Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2023-05-29

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, May 29
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
137 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 167▲ 12 vs year ago 125 · +9.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 21▲ 4 vs year ago 72 · +5.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 112 vs last sale 3▼ 35 vs year ago 150 · −23.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady 1.00 higher. Quality as 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 $200.59/cwt on 67 head.
Average price
$200.59
67 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$968
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$102
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$36.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.19
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1444211.3993934
Medium and Large 1-2657195.001,2819thin
Medium and Large 2469191.5489918thin
Medium and Large 3479175.008386thin
One grade step is worth $36.38/cwt here — about $102 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 sale67 hd
200.59
—
MS average12 barns · 1,490 hd
201.78
−1.19
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—Average1,658112.501,8652thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,198102.421,22722
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02186.3588221

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$1,7751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,295$1,6501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,218$1,5773thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,129$1,4664thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$1,3774thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,320$1,2602thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,125$2,16027
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,057$1,45817
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,086$1,1484thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)875$8701thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)862$1,53950
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$9401thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1325261.03/cwt259.00–263.008482
Steers—Medium and Large 2340229.00/cwt229.00–229.007791
Steers—Medium and Large 1375237.40/cwt230.00–245.008902
Steers—Medium and Large 2388218.01/cwt216.00–220.008462
Steers—Medium and Large 1430233.06/cwt228.00–238.001,0022
Steers—Medium and Large 1473232.46/cwt227.00–238.001,1004
Steers—Medium and Large 1531222.17/cwt218.00–226.001,1805
Steers—Medium and Large 1568215.57/cwt210.00–221.001,2242
Steers—Medium and Large 1655216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4151
Steers—Medium and Large 1820179.05/cwt175.00–183.001,4682
Steers—Medium and Large 11,075145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2288204.66/cwt200.00–209.005893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1296216.00/cwt216.00–216.006391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323218.25/cwt215.00–223.007054
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330197.94/cwt194.00–202.006532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360209.00/cwt209.00–209.007521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378221.83/cwt214.00–228.008396
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383179.51/cwt179.00–180.006882
Heifers—Medium and Large 3408185.00/cwt185.00–185.007552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421216.48/cwt212.00–222.009118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425194.00/cwt194.00–194.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460210.01/cwt200.00–215.009667
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483192.96/cwt188.00–197.009323
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520176.00/cwt176.00–176.009151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524192.49/cwt190.00–194.001,0094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526207.25/cwt204.00–213.001,0904
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570169.00/cwt169.00–169.009631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573189.62/cwt184.00–195.001,0872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2819
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2581
Heifers—Medium and Large 3770145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1805172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,3851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2205221.00/cwt221.00–221.004531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1235242.00/cwt242.00–242.005691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1295240.00/cwt240.00–240.007081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1329239.27/cwt234.00–243.007874
Bulls—Medium and Large 2362227.37/cwt225.00–230.008233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369242.53/cwt230.00–256.0089510
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375196.00/cwt196.00–196.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423211.04/cwt205.00–217.008932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1432233.93/cwt225.00–248.001,0115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1456229.75/cwt221.00–236.001,0484
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475185.00/cwt185.00–185.008791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480198.00/cwt198.00–198.009501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1790171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2795165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810171.00/cwt170.00–172.001,3852
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,3631
Bulls——1,880130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,4441
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94071.83/cwt69.00–74.006752
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03087.88/cwt77.50–92.5090519
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178100.68/cwt93.50–105.501,18615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241106.14/cwt105.00–107.001,3177
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19801,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1291,465.91/head850.00–1,620.001,4664
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2101,377.04/head1,025.00–1,625.001,3774
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2181,576.54/head1,520.00–1,635.001,5773
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2951,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3201,260.00/head1,070.00–1,450.001,2602
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs14 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 27751,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28501,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2875870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29201,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29501,089.47/head900.00–1,260.001,0892
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19961,326.20/head1,120.00–1,460.001,3265
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0701,575.93/head1,450.00–1,695.001,5762
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0751,080.00/head1,080.00–1,080.001,0801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0891,524.93/head1,340.00–1,605.001,5258
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1051,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1501,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1651,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1752,365.00/head2,365.00–2,365.002,36521
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3701,335.00/head1,335.00–1,335.001,3351
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 18621,538.67/head1,510.00–1,600.001,53950
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,120940.00/head940.00–940.009401

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.