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Grenada Livestock Auction

Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-29

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

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 121 vs last sale 180▼ 35 vs year ago 94 · −37.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 80▲ 13 vs year ago 16 · +81.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were not well tested. Feeder bulls sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $259.17/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −48.68 against this barn's trailing median of $307.85.

Average price

$259.17

3 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,378

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$42.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.57

vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	282.50	1,469	1thin
Medium and Large 3	520	255.00	1,326	1thin
Medium and Large 2	555	240.00	1,332	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $137 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 sale3 hd

259.17

—

MS average12 barns · 146 hd

264.73

−5.57

This barn, trailing median3 sales

307.85

−48.68

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

3 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $334.94, low $307.18, median $307.85 across 3 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	1,625	147.00	2,389	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,021	128.97	1,317	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	928	108.22	1,005	7thin

Every lot

36 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	931	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	342.62/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,302	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,390	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	283.71/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,447	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,286	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,755	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,577	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,775	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	722	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,013	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	290.05/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,082	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,177	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	250.08/cwt	247.50–252.50	1,163	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,433	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	327.16/cwt	322.00–332.50	916	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,001	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	348.56/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,133	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	323.75/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,344	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,058	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,262	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	298.44/cwt	287.50–312.50	1,397	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,398	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,469	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,326	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,515	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,625	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,389	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	761	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	112.09/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,047	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,021	128.97/cwt	122.00–140.00	1,317	16

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 Jul 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 180Year ago 94

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 80Year ago 16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,021	122.00–140.00	128.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	934	100.00–118.00	112.09
1	—	895	85.00	85.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	322.00–332.50	327.16
3	300–350	325	340.00–357.50	348.56
1	350–400	380	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	415	320.00–327.50	323.75
3	450–500	468	287.50–312.50	298.44
1	500–550	520	282.50	282.50
1	600–650	600	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	395	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	435	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	495	282.50	282.50
1	550–600	555	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	520	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	262.50	262.50
1	400–450	420	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	287.50–292.50	290.05
1	400–450	440	267.50	267.50
2	450–500	465	247.50–252.50	250.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	637	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	302.50	302.50
1	600–650	625	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	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	780	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	332.50	332.50
1	300–350	345	340.00	340.00
4	350–400	380	320.00–360.00	342.62
1	400–450	415	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	510	280.00–287.50	283.71
1	550–600	590	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	245.00	245.00

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.