Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2023-06-19

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 19
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 65▼ 46 vs year ago 100 · −46.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 34▲ 5 vs year ago 41 · +12.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 2▼ 45 vs year ago 50 · −90.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was not enough comparable data to call an accurate trend on feeder cattle, however, a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows sold lower 7.00 to 10.00 and slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $215.44/cwt on 18 head.
Average price
$215.44
18 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$995
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$266
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$52.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.33
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1470229.161,07812thin
Medium and Large 2418210.008772thin
Medium and Large 3459177.008124thin
One grade step is worth $52.16/cwt here — about $266 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 sale18 hd
215.44
—
MS average13 barns · 524 hd
201.11
+14.33
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—Average1,518115.021,7467thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17593.861,10324
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00881.398208thin

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)1,168$1,4674thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,020$1,4351thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2315215.00/cwt215.00–215.006771
Steers—Medium and Large 1535237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310190.00/cwt190.00–190.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335210.00/cwt210.00–210.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350207.00/cwt207.00–207.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367223.00/cwt223.00–223.008182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1445206.00/cwt206.00–206.009171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1453218.56/cwt207.00–230.009902
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465182.00/cwt182.00–182.008461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485195.00/cwt195.00–195.009461
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525175.00/cwt175.00–175.009191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580193.33/cwt190.00–200.001,1213
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3245180.00/cwt180.00–180.004411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315225.00/cwt225.00–225.007091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330257.50/cwt257.50–257.508501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410247.00/cwt245.00–249.001,0132
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450185.00/cwt185.00–185.008331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481223.35/cwt210.00–245.001,0744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510207.48/cwt205.00–210.001,0582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0141
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535182.00/cwt182.00–182.009741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2401
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605161.00/cwt161.00–161.009741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,238102.26/cwt100.00–105.001,2662
Bulls——1,630120.12/cwt110.00–129.001,9585
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00881.39/cwt78.00–85.008208
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16493.46/cwt88.00–100.001,08823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,425103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,4681
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0201,435.00/head1,435.00–1,435.001,4351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1681,467.14/head1,280.00–1,555.001,4674

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.