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Grenada Livestock Auction

Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 29

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

147 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 92▲ 46 vs year ago 101 · +45.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 29▼ 17 vs year ago 36 · −47.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $284.81/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −121.32 against this barn's trailing median of $406.13.

Average price

$284.81

19 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$73.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.25

vs MS average

−23.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	306.00	1,607	9thin
Medium and Large 1	522	304.17	1,587	3thin
Medium and Large 2	561	256.00	1,436	5thin
Medium and Large 3	540	232.43	1,255	2thin

One grade step is worth $73.57/cwt here — about $351 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale19 hd

284.81

—

MS average12 barns · 354 hd

290.06

−5.25

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

−23.80

This barn, trailing median10 sales

406.13

−121.32

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

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $464.52, low $344.61, median $406.13 across 10 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	1,438	136.89	1,969	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	119.00	1,916	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,049	116.82	1,225	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	868	98.49	855	4thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	865	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	339.51/cwt	317.50–355.00	1,297	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	325.11/cwt	312.50–332.50	1,349	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	457	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,458	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,424	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	302.41/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,430	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	262.62/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,268	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	316.26/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,597	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,607	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	232.43/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,255	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,620	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	266.13/cwt	254.00–277.50	1,663	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	248.75/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,679	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	304.92/cwt	302.50–307.50	960	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	281.59/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,019	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,014	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	245.82/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,015	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	238.56/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,045	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,188	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	250.82/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,184	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	230.13/cwt	217.50–242.50	1,105	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,311	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	228.17/cwt	224.00–232.50	1,221	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,377	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,318	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,326	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	244.96/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,384	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	199.17/cwt	175.00–222.50	1,125	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	236.40/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,478	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	227.44/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,512	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,746	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	342.41/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,106	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	331.59/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,257	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	325.02/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,355	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,226	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,335	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,288	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,392	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	243.33/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,504	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	240.94/cwt	227.50–255.00	1,602	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,707	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,185	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,339	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	148.84/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,329	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	868	98.49/cwt	94.00–104.00	855	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,049	116.82/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,225	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,916	1

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 Apr 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 92Year ago 101

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 29Year ago 36

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	463	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	317.50–355.00	339.51
3	400–450	415	312.50–332.50	325.11
2	450–500	473	285.00–320.00	302.41
2	500–550	505	315.00–317.50	316.26
1	550–600	555	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	625	254.00–277.50	266.13
2	650–700	675	247.50–250.00	248.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	457	319.00	319.00
9	500–550	525	306.00	306.00
3	600–650	623	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	255.00–270.00	262.62
2	500–550	540	265.00	265.00
3	550–600	575	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	227.50	227.50
2	500–550	540	225.00–240.00	232.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	302.50–307.50	304.92
1	500–550	540	255.00	255.00
2	550–600	565	242.50–247.50	244.96
2	600–650	625	230.00–242.50	236.40
2	650–700	665	220.00–235.00	227.44
1	700–750	720	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	277.50–287.50	281.59
6	400–450	438	235.00–257.50	238.56
6	450–500	472	235.00–262.50	250.82
1	500–550	535	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	555	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	413	240.00–252.00	245.82
2	450–500	480	217.50–242.50	230.13
2	500–550	535	224.00–232.50	228.17
2	550–600	565	175.00–222.50	199.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	457	260.00	260.00
5	550–600	557	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	515	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	575	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	325.00–352.50	342.41
5	350–400	379	317.50–340.00	331.59
3	400–450	417	320.00–330.00	325.02
1	450–500	490	272.50	272.50
1	500–550	505	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	555	240.00	240.00
3	600–650	618	240.00–247.50	243.33
2	650–700	665	227.50–255.00	240.94
1	750–800	785	217.50	217.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	868	94.00–104.00	98.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,049	112.00–120.00	116.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,565	145.00–152.00	148.84

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.