Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle of all weights and classes sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was mostly attritive and demand was very good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.01/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −134.62 against this barn's trailing median of $388.62.

Average price

$254.01

27 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,380

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$27.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.11

vs MS average

−29.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	262.43	1,464	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	533	260.61	1,390	18thin
Medium and Large 2	564	234.61	1,324	7thin

One grade step is worth $27.82/cwt here — about $140 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 sale27 hd

254.01

—

MS average6 barns · 153 hd

251.89

+2.11

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−29.31

This barn, trailing median8 sales

388.62

−134.62

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	1,337	138.66	1,853	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	116.71	1,318	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	94.19	981	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$1,845	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,728	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,613	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	915	$1,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	—	1,355	142.99/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,938	2
Bulls	—	—	1,300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,690	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	116.71/cwt	109.00–124.50	1,318	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	102.48/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,126	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	77.61/cwt	75.00–80.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	232.44/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,346	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	256.95/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,074	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	232.70/cwt	228.00–237.50	1,429	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,289	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,221	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	306.24/cwt	305.00–307.50	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,347	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	953	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	930	1,613.10/head	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,613	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,845.36/head	1,575.00–2,125.00	1,845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	277.05/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,011	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	286.08/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,394	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	360.83/cwt	357.50–362.50	1,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	305.70/cwt	297.50–316.00	1,308	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	266.46/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,255	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	309.97/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,441	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,727.77/head	1,675.00–1,775.00	1,728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	262.43/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	274.25/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,160	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	368.27/cwt	357.50–377.50	840	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	915	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	339.79/cwt	332.50–347.50	1,223	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	311.26/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	266.27/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	309.84/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	275.80/cwt	274.00–277.50	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	240.04/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	343.75/cwt	315.00–372.50	894	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 Dec 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 135Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 48Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 12Year ago 4

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle of all weights and classes sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was mostly attritive and demand was very good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	142.00–144.00	142.99
1	—	1,300	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,129	109.00–124.50	116.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,099	99.00–104.00	102.48
2	—	928	75.00–80.00	77.61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	357.50–377.50	368.27
2	250–300	260	315.00–372.50	343.75
3	300–350	320	357.50–362.50	360.83
2	350–400	360	332.50–347.50	339.79
6	400–450	428	297.50–316.00	305.70
2	450–500	463	310.00–312.50	311.26
2	500–550	503	262.50–270.00	266.27
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	302.50	302.50
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	420	267.50	267.50
1	450–500	490	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	633	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	365	255.00	255.00
4	400–450	418	250.00–260.00	256.95
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	528	232.50–247.50	240.04
5	550–600	579	225.00–245.00	232.44
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	284.00	284.00
1	450–500	482	267.50	267.50
7	500–550	518	260.00	260.00
4	550–600	566	257.50	257.50
4	650–700	651	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	305.00–307.50	306.24
2	250–300	253	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	320	274.00–277.50	275.80
5	350–400	365	272.50–282.50	277.05
4	400–450	423	265.00–285.00	274.25
10	450–500	471	260.00–275.00	266.46
2	550–600	558	257.50–267.50	262.43
6	600–650	614	228.00–237.50	232.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	530	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	307.50–312.50	309.97
3	500–550	520	300.00–320.00	309.84
5	550–600	568	270.00–297.50	286.08
1	600–650	640	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	205.00	205.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	930	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,613.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,575.00–2,125.00	1,845.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	1,675.00–1,775.00	1,727.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,025.00	1,025.00

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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Grenada Livestock Auction

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

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