Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2024-09-02

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 2
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
220 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 214▼ 1 vs year ago 221 · −0.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 31▲ 69 vs year ago 60 · +115.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 1▲ 35 vs year ago 4 · +875.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer sold steady to 11.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to 8.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold sold 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 10 lower. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.04/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −137.94 against this barn's trailing median of $368.98.
Average price
$231.04
29 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,279
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$175
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$12.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.21
vs MS average
−9.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561232.631,30520
Medium and Large 1550231.191,2726thin
Medium and Large 2513220.101,1293thin
One grade step is worth $12.53/cwt here — about $175 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 sale29 hd
231.04
—
MS average13 barns · 529 hd
231.25
−0.21
National average148 barns · 7,025 hd
240.69
−9.65
This barn, trailing median8 sales
368.98
−137.94
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
430389347306median 368.9804/0607/0608/3109/2810/05
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,490158.522,3623thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,271123.701,57241
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,415113.001,5991thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,108107.251,18816

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,053$2,2013thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,370$2,0251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,261$1,8113thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)958$1,8012thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)985$1,4251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,105$1,2751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)989$2,0005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,200$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,260$2,3273thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,237$1,90711
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)715$1,3392thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$1,3251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)848$1,2733thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345292.50/cwt290.00–295.001,0092
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422274.94/cwt260.00–285.001,1603
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435252.47/cwt250.00–255.001,0982
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2452273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,2346
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2462245.82/cwt240.00–250.001,1363
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526253.09/cwt250.00–260.001,3314
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2691
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,3021
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568244.53/cwt237.50–252.001,3892
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1640224.92/cwt215.00–235.001,4392
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added699239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,6716
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6911
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7821
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225205.00/cwt205.00–205.004611
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2277241.57/cwt237.50–247.506693
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324246.14/cwt240.00–255.007977
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335227.50/cwt227.50–227.507621
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3367210.40/cwt190.00–230.007723
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369240.85/cwt237.50–247.508896
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375255.81/cwt252.50–262.509596
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1405259.17/cwt250.00–267.501,0503
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3410225.00/cwt225.00–225.009231
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415234.86/cwt230.00–240.009753
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0958
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468241.23/cwt237.50–247.501,1296
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475228.93/cwt210.00–237.501,0874
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513220.10/cwt212.50–227.501,1293
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525237.45/cwt232.50–245.001,2473
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531241.58/cwt236.00–245.001,2838
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2544
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575224.94/cwt220.00–230.001,2933
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3488
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615220.07/cwt212.50–225.001,3534
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added753222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,67222
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1200270.00/cwt270.00–270.005401
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3275225.00/cwt225.00–225.006191
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2283256.21/cwt250.00–263.007252
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290289.48/cwt277.50–300.008394
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3310232.50/cwt232.50–232.507211
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330296.44/cwt280.00–332.509783
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2332259.64/cwt240.00–277.5086211
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1361276.25/cwt270.00–285.009974
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372249.02/cwt241.00–259.009266
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375225.00/cwt225.00–225.008441
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410240.00/cwt240.00–240.009841
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1432265.98/cwt260.00–272.501,1495
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3445217.50/cwt217.50–217.509681
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465236.29/cwt232.50–240.001,0992
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,2361
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513248.66/cwt240.00–255.001,2764
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530235.05/cwt232.50–237.501,2462
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623226.20/cwt215.00–237.501,4092
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,490158.52/cwt149.00–165.002,3623
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99084.00/cwt84.00–84.008321
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,116108.80/cwt95.00–114.001,21415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262132.65/cwt131.00–135.001,6745
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,272122.46/cwt115.00–129.001,55836
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,415113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,5991
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0331,886.00/head1,800.00–1,960.001,8865
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0502,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2201,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2802,514.75/head2,400.00–2,650.002,5152
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2901,950.39/head1,725.00–2,275.001,9504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6401,875.30/head1,450.00–2,350.001,8752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19892,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0005
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 27151,338.81/head1,300.00–1,375.001,3392
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28481,273.28/head1,025.00–1,535.001,2733
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29701,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,015149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,5121
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19581,801.45/head1,645.00–1,925.001,8012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19851,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0532,200.55/head2,050.00–2,400.002,2013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1051,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2611,810.58/head1,750.00–1,925.001,8113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3702,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251

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.