Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2024-01-22

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 22
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
166 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 129▼ 77 vs year ago 243 · −31.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 45▼ 28 vs year ago 33 · −84.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 20.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 20.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 20.00 to 30.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $263.98/cwt on 70 head.
Average price
$263.98
70 head · 431 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,137
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$100
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$88.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+35.97
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2377294.001,1087thin
Medium and Large 1450269.161,21243
Medium and Large 2392248.7997617thin
Medium and Large 3490205.831,0093thin
One grade step is worth $88.17/cwt here — about $100 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 sale70 hd
263.98
—
MS average8 barns · 300 hd
228.01
+35.97
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—Average1,730119.502,0671thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,08293.391,0105thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10580.008841thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1268316.82/cwt307.50–325.008492
Steers—Medium and Large 1305282.00/cwt282.00–282.008601
Steers—Medium and Large 1360305.88/cwt297.00–315.001,1012
Steers—Medium and Large 1425275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1691
Steers—Medium and Large 2440210.00/cwt210.00–210.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 2450237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,0691
Steers—Medium and Large 1478268.10/cwt262.50–274.001,2822
Steers—Medium and Large 1517253.23/cwt240.00–260.001,3093
Steers—Medium and Large 1577240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3852
Steers—Medium and Large 2595220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3091
Steers—Medium and Large 1635215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3651
Steers—Medium and Large 1655235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5391
Steers—Medium and Large 3710170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2071
Steers—Medium and Large 1755218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6461
Steers—Medium and Large 1810205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2233217.46/cwt212.50–222.505073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1238247.58/cwt245.00–250.005892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1271243.60/cwt233.00–250.006607
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300227.50/cwt227.50–227.506831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315244.06/cwt240.00–250.007693
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360201.00/cwt201.00–201.007241
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368190.00/cwt190.00–190.006992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381244.22/cwt230.00–255.0093011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424241.35/cwt232.50–250.001,0235
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463212.14/cwt200.00–220.009823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,1308
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469238.60/cwt235.00–244.001,1196
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528230.09/cwt226.00–234.001,2152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565225.15/cwt220.00–228.001,2723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1662207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,3742
Heifers—Medium and Large 3695182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,2681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2737190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4002
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2205262.50/cwt262.50–262.505381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265265.00/cwt265.00–265.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1284311.73/cwt300.00–322.508854
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325284.09/cwt277.50–292.509233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328319.06/cwt310.00–330.001,0474
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340210.00/cwt210.00–210.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363305.79/cwt293.00–318.001,1104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,1087
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385262.65/cwt240.00–287.501,0114
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390225.00/cwt225.00–225.008781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421230.72/cwt212.50–246.009715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423275.18/cwt265.00–287.501,1647
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474256.06/cwt245.00–270.001,21411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2495238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,1781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513250.45/cwt240.00–264.001,2856
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,0111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558236.44/cwt230.00–247.001,3193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605223.33/cwt212.50–230.001,3513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,4681
Bulls—Medium and Large 3740182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,730119.50/cwt119.50–119.502,0671
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00689.74/cwt84.50–94.509034
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10580.00/cwt80.00–80.008841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,385108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,4961

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.