Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2023-07-17

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 17
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
152 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 250▲ 87 vs year ago 65 · +133.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 24▲ 25 vs year ago 8 · +312.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 5▼ 5 vs year ago 6 · −83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold mostly steady, and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $255.10/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$255.10
57 head · 417 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,065
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$58
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$34.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.98
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2429261.741,12420
Medium and Large 1387261.581,01226
Medium and Large 2468227.711,06511thin
One grade step is worth $34.03/cwt here — about $58 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 sale57 hd
255.10
—
MS average13 barns · 1,157 hd
243.12
+11.98
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—Average1,390113.501,5781thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,125101.591,14313
CowsLean 85-90%Average98679.427837thin

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 PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,4501thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1238268.71/cwt265.00–272.506402
Steers—Medium and Large 1265274.28/cwt267.50–285.007274
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315283.00/cwt283.00–283.008913
Steers—Medium and Large 1316281.67/cwt272.50–292.508904
Steers—Medium and Large 1362274.89/cwt262.50–282.509955
Steers—Medium and Large 2363247.45/cwt245.00–255.008984
Steers—Medium and Large 1428255.36/cwt247.50–268.001,0933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,1499
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469248.97/cwt245.00–253.001,1688
Steers—Medium and Large 1475244.84/cwt230.00–260.001,1632
Steers—Medium and Large 2495220.00/cwt217.00–223.001,0892
Steers—Medium and Large 1507240.43/cwt232.50–257.501,2194
Steers—Medium and Large 2513225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1543
Steers—Medium and Large 1580228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3221
Steers—Medium and Large 2583200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1662
Steers—Medium and Large 1605220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225230.00/cwt230.00–230.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275217.50/cwt217.50–217.505981
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315197.50/cwt197.50–197.506221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328233.02/cwt225.00–237.507644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345222.50/cwt222.50–222.507681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383232.13/cwt227.00–236.008894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413232.54/cwt222.50–237.509606
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420200.79/cwt195.00–207.008432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468218.43/cwt209.00–225.001,0229
Heifers—Medium and Large 3495175.00/cwt175.00–175.008661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529206.97/cwt200.00–217.501,0954
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535170.00/cwt170.00–170.009101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1644
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618183.78/cwt182.50–185.001,1362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2267242.28/cwt237.50–250.006473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280282.50/cwt282.50–282.507912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320257.50/cwt257.50–257.508241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345222.50/cwt222.50–222.507681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365210.00/cwt210.00–210.007671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380258.75/cwt252.50–265.009832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,0711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428217.14/cwt209.00–225.009292
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445165.00/cwt165.00–165.007341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,0292
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480192.50/cwt192.50–192.509241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485224.65/cwt221.00–230.001,0903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505197.50/cwt197.50–197.509971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523212.02/cwt207.50–220.001,1093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630194.61/cwt190.00–199.001,2262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655205.83/cwt205.00–207.501,3483
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,390113.50/cwt113.50–113.501,5781
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98679.42/cwt65.00–90.007837
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,125101.59/cwt92.00–108.001,14313
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501

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.