Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2023-06-26

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 26
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 54▼ 31 vs year ago 128 · −24.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 46▼ 90 vs year ago 115 · −78.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was not enough comparable data to call and accurate trend on feeder bulls and feeder steers. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter 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 $204.77/cwt on 39 head.
Average price
$204.77
39 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,029
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$389
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$48.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.65
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2460225.001,0355thin
Medium and Large 1486220.311,07117thin
Medium and Large 2582185.511,08113thin
Medium and Large 3367176.046464thin
One grade step is worth $48.97/cwt here — about $389 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 sale39 hd
204.77
—
MS average13 barns · 1,256 hd
211.42
−6.65
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—Average1,599122.141,9536thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20797.311,1756thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average96478.787595thin

Every lot

37 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 1330250.00/cwt250.00–250.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1388257.32/cwt247.00–267.509982
Steers—Medium and Large 1435236.70/cwt232.50–241.001,0302
Steers—Medium and Large 2445227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2449251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,1278
Steers—Medium and Large 1455258.55/cwt248.00–270.001,1763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2383
Steers—Medium and Large 1540224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,2101
Steers—Medium and Large 1553227.46/cwt218.00–237.001,2582
Steers—Medium and Large 2590200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1801
Steers—Medium and Large 1605217.50/cwt215.00–220.001,3162
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323178.88/cwt167.00–185.005783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373234.15/cwt227.50–237.508733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427225.86/cwt222.50–227.509643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445192.00/cwt192.00–192.008541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479221.39/cwt215.00–227.501,0604
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500167.50/cwt167.50–167.508381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510222.43/cwt218.00–227.001,1344
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523189.50/cwt180.00–195.009913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576185.12/cwt176.00–195.001,0664
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613185.96/cwt184.00–188.001,1402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2676179.59/cwt175.00–189.001,2143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3231
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365254.00/cwt254.00–254.009271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405229.00/cwt229.00–229.009271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405220.00/cwt220.00–220.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463231.32/cwt223.00–247.501,0714
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465184.65/cwt180.00–189.008592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555189.57/cwt182.00–197.001,0522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,599122.14/cwt118.50–127.001,9536
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93555.00/cwt55.00–55.005141
Cows—Lean 85-90%97184.72/cwt79.00–89.008234
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20797.31/cwt93.00–105.001,1756

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.