Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2023-10-16

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 16
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
206 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 144▲ 53 vs year ago 153 · +34.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 39▲ 1 vs year ago 37 · +2.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1▼ 9 vs year ago 10 · −90.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady from 5.00 lower to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was plain to 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 $201.70/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$201.70
57 head · 427 lb average
Value per head Derived
$861
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$329
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$63.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.12
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2451219.6399020
Medium and Large 1426216.6592216thin
Medium and Large 2375200.927548thin
Medium and Large 3423156.1966113thin
One grade step is worth $63.44/cwt here — about $329 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
201.70
—
MS average13 barns · 892 hd
207.81
−6.12
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—Average1,437110.331,5865thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14989.231,02514
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06277.4582311

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
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)820$8401thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2225220.00/cwt220.00–220.004951
Steers—Medium and Large 2367221.27/cwt212.50–232.508123
Steers—Medium and Large 1383266.32/cwt255.00–277.501,0202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,1159
Steers—Medium and Large 1443243.79/cwt237.50–250.001,0802
Steers—Medium and Large 1483257.44/cwt255.00–260.001,2432
Steers—Medium and Large 2510207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,0581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516247.61/cwt243.00–255.001,27820
Steers—Medium and Large 1520245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2741
Steers—Medium and Large 3528176.55/cwt175.00–178.009322
Steers—Medium and Large 3570180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0261
Steers—Medium and Large 2610185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1291
Steers—Medium and Large 3638180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1483
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275200.00/cwt200.00–200.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318217.48/cwt215.00–220.006922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323208.74/cwt207.50–210.006742
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363170.78/cwt157.50–185.006202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380221.37/cwt212.50–230.008412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380205.00/cwt205.00–205.007791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2397233.00/cwt233.00–233.009259
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413146.39/cwt120.00–185.006058
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425196.22/cwt190.00–200.008344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426217.59/cwt212.50–226.009278
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467212.66/cwt212.50–213.009933
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468173.89/cwt165.00–182.508142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479208.41/cwt200.00–212.509986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514209.01/cwt207.50–210.001,0745
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535170.00/cwt170.00–170.009101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235205.00/cwt205.00–205.004821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285236.65/cwt235.00–237.506743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300235.00/cwt235.00–235.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320180.00/cwt180.00–180.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323217.67/cwt215.00–220.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1362244.14/cwt237.50–247.508843
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378178.55/cwt165.00–190.006755
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380220.00/cwt220.00–220.008361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410207.50/cwt202.50–212.508513
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435144.00/cwt131.00–170.006266
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440239.94/cwt235.00–245.001,0562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460215.00/cwt215.00–215.009891
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475157.34/cwt150.00–165.007472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0921
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515185.00/cwt185.00–185.009531
Bulls—Medium and Large 3595182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,0861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,2441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,350113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,5261
Bulls——1,459109.66/cwt106.00–111.001,6004
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95555.00/cwt55.00–55.005251
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07379.69/cwt76.00–85.5085510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14989.23/cwt85.00–94.001,02514
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2820840.00/head840.00–840.008401

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.