Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2023-05-01

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, May 1
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
101 head
▼ 97 vs last sale 198▲ 50 vs year ago 51 · +98.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 28▲ 26 vs year ago 10 · +260.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 15 vs year ago 18 · −83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold unevenly steady and feeder heifers sold steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. quality was average and demand was good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.38/cwt on 33 head.
Average price
$203.38
33 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$959
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$354
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$52.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.79
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2461227.001,0465thin
Medium and Large 1497211.261,05017thin
Medium and Large 2509190.509694thin
Medium and Large 3397174.746937thin
One grade step is worth $52.26/cwt here — about $354 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
203.38
—
MS average13 barns · 1,075 hd
195.59
+7.79
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—Average1,375115.001,5811thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12391.841,03117
CowsLean 85-90%Average98872.197138thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,4051thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)945$9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,3951thin

Every lot

47 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 2255219.00/cwt219.00–219.005581
Steers—Medium and Large 1288266.39/cwt251.00–281.007672
Steers—Medium and Large 1318274.65/cwt270.00–277.008733
Steers—Medium and Large 2363223.00/cwt223.00–223.008092
Steers—Medium and Large 1373241.62/cwt239.00–244.009012
Steers—Medium and Large 1440234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,0301
Steers—Medium and Large 2445229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,0191
Steers—Medium and Large 1458241.56/cwt230.00–253.001,1062
Steers—Medium and Large 1515238.72/cwt231.00–246.001,2292
Steers—Medium and Large 2570192.11/cwt180.00–204.001,0952
Steers—Medium and Large 1590223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,3161
Steers—Medium and Large 1685200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3701
Steers—Medium and Large 1710207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4701
Steers—Medium and Large 3780163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,2711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3220190.00/cwt190.00–190.004181
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323191.07/cwt190.00–192.006172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330223.00/cwt223.00–223.007361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385227.00/cwt227.00–227.008741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405222.04/cwt218.00–229.008993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420207.00/cwt206.00–208.008692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1450208.00/cwt208.00–208.009361
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455167.67/cwt164.00–175.007633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added461227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,0465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530210.44/cwt204.00–218.001,1156
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545148.00/cwt148.00–148.008071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562203.24/cwt195.00–208.001,1423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,0521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600197.50/cwt197.00–198.001,1852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0231
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2228216.31/cwt214.00–219.004932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290215.00/cwt215.00–215.006241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330226.00/cwt226.00–226.007461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400234.00/cwt234.00–234.009361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2408204.11/cwt198.00–210.008332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480195.00/cwt195.00–195.009361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,1311
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515150.00/cwt150.00–150.007731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520191.00/cwt191.00–191.009931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,375115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,5811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97074.64/cwt65.00–82.507247
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11055.00/cwt55.00–55.006111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,120101.50/cwt101.50–101.501,1371
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12391.24/cwt84.50–97.501,02516
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1751,395.00/head1,395.00–1,395.001,3951
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1945950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,405.00/head1,405.00–1,405.001,4051

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.