Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was not enough data to call an accurate trend on feeder cattle but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady. quality was average and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.00/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −124.62 against this barn's trailing median of $388.62.

Average price

$264.00

17 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$22.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.26

vs MS average

−12.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	265.37	1,391	15thin
Medium and Large 1	510	265.00	1,352	1thin
Medium and Large 2	530	242.50	1,285	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.87/cwt here — about $105 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.76, low $365.20, median $388.62 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale17 hd

264.00

—

MS average13 barns · 267 hd

247.75

+16.26

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−12.17

This barn, trailing median8 sales

388.62

−124.62

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	1,248	138.63	1,730	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	120.93	1,447	10

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,248	138.63/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,730	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	128.34/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,677	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	113.53/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,233	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	346.14/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	213.70/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	255.46/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,060	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	265.37/cwt	251.00–273.00	1,391	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	822	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	381	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,414	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,551	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,311	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,509	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	144.16/cwt	130.00–151.00	1,489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	311.50/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	255.42/cwt	242.50–267.50	1,719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	361.68/cwt	352.50–372.50	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	316.16/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	322.51/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,264	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	763	168.69/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	255.18/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,207	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	237	343.06/cwt	332.50–360.00	813	3

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 Mar 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 171Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 24Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 10Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	137.00–140.00	138.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,307	123.00–132.00	128.34
5	—	1,086	108.00–118.00	113.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	237	332.50–360.00	343.06
3	250–300	265	352.50–372.50	361.68
1	300–350	345	372.50	372.50
2	350–400	378	330.00–362.50	346.14
2	400–450	442	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	267.50	267.50
5	400–450	415	249.00–265.00	255.46
2	450–500	455	237.50	237.50
1	500–550	530	242.50	242.50
2	600–650	608	210.00–217.50	213.70
1	700–750	700	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	524	251.00–273.00	265.37
65	650–700	657	236.00	236.00
4	800–850	822	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	222.50	222.50
2	750–800	763	165.00–172.50	168.69
1	800–850	800	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	297.50	297.50
4	450–500	490	267.50	267.50
3	650–700	673	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	335.00	335.00
2	300–350	318	312.50–320.00	316.16
3	350–400	355	300.00–317.50	311.50
3	450–500	473	247.50–260.00	255.18
1	500–550	510	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	381	371.00	371.00
6	550–600	560	313.00	313.00
6	650–700	664	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	352.50	352.50
2	400–450	428	320.00–325.00	322.51
1	450–500	480	277.50	277.50
1	550–600	575	262.50	262.50
2	600–650	605	242.50	242.50
2	650–700	673	242.50–267.50	255.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,033	130.00–151.00	144.16

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Grenada Stockyard - Grenada, MS

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