Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and 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 $252.02/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −135.63 against this barn's trailing median of $387.65.

Average price

$252.02

17 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$10.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.06

vs MS average

−16.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	254.00	1,394	10thin
Medium and Large 1	525	253.77	1,332	4thin
Medium and Large 2	522	243.11	1,269	3thin

One grade step is worth $10.89/cwt here — about $125 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.76, low $365.20, median $387.65 across 9 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

252.02

—

MS average7 barns · 246 hd

262.08

−10.06

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−16.84

This barn, trailing median9 sales

387.65

−135.63

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	1,505	165.03	2,484	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	144.81	1,779	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,770	138.00	2,443	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	789	122.41	966	4thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 2	600–650	628	223.74/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,474	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	268.36/cwt	247.50–280.00	1,269	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	549	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,394	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	253.09/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,354	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	269.66/cwt	268.00–271.00	1,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	251.63/cwt	247.50–262.50	1,105	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	243.11/cwt	237.50–252.00	1,269	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	284.87/cwt	267.50–302.50	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	281.81/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,051	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	286.45/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	291.09/cwt	285.00–297.50	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	326.51/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,208	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	789	122.41/cwt	118.00–128.00	966	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,443	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	152.75/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,022	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	139.76/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,632	11
Bulls	—	—	1,505	165.03/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	335.75/cwt	332.00–338.00	1,276	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	307	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	232.86/cwt	217.50–250.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	224.76/cwt	215.00–235.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	222.79/cwt	210.00–235.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	248.48/cwt	237.50–257.00	1,183	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,394	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	285.04/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,297	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	312.56/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,344	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	247.47/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	309.86/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	329.00/cwt	315.00–342.50	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	319.38/cwt	307.50–330.00	1,373	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	306.63/cwt	277.50–322.50	1,588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	253.77/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,332	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	323.48/cwt	317.50–332.50	1,084	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	306.18/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	303.86/cwt	297.50–310.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	258.76/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	344.66/cwt	322.50–361.00	1,089	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	288.27/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,176	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 Jul 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 129Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 18Year ago 24

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	285.00	285.00
2	250–300	288	285.00–297.50	291.09
1	300–350	310	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	370	282.50–290.00	286.45
3	400–450	408	285.00–290.00	288.27
3	450–500	462	268.00–271.00	269.66
4	500–550	535	245.00–260.00	253.09
2	600–650	628	220.00–227.50	223.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	316	322.50–361.00	344.66
5	350–400	370	322.50–330.00	326.51
3	400–450	430	307.50–317.50	312.56
4	450–500	455	275.00–300.00	285.04
4	500–550	521	265.00–270.00	267.52
2	600–650	633	240.00–255.00	247.47
1	700–750	700	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	210.00–235.00	222.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	317.50	317.50
12	500–550	531	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	307.50	307.50
1	400–450	400	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	635	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	307	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	515	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	315.00–342.50	329.00
1	300–350	340	342.50	342.50
3	350–400	380	332.00–338.00	335.75
6	400–450	430	307.50–330.00	319.38
1	450–500	485	275.00	275.00
5	500–550	518	277.50–322.50	306.63
1	550–600	580	277.50	277.50
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	695	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	715	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	473	247.50–280.00	268.36
10	500–550	549	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	307.50	307.50
1	250–300	285	297.50	297.50
2	300–350	338	267.50–302.50	284.87
4	350–400	373	260.00–292.50	281.81
4	400–450	439	247.50–262.50	251.63
5	450–500	476	237.50–257.00	248.48
3	500–550	522	237.50–252.00	243.11
1	650–700	660	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	725	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	217.50–250.00	232.86
2	400–450	420	215.00–235.00	224.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	317.50	317.50
2	250–300	285	297.50–310.00	303.86
3	300–350	335	317.50–332.50	323.48
3	350–400	360	300.00–315.00	309.86
2	400–450	408	302.50–310.00	306.18
2	450–500	453	257.50–260.00	258.76
4	500–550	525	250.00–257.50	253.77
1	600–650	645	242.50	242.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	789	118.00–128.00	122.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	138.00	138.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,324	148.00–157.00	152.75
11	—	1,168	130.00–147.00	139.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,505	163.00–168.00	165.03

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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