Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2023-09-25

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 25
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
337 head
▲ 152 vs last sale 185▲ 180 vs year ago 157 · +114.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 41▲ 19 vs year ago 18 · +105.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold 3.00 to 12.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower 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 $218.82/cwt on 143 head.
Average price
$218.82
143 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,066
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$425
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$41.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.51
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2525223.211,17376
Medium and Large 1473223.051,05537
Medium and Large 2407210.0485522
Medium and Large 3412181.707488thin
One grade step is worth $41.52/cwt here — about $425 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 sale143 hd
218.82
—
MS average13 barns · 1,762 hd
219.33
−0.51
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—Average1,738118.792,0657thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17397.251,14015
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,00779.3679911

Every lot

80 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 2320243.44/cwt237.50–250.007794
Steers—Medium and Large 2368242.41/cwt240.00–245.008922
Steers—Medium and Large 1385260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0011
Steers—Medium and Large 2415221.06/cwt205.00–235.009173
Steers—Medium and Large 1427253.40/cwt250.00–257.501,0823
Steers—Medium and Large 1463258.79/cwt253.00–265.001,1986
Steers—Medium and Large 2468215.19/cwt210.00–220.001,0072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476250.57/cwt228.00–260.001,19310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,2997
Steers—Medium and Large 2526212.13/cwt200.00–227.501,1164
Steers—Medium and Large 1534248.77/cwt240.00–262.501,3284
Steers—Medium and Large 1564237.45/cwt235.00–240.001,3394
Steers—Medium and Large 3565182.54/cwt180.00–185.001,0312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,3852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,39810
Steers—Medium and Large 1620245.53/cwt237.50–247.501,5225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,5637
Steers—Medium and Large 1669227.14/cwt215.00–237.501,5204
Steers—Medium and Large 1705222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,5691
Steers—Medium and Large 3770187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,4441
Steers—Medium and Large 1830218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,8091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220225.00/cwt225.00–225.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 3235150.00/cwt150.00–150.003531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260213.80/cwt212.50–215.005562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318231.40/cwt225.00–237.507362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320213.75/cwt212.50–215.006842
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323189.22/cwt180.00–197.506112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374230.96/cwt225.00–239.008647
Heifers—Medium and Large 2389209.39/cwt205.00–210.008158
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415237.00/cwt237.00–237.009844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419232.58/cwt227.50–242.509755
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427217.35/cwt207.50–225.009285
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440195.00/cwt195.00–195.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467219.89/cwt215.00–225.001,0276
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468185.88/cwt180.00–195.008703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473217.12/cwt210.00–225.001,02723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473202.43/cwt200.00–205.009572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2507227.63/cwt217.50–237.501,15423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523219.83/cwt207.50–230.001,1508
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523204.51/cwt204.00–205.001,0702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0641
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570172.50/cwt172.50–172.509831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573221.46/cwt215.00–225.001,2695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added598237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,4204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,37012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,3131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,5242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,5411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2240247.50/cwt247.50–247.505941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250250.00/cwt250.00–250.006251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320240.81/cwt230.00–245.007715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350257.50/cwt257.50–257.509011
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360180.00/cwt180.00–180.006481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371225.31/cwt222.00–233.0083610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420235.06/cwt230.00–240.009872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420210.00/cwt210.00–210.008821
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440175.00/cwt175.00–175.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473235.35/cwt225.00–245.001,1136
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478209.58/cwt200.00–222.501,0026
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505198.66/cwt190.00–207.501,0032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517224.11/cwt220.00–230.001,1596
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550180.00/cwt180.00–180.009901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2295
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565203.72/cwt202.50–205.001,1512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573218.14/cwt217.50–220.001,2504
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,2641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,3871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,4211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,4531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,440105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5121
Bulls——1,735119.88/cwt117.00–122.002,0804
Bulls——1,893123.51/cwt122.50–124.502,3382
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92866.15/cwt60.00–73.006143
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02577.57/cwt75.00–80.007952
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04086.57/cwt83.00–91.009006
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04193.09/cwt93.00–93.509695
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,170107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,2521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24698.47/cwt94.00–104.001,2279

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.