Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2024-11-11

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 11
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
235 head
▲ 139 vs last sale 96▲ 103 vs year ago 132 · +78.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 43▲ 9 vs year ago 33 · +27.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 11▲ 3 vs year ago 5 · +60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer sold steady to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.46/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −133.52 against this barn's trailing median of $368.98.
Average price
$235.46
11 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,196
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$159
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.13
vs MS average
−29.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540242.501,3101thin
Medium and Large 1-2500238.431,1928thin
Medium and Large 2523220.061,1512thin
One grade step is worth $22.44/cwt here — about $159 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 sale11 hd
235.46
—
MS average12 barns · 225 hd
230.33
+5.13
National average194 barns · 23,548 hd
265.10
−29.64
This barn, trailing median8 sales
368.98
−133.52
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—Average1,694138.962,3546thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,204115.601,39217
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,655104.001,7211thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00097.9697912

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)1,145$1,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$1,5672thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$1,5242thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$1,3751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)985$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,000$1,4001thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,0331
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330267.50/cwt267.50–267.508831
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370305.27/cwt300.00–310.001,1292
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383251.24/cwt250.00–252.509622
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427275.05/cwt265.00–286.001,1743
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470274.44/cwt267.50–282.501,2905
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518269.19/cwt265.00–277.001,3944
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2553265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4655
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4641
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,5642
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225245.00/cwt245.00–245.005511
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255245.00/cwt245.00–245.006251
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270260.00/cwt260.00–260.007022
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322257.84/cwt250.00–265.008306
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330244.72/cwt237.50–258.008084
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340213.49/cwt200.00–232.507263
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2361241.00/cwt222.50–248.008707
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2366244.00/cwt244.00–244.008935
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370260.34/cwt251.00–277.009635
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395235.00/cwt235.00–235.009281
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2406239.03/cwt227.50–245.009709
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422238.79/cwt237.00–242.001,0083
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428250.19/cwt245.00–259.001,0716
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435220.00/cwt220.00–220.009571
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466227.56/cwt220.00–230.001,0605
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469243.25/cwt237.50–255.001,1417
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2497235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1684
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500238.43/cwt232.50–242.001,1928
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523220.06/cwt217.50–222.501,1512
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1540242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,3101
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612229.32/cwt227.50–230.001,40311
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,4451
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1272340.01/cwt322.50–362.509255
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328280.64/cwt260.00–295.009206
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1329321.97/cwt303.00–342.501,0595
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2336340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1423
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365307.29/cwt302.50–312.501,1223
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375220.00/cwt220.00–220.008251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388284.39/cwt280.00–288.001,1033
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1414272.02/cwt267.00–282.501,12611
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420220.00/cwt220.00–220.009241
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428251.38/cwt235.00–260.001,0765
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2436273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,1903
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469269.36/cwt260.00–277.501,2635
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3473214.36/cwt205.00–222.501,0143
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485246.34/cwt237.50–255.001,1952
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0301
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520260.85/cwt257.50–262.501,3563
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,2971
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2556241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,3406
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571254.92/cwt250.00–257.501,4563
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3588219.08/cwt213.00–225.001,2882
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2401
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4571
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2697220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5337
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,505131.04/cwt130.00–132.001,9722
Bulls——1,789142.92/cwt135.00–155.002,5574
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89786.57/cwt85.00–90.007773
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,034101.75/cwt90.00–109.001,0529
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204115.60/cwt110.00–125.001,39217
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,7211
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19851,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0351,567.39/head1,400.00–1,700.001,5672
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0701,524.07/head1,425.00–1,625.001,5242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1151,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1451,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.