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Grenada Livestock Auction

Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, May 13

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 81▲ 11 vs year ago 59 · +18.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 21▼ 10 vs year ago 19 · −52.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

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 $252.50/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −116.48 against this barn's trailing median of $368.98.

Average price

$252.50

7 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,354

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$4.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.85

vs MS average

−17.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	254.38	1,390	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	523	250.00	1,308	3thin

One grade step is worth $4.38/cwt here — about $83 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 sale7 hd

252.50

—

MS average13 barns · 331 hd

248.65

+3.85

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−17.50

This barn, trailing median8 sales

368.98

−116.48

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	1,490	148.00	2,205	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	123.38	1,443	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	870	98.00	853	1thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,531	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,578	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,473	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	267.34/cwt	257.50–277.50	1,671	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,532	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	193.81/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,318	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,452	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,658	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	308.63/cwt	305.00–312.50	972	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	792	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,008	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,200	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	263.77/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,353	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,308	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	244.98/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,421	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	641	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,570	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	235.72/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,546	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,591	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	356.56/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,141	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,274	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	310.82/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,265	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,328	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	258.57/cwt	247.50–270.00	1,223	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,205	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	853	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,509	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	120.58/cwt	114.00–128.00	1,430	7

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 May 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 70Last week 81Year ago 59

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 21Year ago 19

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,186	114.00–128.00	120.58
1	—	1,055	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	98.00	98.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	350.00–362.50	356.56
1	350–400	395	322.50	322.50
3	400–450	407	305.00–315.00	310.82
1	450–500	470	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	247.50–270.00	258.57
1	500–550	530	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	247.50	247.50
1	600–650	645	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	735	197.50	197.50
1	750–800	780	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	490	312.50	312.50
2	600–650	625	257.50–277.50	267.34
1	650–700	655	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	505	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	680	190.00–197.50	193.81
1	700–750	720	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	641	245.00	245.00
9	650–700	656	230.00–255.00	235.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	305.00–312.50	308.63
2	500–550	513	262.50–265.00	263.77
2	550–600	580	242.50–247.50	244.98
1	600–650	645	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	670	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	705	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	272.50	272.50
1	450–500	485	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	247.50	247.50

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.