Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2023-10-09

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 9
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
144 head
▼ 122 vs last sale 266▼ 32 vs year ago 176 · −18.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 36▼ 5 vs year ago 44 · −11.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 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 $198.61/cwt on 38 head.
Average price
$198.61
38 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$996
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$94
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$40.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.64
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1461213.6498517thin
Medium and Large 1-2565209.001,1814thin
Medium and Large 2542190.081,0308thin
Medium and Large 3514173.188919thin
One grade step is worth $40.46/cwt here — about $94 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 sale38 hd
198.61
—
MS average13 barns · 1,486 hd
210.25
−11.64
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—Average1,505116.091,7472thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14287.671,00119
CowsLean 85-90%Low95671.426839thin

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)950$1,4001thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1315245.00/cwt245.00–245.007721
Steers—Medium and Large 1375253.75/cwt250.00–257.509522
Steers—Medium and Large 2375228.00/cwt228.00–228.008551
Steers—Medium and Large 1438252.54/cwt245.00–260.001,1062
Steers—Medium and Large 2472212.69/cwt207.50–220.001,0043
Steers—Medium and Large 1487238.42/cwt222.50–252.501,1613
Steers—Medium and Large 1528227.55/cwt222.50–235.001,2013
Steers—Medium and Large 1565236.86/cwt222.50–252.501,3385
Steers—Medium and Large 2578212.43/cwt207.50–222.501,2283
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3774
Steers—Medium and Large 3595185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1011
Steers—Medium and Large 1634224.22/cwt217.50–233.001,4224
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1250212.50/cwt212.50–212.505311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310170.00/cwt170.00–170.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330222.50/cwt222.50–222.507341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330192.50/cwt192.50–192.506351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370222.50/cwt222.50–222.508231
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420174.88/cwt170.00–180.007342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425207.50/cwt207.50–207.508821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433218.76/cwt210.00–225.009476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1450207.50/cwt207.50–207.509341
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475170.70/cwt161.00–180.008112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519214.18/cwt212.00–220.001,1124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525186.60/cwt183.00–190.009802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558202.57/cwt197.50–207.501,1302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,1814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2588184.97/cwt180.00–187.501,0883
Heifers—Medium and Large 3632174.36/cwt170.00–177.501,1024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1645192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,2421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,4731
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1245245.00/cwt245.00–245.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1260256.37/cwt250.00–262.506672
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275210.00/cwt210.00–210.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320235.00/cwt235.00–235.007521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328245.67/cwt240.00–252.508064
Bulls—Medium and Large 2366225.88/cwt207.50–235.008274
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375190.00/cwt190.00–190.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377251.07/cwt242.50–265.009475
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420239.97/cwt237.50–242.501,0082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1281
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485187.50/cwt187.50–187.509091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2495205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,0381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0301
Bulls—Medium and Large 3527180.86/cwt177.50–185.009533
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,0471
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620160.68/cwt152.50–169.009962
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,505116.09/cwt115.00–117.001,7472
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91550.00/cwt50.00–50.004581
Cows—Lean 85-90%96174.10/cwt70.00–79.007128
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14287.67/cwt82.00–91.001,00119
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.