS average12 barns · 900 hd
220.16
−21.48
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—Low1,382100.411,3874thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16496.201,11917
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00976.907765thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,295$1,4542thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,310$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,4301thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,004$1,2173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,152$1,1474thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)915$7801thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)635$6601thin

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1310265.00/cwt265.00–265.008221
Steers—Medium and Large 1360269.00/cwt269.00–269.009681
Steers—Medium and Large 1400247.00/cwt247.00–247.009881
Steers—Medium and Large 2430189.00/cwt189.00–189.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 1465237.00/cwt235.00–239.001,1022
Steers—Medium and Large 1540224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,2101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2541214.01/cwt211.00–215.001,1584
Steers—Medium and Large 1612209.65/cwt202.00–214.001,2833
Steers—Medium and Large 1655197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2901
Steers—Medium and Large 1700200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2703190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3369
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2796175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2947159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,5065
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215144.00/cwt144.00–144.003101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265220.19/cwt215.00–225.005842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323219.68/cwt211.00–232.007103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335170.00/cwt170.00–170.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378208.56/cwt200.00–217.007882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380219.00/cwt219.00–219.008327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428207.80/cwt194.00–222.008894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470191.00/cwt191.00–191.008981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523194.76/cwt183.00–205.001,0193
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1230240.00/cwt240.00–240.005521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2255249.00/cwt249.00–249.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1278268.18/cwt260.00–281.007463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315256.68/cwt231.00–284.008094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373247.19/cwt241.00–254.009222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420224.00/cwt224.00–224.009411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463229.52/cwt228.00–231.001,0632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525174.33/cwt170.00–179.009152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——91065.00/cwt65.00–65.005921
Bulls——1,30093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,2091
Bulls——1,658121.82/cwt113.00–128.002,0202
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93062.50/cwt62.50–62.505811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02980.50/cwt77.50–84.008284
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12392.88/cwt87.00–96.001,04311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238102.28/cwt100.50–106.001,2666
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28751,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,453.63/head1,430.00–1,475.001,4542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29781,123.27/head1,100.00–1,150.001,1232
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,430.00/head1,430.00–1,430.001,4301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,405.00/head1,405.00–1,405.001,4051
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0581,016.08/head980.00–1,050.001,0162
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,277.97/head1,170.00–1,360.001,2782
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2635660.00/head660.00–660.006601
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915780.00/head780.00–780.007801

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.