Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle cattle sold steady to 10.00 higher Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Quality was mostly attractive and demand was very good.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $278.05/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −98.26 against this barn's trailing median of $376.31.

Average price

$278.05

8 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,497

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$35.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.32

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	291.51	1,540	5thin
Medium and Large 2	555	255.62	1,420	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.89/cwt here — about $120 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 sale8 hd

278.05

—

MS average11 barns · 131 hd

274.73

+3.32

This barn, trailing median2 sales

376.31

−98.26

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	1,435	129.08	1,852	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	111.22	1,248	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	88.25	885	6thin

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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,346	$2,429	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,413	$2,149	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,358	$1,924	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$2,985	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,275	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	997	$115	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	304.37/cwt	301.00–306.00	1,443	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,274	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	245.23/cwt	243.00–247.50	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	252.53/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	688	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,346	2,428.83/head	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,429	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,413	2,149.20/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	263.77/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,124	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	340.71/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,090	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	247.18/cwt	232.00–262.50	1,416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	308.72/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,158	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	997	115.00/head	115.00–115.00	115	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	358.19/cwt	342.50–382.50	992	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	81.39/cwt	80.00–83.00	829	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	91.68/cwt	85.00–95.00	912	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	111.22/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,248	10
Bulls	—	—	1,435	129.08/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,852	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,358	1,923.76/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,924	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	269.40/cwt	255.00–285.00	999	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	288	246.20/cwt	240.00–252.50	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	245.45/cwt	242.00–252.50	1,492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	309.15/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	296.91/cwt	293.00–302.50	1,075	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	297.51/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	333.00/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,219	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	257.09/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	318.37/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,379	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	271.00/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,236	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,034	2,982.11/head	2,750.00–3,150.00	2,982	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	275.38/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,165	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	326.67/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	245.43/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,554	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1

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 Dec 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 138Year ago 109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 21Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle cattle sold steady to 10.00 higher Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Quality was mostly attractive and demand was very good.

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	230	357.50	357.50
5	250–300	277	342.50–382.50	358.19
4	350–400	366	315.00–350.00	333.00
3	400–450	405	325.00–330.00	326.67
3	450–500	463	307.50–310.00	309.15
4	500–550	519	292.50–300.00	297.51
1	550–600	565	267.50	267.50
2	600–650	633	240.00–251.00	245.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	312.50	312.50
2	350–400	375	307.50–310.00	308.72
1	450–500	460	287.50	287.50
1	500–550	520	272.50	272.50
2	550–600	573	232.00–262.50	247.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	320	310.00–365.00	340.71
5	400–450	405	325.00	325.00
9	450–500	474	301.00–306.00	304.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	257.50	257.50
1	350–400	380	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	293	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	520	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	317.50	317.50
3	350–400	362	293.00–302.50	296.91
8	400–450	423	270.00–282.00	275.38
3	450–500	456	270.00–273.00	271.00
1	550–600	580	255.00	255.00
3	600–650	608	242.00–252.50	245.45
1	650–700	650	222.50	222.50
1	700–750	705	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	255.00–285.00	269.40
6	400–450	426	252.50–267.50	263.77
2	450–500	488	247.50–257.50	252.53
2	500–550	520	243.00–247.50	245.23
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	240.00–252.50	246.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	279.00	279.00
1	600–650	630	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	335.00	335.00
3	400–450	433	310.00–332.50	318.37
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	565	297.50	297.50
4	600–650	621	250.00–262.50	257.09
1	650–700	655	262.50	262.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,034	2,750.00–3,150.00	2,982.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,346	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,428.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,413	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,149.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,358	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,923.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,775.00	1,775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	997	115.00	115.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,275.00	1,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	80.00–83.00	81.39
4	—	995	85.00–95.00	91.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,122	105.00–119.00	111.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	125.00–133.00	129.08

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Grenada Stockyard - Grenada, MS

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