Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2023-04-24

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 24
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
198 head
▲ 94 vs last sale 104▲ 183 vs year ago 15 · +1,220.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 21▼ 27 vs year ago 55 · −49.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 4▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold mostly seady, 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 $209.23/cwt on 71 head.
Average price
$209.23
71 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$988
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$332
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$27.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.45
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2501213.981,07332
Medium and Large 1461210.1496931
Medium and Large 2397186.697418thin
One grade step is worth $27.29/cwt here — about $332 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 sale71 hd
209.23
—
MS average13 barns · 1,738 hd
194.78
+14.45
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—Average1,391112.741,5685thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19498.071,1718thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,67585.001,4241thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average96879.0676515

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,290$1,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)755$9901thin

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2315205.00/cwt205.00–205.006461
Steers—Medium and Large 1316266.72/cwt259.00–272.008434
Steers—Medium and Large 1370259.44/cwt242.00–274.009604
Steers—Medium and Large 2380205.23/cwt185.00–226.007802
Steers—Medium and Large 1430251.78/cwt240.00–260.001,0833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440265.29/cwt263.00–271.001,16710
Steers—Medium and Large 1463244.56/cwt234.00–255.001,1322
Steers—Medium and Large 2490204.85/cwt190.00–220.001,0042
Steers—Medium and Large 2535186.00/cwt186.00–186.009951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2541240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2985
Steers—Medium and Large 1570210.21/cwt205.00–218.001,1983
Steers—Medium and Large 1619220.50/cwt214.00–224.001,3654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2638222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4164
Steers—Medium and Large 1660215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4191
Steers—Medium and Large 2685198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,3903
Steers—Medium and Large 1815172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1268227.09/cwt225.00–229.006092
Heifers—Medium and Large 2307189.15/cwt175.00–203.005813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321216.82/cwt210.00–229.006964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378218.89/cwt204.00–227.008274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2391232.00/cwt232.00–232.009075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405222.00/cwt222.00–222.008991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424226.87/cwt226.00–228.0096213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432186.35/cwt179.00–190.008053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470217.23/cwt210.00–225.001,0219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480183.50/cwt180.00–187.008812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521206.11/cwt184.00–220.001,0745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575198.92/cwt190.00–208.001,1442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633178.30/cwt175.00–180.001,1293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,1951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2278
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265237.00/cwt237.00–237.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1295254.00/cwt254.00–254.007491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355204.00/cwt204.00–204.007241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378239.99/cwt220.00–263.009077
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400190.00/cwt190.00–190.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423227.28/cwt208.00–245.009615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471219.77/cwt187.00–238.001,0355
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518195.29/cwt178.00–202.001,0124
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,391112.74/cwt105.00–119.001,5685
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96767.24/cwt63.00–73.006503
Cows—Lean 85-90%96882.02/cwt70.00–90.0079412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19498.07/cwt93.00–108.001,1718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,4241
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2755990.00/head990.00–990.009901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,100.00/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.