Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2024-01-29

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 29
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
283 head
▲ 117 vs last sale 166▲ 195 vs year ago 88 · +221.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 5▲ 10 vs year ago 14 · +71.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 0▼ 8 vs year ago 12 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 16.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 t o10.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 9.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality was average to attractive and demand was good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $238.97/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$238.97
96 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,080
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$82
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$54.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.09
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1422244.711,03432
Medium and Large 1-2473244.341,15543
Medium and Large 2447224.021,00118thin
Medium and Large 3500190.339523thin
One grade step is worth $54.38/cwt here — about $82 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 sale96 hd
238.97
—
MS average13 barns · 1,271 hd
238.87
+0.09
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—High1,635122.352,0016thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,207106.921,29015
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11085.009441thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,214$1,0583thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)820$8201thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2275262.50/cwt262.50–262.507221
Steers—Medium and Large 2320262.55/cwt252.50–270.008403
Steers—Medium and Large 1328316.05/cwt312.50–320.001,0372
Steers—Medium and Large 1371313.26/cwt299.00–316.001,16211
Steers—Medium and Large 2388271.99/cwt270.00–274.001,0552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,3006
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added429308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,3215
Steers—Medium and Large 1434291.12/cwt285.00–300.001,2634
Steers—Medium and Large 2440245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0781
Steers—Medium and Large 1467282.58/cwt275.00–290.001,3209
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added483289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,3969
Steers—Medium and Large 2495216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,0691
Steers—Medium and Large 1503281.56/cwt270.00–293.001,4162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2507285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4457
Steers—Medium and Large 2520252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,3131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2557255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4202
Steers—Medium and Large 1572245.60/cwt237.50–260.001,4053
Steers—Medium and Large 2587221.11/cwt200.00–233.001,2983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3402
Steers—Medium and Large 1640238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,5231
Steers—Medium and Large 1660231.16/cwt220.00–242.501,5262
Steers—Medium and Large 2690215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4841
Steers—Medium and Large 1710215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5271
Steers—Medium and Large 1765209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,5991
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1235261.00/cwt261.00–261.006131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1255247.50/cwt247.50–247.506311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280200.00/cwt200.00–200.005601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290230.00/cwt230.00–230.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321257.89/cwt247.50–270.008289
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330210.91/cwt200.00–222.506962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376265.43/cwt260.00–269.009988
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376256.79/cwt253.00–260.009664
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388236.26/cwt235.00–237.509172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added401262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,0515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2405257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,0414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420249.22/cwt245.00–258.001,0474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425232.56/cwt211.00–241.009887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465236.10/cwt230.00–245.001,0984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480226.01/cwt225.00–227.001,0852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2492240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1818
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510186.00/cwt186.00–186.009491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529231.58/cwt231.00–232.501,2255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533230.01/cwt229.50–231.001,22615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2586225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590212.75/cwt208.00–217.501,2552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613218.25/cwt217.50–219.001,3382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,3801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2641
Heifers—Medium and Large 3710185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1237306.04/cwt300.00–317.507253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2263268.71/cwt267.50–270.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275322.50/cwt322.50–322.508871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328307.41/cwt296.00–318.001,0086
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360227.50/cwt227.50–227.508191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,0711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435275.27/cwt275.00–275.501,1979
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465253.56/cwt245.00–262.501,1792
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480197.50/cwt197.50–197.509481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,2381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527251.98/cwt240.00–260.001,32813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1553235.01/cwt232.50–237.501,3002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,3311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1633213.21/cwt210.00–220.001,3503
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,633117.74/cwt109.00–125.001,9234
Bulls——1,640131.57/cwt130.50–133.002,1582
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%95594.00/cwt94.00–94.008981
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11085.00/cwt85.00–85.009441
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,136115.72/cwt111.00–120.001,3155
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274103.46/cwt98.00–109.501,3189
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2820820.00/head820.00–820.008201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,048904.42/head850.00–950.009042
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5451,365.00/head1,365.00–1,365.001,3651

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.