Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2023-09-04

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 4
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
221 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 257▲ 91 vs year ago 130 · +70.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 105▲ 10 vs year ago 50 · +20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 5▼ 12 vs year ago 16 · −75.0%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.33/cwt on 78 head.
Average price
$213.33
78 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,146
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$117
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$33.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.22
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1488219.061,06822
Medium and Large 1-2644215.661,38834
Medium and Large 2402208.1283618thin
Medium and Large 3513185.539514thin
One grade step is worth $33.53/cwt here — about $117 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 sale78 hd
213.33
—
MS average13 barns · 1,364 hd
218.56
−5.22
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—Average1,250120.001,5002thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,117105.081,17425
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03190.6093414

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)1,195$1,4951thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$1,2012thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)805$1,7501thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2255215.00/cwt215.00–215.005481
Steers—Medium and Large 2315248.07/cwt240.00–252.507813
Steers—Medium and Large 1340270.73/cwt265.00–272.509204
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340247.50/cwt247.50–247.508426
Steers—Medium and Large 1378262.60/cwt257.00–267.509938
Steers—Medium and Large 2385232.50/cwt232.50–232.508951
Steers—Medium and Large 2410235.00/cwt235.00–235.009641
Steers—Medium and Large 1420255.98/cwt240.00–265.001,0754
Steers—Medium and Large 2460215.00/cwt215.00–215.009891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,2003
Steers—Medium and Large 1475255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2111
Steers—Medium and Large 1510240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1813
Steers—Medium and Large 2537190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,4454
Steers—Medium and Large 1585217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2653225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4697
Steers—Medium and Large 2675190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2831
Steers—Medium and Large 1700225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added753238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,7923
Steers—Medium and Large 1800218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240212.50/cwt212.50–212.505101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280237.50/cwt237.50–237.506651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280203.28/cwt200.00–210.005693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325230.10/cwt225.00–237.507484
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345217.50/cwt217.50–217.507501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363234.95/cwt227.50–242.508532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373214.79/cwt210.00–222.508018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2405237.50/cwt237.50–237.509625
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435212.50/cwt212.50–212.509241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1438232.41/cwt227.50–237.501,0182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465210.50/cwt210.50–210.509791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468214.93/cwt212.50–222.501,0064
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472187.37/cwt180.00–195.008843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,0941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2595227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,3544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,4135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622210.90/cwt200.00–215.001,3125
Heifers—Medium and Large 3635180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3663
Heifers—Medium and Large 2750180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,53416
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1272280.71/cwt275.00–282.507644
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295247.50/cwt247.50–247.507301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335259.25/cwt257.50–261.008682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345210.00/cwt210.00–210.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1382263.76/cwt260.00–265.001,0084
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395245.00/cwt245.00–245.009681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420242.83/cwt236.00–250.001,0202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,0075
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430217.87/cwt212.50–223.009372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460235.45/cwt231.00–240.001,0832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519220.60/cwt212.50–228.001,1454
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1726
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,0861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570214.32/cwt207.00–221.001,2223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1793
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,060115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2191
Bulls——1,440125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,8001
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03190.60/cwt84.00–97.0093414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,115104.18/cwt98.00–109.001,16222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130111.69/cwt111.00–112.001,2623
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0251,200.73/head1,150.00–1,250.001,2012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1951,495.00/head1,495.00–1,495.001,4951
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18051,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501

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.