Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2023-07-10

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 10
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
250 head
▲ 153 vs last sale 97▲ 135 vs year ago 115 · +117.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 25▲ 3 vs year ago 21 · +14.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 0▼ 2 vs year ago 7 · −28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 12.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady, and there was not enough data to call a trend on feeder bulls. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was mostly attractive 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 $217.92/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$217.92
96 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,017
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$43
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.08
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1433222.4296329
Medium and Large 1-2474220.491,04556
Medium and Large 2520197.751,0288thin
Medium and Large 3510180.339203thin
One grade step is worth $42.09/cwt here — about $43 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 sale96 hd
217.92
—
MS average7 barns · 731 hd
213.84
+4.08
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—Average1,475111.651,6473thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,675100.501,6831thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,06198.181,0426thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average97386.518428thin

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 PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,030$1,1851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)822$1,1303thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)828$1,1202thin

Every lot

66 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 1245260.00/cwt260.00–260.006371
Steers—Medium and Large 1290280.00/cwt280.00–280.008121
Steers—Medium and Large 1315275.14/cwt266.00–284.008672
Steers—Medium and Large 2320235.00/cwt235.00–235.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 2355253.00/cwt253.00–253.008981
Steers—Medium and Large 1386269.14/cwt261.00–275.001,0394
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0844
Steers—Medium and Large 2420228.00/cwt228.00–228.009581
Steers—Medium and Large 1423247.20/cwt240.00–256.001,0463
Steers—Medium and Large 1467248.39/cwt237.50–255.001,1603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,0903
Steers—Medium and Large 1521246.45/cwt241.00–254.001,2846
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2542243.30/cwt240.00–244.501,31915
Steers—Medium and Large 1567232.37/cwt225.00–240.001,3185
Steers—Medium and Large 2570225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620231.50/cwt231.50–231.501,43514
Steers—Medium and Large 2640196.76/cwt196.00–197.501,2592
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270233.43/cwt230.00–237.506303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333225.39/cwt222.50–227.007514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334238.00/cwt238.00–238.007956
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370208.73/cwt207.50–210.007722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375226.08/cwt220.00–232.508482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420225.63/cwt218.00–238.009486
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423226.79/cwt225.00–230.0095916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445213.00/cwt213.00–213.009481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471220.41/cwt215.00–227.501,0387
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473182.49/cwt180.00–185.008632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475216.69/cwt213.00–220.001,0299
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517217.85/cwt211.00–227.501,1263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535214.70/cwt208.00–227.501,14922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558210.99/cwt204.00–215.001,1773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571205.65/cwt205.00–206.001,1743
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,0301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,3311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265232.00/cwt232.00–232.006151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2311287.00/cwt287.00–287.008935
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318264.21/cwt260.00–272.008403
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328232.50/cwt232.50–232.507632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378267.62/cwt265.00–270.001,0122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380222.37/cwt217.50–227.508452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425211.41/cwt200.00–220.008983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426252.36/cwt247.00–257.501,0758
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463238.05/cwt236.00–240.001,1022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,1308
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485189.73/cwt186.00–195.009203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1991
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565176.00/cwt176.00–176.009941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2587212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,3601
Bulls—Medium and Large 3765170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,2661
Bulls——1,560118.97/cwt115.00–123.001,8562
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97386.51/cwt72.00–91.008428
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06198.18/cwt91.50–104.001,0426
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,675100.50/cwt100.50–100.501,6831
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1775970.00/head970.00–970.009701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18001,130.00/head1,130.00–1,130.001,1301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18331,130.00/head950.00–1,320.001,1302
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18801,270.00/head1,270.00–1,270.001,2701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0301,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851

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.