Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2024-11-18

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 18
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
135 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 235▲ 3 vs year ago 132 · +2.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 42▲ 15 vs year ago 33 · +45.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 8▲ 7 vs year ago 5 · +140.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers sold 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 $223.87/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −145.11 against this barn's trailing median of $368.98.
Average price
$223.87
9 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,188
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.88
vs MS average
−43.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536227.481,2196thin
Medium and Large 2520216.671,1273thin
One grade step is worth $10.81/cwt here — about $93 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale9 hd
223.87
—
MS average13 barns · 383 hd
237.75
−13.88
National average196 barns · 21,141 hd
267.05
−43.18
This barn, trailing median8 sales
368.98
−145.11
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—Average1,375142.071,9532thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,214114.601,39125
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,220100.001,2201thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10399.461,0976thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,248$1,5852thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,307$1,4843thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)970$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,079$1,8174thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,143$1,8002thin

Every lot

59 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 1340337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,1461
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420310.15/cwt292.50–327.501,3035
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0811
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478254.33/cwt245.00–263.001,2162
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1486280.29/cwt267.50–292.501,3624
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522270.79/cwt265.00–275.001,4148
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2543247.47/cwt240.00–255.001,3442
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,2351
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565267.67/cwt261.00–274.001,5122
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626251.04/cwt240.00–262.501,5726
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4811
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675239.19/cwt237.50–240.001,6153
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1732229.00/cwt220.00–237.001,6763
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315240.00/cwt240.00–240.007561
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325270.96/cwt265.00–277.508812
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370254.15/cwt247.50–258.009403
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375266.05/cwt260.00–271.009983
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418239.47/cwt229.00–252.501,0016
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420259.55/cwt256.00–265.001,0903
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465252.35/cwt242.50–257.501,1734
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485226.57/cwt223.00–230.001,0992
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3495210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0401
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0862
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515229.96/cwt225.00–240.001,1844
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2101
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578222.51/cwt220.00–225.001,2862
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3971
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3551
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,3801
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4001
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3730170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2411
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6991
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323317.91/cwt297.50–338.001,0272
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375278.02/cwt267.50–288.001,0432
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375245.00/cwt245.00–245.009191
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3415215.04/cwt197.50–233.008922
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426281.08/cwt270.00–288.001,1975
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,1681
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1151
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463256.34/cwt240.00–270.001,1874
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516254.53/cwt247.50–260.001,3135
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,1451
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,2821
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563237.49/cwt235.00–240.001,3372
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620231.75/cwt226.00–237.501,4372
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4251
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2990192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,9062
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,375142.07/cwt138.00–146.001,9532
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08085.00/cwt85.00–85.009181
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,107102.35/cwt95.00–106.001,1335
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209113.96/cwt108.00–124.001,37824
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,220100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2201
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,325130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,7231
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19851,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0791,817.09/head1,565.00–2,225.001,8174
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3001,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19701,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2481,585.08/head1,385.00–1,775.001,5852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3071,484.09/head1,160.00–1,675.001,4843

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.