Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $284.81/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −142.63 against this barn's trailing median of $427.44.

Average price

$284.81

19 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$73.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.25

vs MS average

−23.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	306.00	1,607	9thin
Medium and Large 1	522	304.17	1,587	3thin
Medium and Large 2	561	256.00	1,436	5thin
Medium and Large 3	540	232.43	1,255	2thin

One grade step is worth $73.57/cwt here — about $351 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $464.52, low $408.16, median $427.44 across 7 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 sale19 hd

284.81

—

MS average12 barns · 354 hd

290.06

−5.25

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

−23.80

This barn, trailing median7 sales

427.44

−142.63

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	1,438	136.89	1,969	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	119.00	1,916	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,049	116.82	1,225	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	868	98.49	855	4thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,424	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	325.11/cwt	312.50–332.50	1,349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	244.96/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	262.62/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	238.56/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,045	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	304.92/cwt	302.50–307.50	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	316.26/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	230.13/cwt	217.50–242.50	1,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	232.43/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,326	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,188	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	250.82/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,184	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	228.17/cwt	224.00–232.50	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,335	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	98.49/cwt	94.00–104.00	855	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,916	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	116.82/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,225	5
Bulls	—	—	1,185	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,339	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	148.84/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	199.17/cwt	175.00–222.50	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	245.82/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	331.59/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,257	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	325.02/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	248.75/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	266.13/cwt	254.00–277.50	1,663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	342.41/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	240.94/cwt	227.50–255.00	1,602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	243.33/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	339.51/cwt	317.50–355.00	1,297	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	457	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,458	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,607	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	227.44/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	236.40/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	302.41/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	281.59/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,019	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 Apr 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 92Year ago 101

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 29Year ago 36

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	463	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	317.50–355.00	339.51
3	400–450	415	312.50–332.50	325.11
2	450–500	473	285.00–320.00	302.41
2	500–550	505	315.00–317.50	316.26
1	550–600	555	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	625	254.00–277.50	266.13
2	650–700	675	247.50–250.00	248.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	457	319.00	319.00
9	500–550	525	306.00	306.00
3	600–650	623	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	255.00–270.00	262.62
2	500–550	540	265.00	265.00
3	550–600	575	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	227.50	227.50
2	500–550	540	225.00–240.00	232.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	302.50–307.50	304.92
1	500–550	540	255.00	255.00
2	550–600	565	242.50–247.50	244.96
2	600–650	625	230.00–242.50	236.40
2	650–700	665	220.00–235.00	227.44
1	700–750	720	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	277.50–287.50	281.59
6	400–450	438	235.00–257.50	238.56
6	450–500	472	235.00–262.50	250.82
1	500–550	535	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	555	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	413	240.00–252.00	245.82
2	450–500	480	217.50–242.50	230.13
2	500–550	535	224.00–232.50	228.17
2	550–600	565	175.00–222.50	199.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	457	260.00	260.00
5	550–600	557	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	515	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	575	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	325.00–352.50	342.41
5	350–400	379	317.50–340.00	331.59
3	400–450	417	320.00–330.00	325.02
1	450–500	490	272.50	272.50
1	500–550	505	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	555	240.00	240.00
3	600–650	618	240.00–247.50	243.33
2	650–700	665	227.50–255.00	240.94
1	750–800	785	217.50	217.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	868	94.00–104.00	98.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	119.00	119.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,049	112.00–120.00	116.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,565	145.00–152.00	148.84

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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