Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was not enough data to call a trend on feeder cattle but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. quality was average and demand was good.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $280.00/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −96.31 against this barn's trailing median of $376.31.

Average price

$280.00

7 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$24.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.85

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	287.00	1,515	5thin
Medium and Large 1	560	262.50	1,470	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.50/cwt here — about $45 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 sale7 hd

280.00

—

MS average9 barns · 57 hd

270.15

+9.85

This barn, trailing median2 sales

376.31

−96.31

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,627	152.35	2,479	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	125.39	1,478	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	912	110.65	1,009	3thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,950	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,515	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	895	$1,185	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 lots · USDA AMS · Grenada Stockyard - Grenada, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,725	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,277	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	131.03/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,791	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	123.70/cwt	111.00–129.00	1,388	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	110.65/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,009	3
Bulls	—	—	1,578	162.52/cwt	162.00–163.00	2,565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,267	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	306.46/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,515	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	287.50/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	268.15/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	760	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	895	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	1,515.00/head	1,515.00–1,515.00	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	298.42/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,059	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	346.55/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,272	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	318.68/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,494	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	297	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,025	2

How this sale compares

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 May 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 77Last week 70Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 9Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 3

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	132.00	132.00
2	—	1,578	162.00–163.00	162.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,367	129.00–133.00	131.03
10	—	1,122	111.00–129.00	123.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	912	110.00–112.00	110.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	297	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	325	355.00	355.00
3	350–400	367	337.50–355.00	346.55
2	400–450	413	315.00–322.50	318.68
3	450–500	473	297.50–312.50	306.46
1	500–550	540	267.50	267.50
1	550–600	580	257.50	257.50
1	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	665	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	780	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	528	287.00	287.00
3	600–650	603	264.00	264.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	282.50	282.50
4	450–500	478	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	305	257.50	257.50
1	350–400	380	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	310.00	310.00
3	350–400	355	292.50–310.00	298.42
3	400–450	415	282.50–292.50	287.50
3	450–500	465	260.00–275.00	268.15
1	550–600	550	252.50	252.50
1	650–700	670	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	322.00	322.00
1	500–550	540	317.50	317.50
1	550–600	575	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	282.50	282.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,185.00	1,185.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,515.00	1,515.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,950.00	1,950.00

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.

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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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