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Grenada Livestock Auction

Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 11

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124

← Mar 4Mar 11Mar 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

190 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 171▲ 75 vs year ago 115 · +65.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 24▲ 9 vs year ago 4 · +225.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 10▼ 3 vs year ago 6 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was not enough data to call an accurate trend on feeder cattle but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady. quality was average and demand was good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.00/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −104.98 against this barn's trailing median of $368.98.

Average price

$264.00

17 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$22.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.26

vs MS average

−12.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	265.37	1,391	15thin
Medium and Large 1	510	265.00	1,352	1thin
Medium and Large 2	530	242.50	1,285	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.87/cwt here — about $105 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale17 hd

264.00

—

MS average13 barns · 267 hd

247.75

+16.26

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−12.17

This barn, trailing median8 sales

368.98

−104.98

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.76, low $319.98, median $368.98 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,248	138.63	1,730	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	120.93	1,447	10

Every lot

40 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,340	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	381	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,414	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	322.51/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,380	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,140	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,332	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,753	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,509	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,467	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,780	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	255.42/cwt	242.50–267.50	1,719	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	938	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	803	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	316.16/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,005	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	311.50/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,106	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	890	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	255.46/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,060	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,264	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,081	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	255.18/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,207	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,311	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,352	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	265.37/cwt	251.00–273.00	1,391	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,285	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	213.70/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,299	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,551	65
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,467	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,383	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	763	168.69/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,287	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 3	800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,280	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	822	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,767	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	237	343.06/cwt	332.50–360.00	813	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	361.68/cwt	352.50–372.50	958	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	910	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,285	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	346.14/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,308	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,326	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,248	138.63/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,730	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,086	113.53/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,233	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,307	128.34/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,677	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,033	144.16/cwt	130.00–151.00	1,489	3

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Grenada Stockyard - Grenada, MS

Mon Mar 11, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 171Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 24Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 10Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	137.00–140.00	138.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,307	123.00–132.00	128.34
5	—	1,086	108.00–118.00	113.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	237	332.50–360.00	343.06
3	250–300	265	352.50–372.50	361.68
1	300–350	345	372.50	372.50
2	350–400	378	330.00–362.50	346.14
2	400–450	442	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	267.50	267.50
5	400–450	415	249.00–265.00	255.46
2	450–500	455	237.50	237.50
1	500–550	530	242.50	242.50
2	600–650	608	210.00–217.50	213.70
1	700–750	700	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	524	251.00–273.00	265.37
65	650–700	657	236.00	236.00
4	800–850	822	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	222.50	222.50
2	750–800	763	165.00–172.50	168.69
1	800–850	800	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	297.50	297.50
4	450–500	490	267.50	267.50
3	650–700	673	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	335.00	335.00
2	300–350	318	312.50–320.00	316.16
3	350–400	355	300.00–317.50	311.50
3	450–500	473	247.50–260.00	255.18
1	500–550	510	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	381	371.00	371.00
6	550–600	560	313.00	313.00
6	650–700	664	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	352.50	352.50
2	400–450	428	320.00–325.00	322.51
1	450–500	480	277.50	277.50
1	550–600	575	262.50	262.50
2	600–650	605	242.50	242.50
2	650–700	673	242.50–267.50	255.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,033	130.00–151.00	144.16

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.