Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2023-09-11

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 11
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
140 head
▼ 81 vs last sale 221▲ 2 vs year ago 138 · +1.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 60▼ 23 vs year ago 50 · −46.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 4▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Quality was plain to 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 $215.52/cwt on 39 head.
Average price
$215.52
39 head · 436 lb average
Value per head Derived
$939
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$330
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$55.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.88
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1429244.121,0478thin
Medium and Large 2368219.9680915thin
Medium and Large 1-2659208.291,3737thin
Medium and Large 3381188.337179thin
One grade step is worth $55.79/cwt here — about $330 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
215.52
—
MS average13 barns · 631 hd
201.64
+13.88
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—Low1,566126.761,9865thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,251109.141,36611
CowsLean 85-90%Average97498.339587thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,145$1,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$1,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$1,4251thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2255215.00/cwt215.00–215.005481
Steers—Medium and Large 1320277.00/cwt277.00–277.008861
Steers—Medium and Large 2465230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0701
Steers—Medium and Large 1470252.50/cwt245.00–260.001,1872
Steers—Medium and Large 1510232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,1831
Steers—Medium and Large 1568237.89/cwt225.00–250.001,3512
Steers—Medium and Large 2580223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,2931
Steers—Medium and Large 1610235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4341
Steers—Medium and Large 1680235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5981
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2205212.50/cwt212.50–212.504361
Heifers—Medium and Large 3253172.52/cwt170.00–175.004362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295210.00/cwt185.00–235.006202
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310181.87/cwt170.00–193.005642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325245.00/cwt245.00–245.007961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383206.01/cwt200.00–212.507893
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390182.50/cwt182.50–182.507121
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410197.50/cwt197.50–197.508101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415222.50/cwt222.50–222.509231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473220.15/cwt211.00–227.001,0413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473203.89/cwt200.00–207.509642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510192.50/cwt192.50–192.509821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524222.81/cwt215.00–232.501,1687
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563212.57/cwt207.50–217.501,1972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,1261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1603204.98/cwt200.00–210.001,2362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3882
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3225192.00/cwt192.00–192.004321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2240230.00/cwt230.00–230.005521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2271219.65/cwt210.00–227.505954
Bulls—Medium and Large 3312193.16/cwt180.00–200.006033
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320215.00/cwt215.00–215.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340240.00/cwt240.00–240.008161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350255.00/cwt255.00–255.008931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371223.16/cwt210.00–232.508285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427238.14/cwt236.00–241.001,0173
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433186.32/cwt182.50–190.008072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440225.00/cwt225.00–225.009901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,1591
Bulls—Medium and Large 3467183.61/cwt180.00–187.008573
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,2272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,4283
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,260115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,4491
Bulls——1,643129.70/cwt122.00–136.002,1314
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97498.33/cwt90.00–107.009587
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235107.56/cwt105.00–110.001,3288
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295113.35/cwt112.00–114.501,4683
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0201,099.51/head1,075.00–1,125.001,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1451,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251

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.