Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers sold steady. 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 $223.87/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −164.75 against this barn's trailing median of $388.62.

Average price

$223.87

9 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,188

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$10.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.88

vs MS average

−43.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	227.48	1,219	6thin
Medium and Large 2	520	216.67	1,127	3thin

One grade step is worth $10.81/cwt here — about $93 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 sale9 hd

223.87

—

MS average13 barns · 383 hd

237.75

−13.88

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−43.18

This barn, trailing median8 sales

388.62

−164.75

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	1,375	142.07	1,953	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	114.60	1,391	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,220	100.00	1,220	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	99.46	1,097	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)	1,248	$1,585	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,307	$1,484	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,079	$1,817	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,143	$1,800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	226.57/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,099	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	252.35/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,173	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,286	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	281.08/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,197	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	237.49/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	985	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	278.02/cwt	267.50–288.00	1,043	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	254.33/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,216	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	239.47/cwt	229.00–252.50	1,001	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	254.15/cwt	247.50–258.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	247.47/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	918	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	102.35/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,133	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,220	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,723	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	113.96/cwt	108.00–124.00	1,378	24
Bulls	—	—	1,375	142.07/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	215.04/cwt	197.50–233.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	239.19/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,615	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,248	1,585.08/head	1,385.00–1,775.00	1,585	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,307	1,484.09/head	1,160.00–1,675.00	1,484	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	970	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,079	1,817.09/head	1,565.00–2,225.00	1,817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	254.53/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,313	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	317.91/cwt	297.50–338.00	1,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	256.34/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,187	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	310.15/cwt	292.50–327.50	1,303	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	280.29/cwt	267.50–292.50	1,362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	259.55/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,090	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	251.04/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	270.79/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,414	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	229.96/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	229.00/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	267.67/cwt	261.00–274.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	266.05/cwt	260.00–271.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	270.96/cwt	265.00–277.50	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	231.75/cwt	226.00–237.50	1,437	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 Nov 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 235Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 42Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 8Year ago 5

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers sold steady. 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	240.00	240.00
3	350–400	370	247.50–258.00	254.15
6	400–450	418	229.00–252.50	239.47
2	450–500	485	223.00–230.00	226.57
2	500–550	505	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	550	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	265.00–277.50	270.96
3	350–400	375	260.00–271.00	266.05
3	400–450	420	256.00–265.00	259.55
4	450–500	465	242.50–257.50	252.35
4	500–550	515	225.00–240.00	229.96
2	550–600	578	220.00–225.00	222.51
1	600–650	635	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	665	207.50	207.50
1	750–800	790	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	730	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	297.50–338.00	317.91
5	400–450	426	270.00–288.00	281.08
4	450–500	463	240.00–270.00	256.34
5	500–550	516	247.50–260.00	254.53
2	550–600	563	235.00–240.00	237.49
2	600–650	620	226.00–237.50	231.75
1	650–700	655	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	267.50–288.00	278.02
1	400–450	445	262.50	262.50
1	450–500	455	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	550	233.00	233.00
2	950–1000	990	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	245.00	245.00
2	400–450	415	197.50–233.00	215.04
1	500–550	525	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	245.00–263.00	254.33
2	500–550	543	240.00–255.00	247.47
1	550–600	555	222.50	222.50
1	600–650	630	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	337.00	337.00
5	400–450	420	292.50–327.50	310.15
4	450–500	486	267.50–292.50	280.29
8	500–550	522	265.00–275.00	270.79
2	550–600	565	261.00–274.00	267.67
6	600–650	626	240.00–262.50	251.04
3	650–700	675	237.50–240.00	239.19
3	700–750	732	220.00–237.00	229.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,079	1,565.00–2,225.00	1,817.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,248	1,385.00–1,775.00	1,585.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,307	1,160.00–1,675.00	1,484.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	85.00	85.00
5	—	1,107	95.00–106.00	102.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	130.00	130.00
24	—	1,209	108.00–124.00	113.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	138.00–146.00	142.07

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Grenada Stockyard - Grenada, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle