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

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 9
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
224 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 220▲ 84 vs year ago 140 · +60.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 129▲ 24 vs year ago 27 · +88.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 39▲ 6 vs year ago 5 · +120.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold unevenly from 10.00 higher to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $220.30/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −148.68 against this barn's trailing median of $368.98.
Average price
$220.30
28 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,165
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$46.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.55
vs MS average
−18.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2521227.381,18519thin
Medium and Large 1558214.991,2002thin
Medium and Large 2531211.261,1225thin
Medium and Large 3568180.901,0282thin
One grade step is worth $46.48/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale28 hd
220.30
—
MS average13 barns · 362 hd
224.85
−4.55
National average182 barns · 14,937 hd
238.61
−18.31
This barn, trailing median8 sales
368.98
−148.68
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

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—Average1,585152.792,4224thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,108118.151,30918
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,493116.351,7372thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,065103.171,09922

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,053$1,9782thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$1,5874thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)975$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)895$1,2001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)835$1,1002thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)860$1,0951thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1250335.00/cwt335.00–335.008381
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335272.00/cwt272.00–272.009111
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350285.00/cwt285.00–285.009981
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375255.18/cwt252.50–258.009572
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2393275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0819
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,0271
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428269.98/cwt260.00–275.001,1563
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472258.19/cwt255.00–262.501,2193
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475251.99/cwt247.50–260.001,19711
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,1761
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532239.18/cwt235.00–245.001,2723
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2538223.66/cwt223.00–225.001,2033
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1551
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3550190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0451
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,41611
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4633
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220267.50/cwt267.50–267.505891
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225255.00/cwt255.00–255.005741
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275177.50/cwt177.50–177.504881
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2282246.94/cwt237.50–257.506963
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315222.50/cwt222.50–222.507011
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333248.80/cwt247.50–250.008292
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338237.52/cwt235.00–240.008032
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367238.37/cwt230.00–247.008753
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380250.00/cwt250.00–250.009502
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385214.30/cwt207.00–225.008254
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2402240.00/cwt240.00–240.009656
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421222.89/cwt219.00–227.509384
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425207.50/cwt207.50–207.508821
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430236.41/cwt230.00–247.001,0177
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,0262
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3469189.18/cwt175.00–205.008874
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476215.36/cwt207.00–222.501,0256
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520213.45/cwt206.00–217.501,1104
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521227.38/cwt220.00–230.001,18519
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558214.99/cwt212.50–217.501,2002
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3568180.90/cwt170.00–192.501,0282
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1641
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,3713
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3618176.27/cwt172.50–180.001,0892
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1637212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3542
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3001
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2205280.00/cwt280.00–280.005741
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280297.41/cwt295.00–300.008332
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,0151
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330266.24/cwt257.50–280.008796
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355313.75/cwt312.50–315.001,1142
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3372236.18/cwt222.50–247.508793
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2382263.46/cwt257.50–270.001,0065
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418247.13/cwt240.00–254.001,0335
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420215.00/cwt215.00–215.009032
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425257.09/cwt252.50–262.501,0936
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463252.51/cwt250.00–255.001,1693
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3474219.13/cwt207.00–225.001,0394
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,1712
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517231.29/cwt229.00–235.001,1963
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525223.82/cwt220.00–227.501,1752
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2501
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620192.52/cwt190.00–195.001,1942
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3261
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,360119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,6181
Bulls——1,660164.05/cwt159.00–168.002,7233
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86387.34/cwt83.00–94.007543
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,097105.67/cwt93.00–112.001,15919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,108118.15/cwt113.00–127.001,30918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493116.35/cwt113.00–119.001,7372
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28951,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 18351,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 18601,095.00/head1,095.00–1,095.001,0951
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19751,587.23/head1,400.00–1,875.001,5874
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19751,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0531,977.97/head1,925.00–2,025.001,9782

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.