Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $246.45/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −141.20 against this barn's trailing median of $387.65.

Average price

$246.45

8 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,353

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$11.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.56

vs MS average

−38.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	250.86	1,355	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	545	247.00	1,346	3thin
Medium and Large 2	568	239.02	1,358	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.84/cwt here — about −$3 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

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 sale8 hd

246.45

—

MS average13 barns · 304 hd

255.01

−8.56

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−38.50

This barn, trailing median9 sales

387.65

−141.20

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	1,605	144.34	2,317	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,362	132.04	1,798	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	99.83	991	4thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,745	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,712	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,578	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	966	$1,130	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$1,016	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	810	$931	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$2,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	963	$1,478	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	795	$1,045	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	—	1,605	144.34/cwt	142.00–146.00	2,317	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,441	134.75/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,942	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	123.25/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,361	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	99.83/cwt	91.00–105.00	991	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	268.44/cwt	252.50–287.50	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	278.02/cwt	250.00–295.00	876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	245.63/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,181	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	966	1,130.06/head	755.00–1,540.00	1,130	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,482	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,205.00/head	1,205.00–1,205.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	239.02/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,491	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,346	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	810	931.48/head	750.00–1,100.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	286.26/cwt	272.50–297.50	1,197	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	360.40/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,193	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	247.54/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	241.48/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	311.20/cwt	300.00–323.00	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	263.75/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	283.70/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	297.30/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	350.87/cwt	337.50–365.00	1,263	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	320.84/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,043	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,564	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	790	1,016.03/head	890.00–1,115.00	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	288.72/cwt	277.50–297.00	1,207	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	342.62/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,915	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	795	1,045.00/head	1,045.00–1,045.00	1,045	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	1,745.00/head	1,745.00–1,745.00	1,745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	311.27/cwt	292.50–327.50	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,644	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	1,712.20/head	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,712	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	1,578.01/head	1,255.00–1,805.00	1,578	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 Dec 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 132Year ago 27

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 29Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 22Year ago 24

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Quality was average and demand was good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	142.00–146.00	144.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,441	129.00–139.00	134.75
4	—	1,104	120.00–125.00	123.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	993	91.00–105.00	99.83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	400.00	400.00
7	300–350	331	340.00–380.00	360.40
2	350–400	353	325.00–360.00	342.62
1	400–450	410	323.00	323.00
2	450–500	478	300.00–323.00	311.20
2	600–650	630	240.00–243.00	241.48
1	800–850	815	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	297.50	297.50
3	400–450	418	272.50–297.50	286.26
3	450–500	492	252.50–287.50	268.44
1	500–550	520	252.50	252.50
1	750–800	770	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	510	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	277.50	277.50
3	300–350	315	250.00–295.00	278.02
1	350–400	350	260.00	260.00
4	450–500	481	242.50–247.50	245.63
2	550–600	568	238.00–240.00	239.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	545	247.00	247.00
7	600–650	637	234.00	234.00
3	750–800	783	210.00	210.00
3	800–850	845	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	292.50–327.50	311.27
5	300–350	325	310.00–327.50	320.84
2	350–400	370	282.50–285.00	283.70
4	400–450	418	277.50–297.00	288.72
2	450–500	485	257.50–270.00	263.75
1	500–550	500	257.50	257.50
2	550–600	560	245.00–250.00	247.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	242.50	242.50
1	600–650	615	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	567	254.00	254.00
2	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	327.50	327.50
2	350–400	360	337.50–365.00	350.87
2	450–500	463	290.00–305.00	297.30
1	500–550	530	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	575	272.50	272.50
1	600–650	615	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	715	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	825	210.00	210.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,075.00	2,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,205.00	1,205.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	966	755.00–1,540.00	1,130.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	790	890.00–1,115.00	1,016.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,745.00	1,745.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,240	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,712.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,120	1,255.00–1,805.00	1,578.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	810	750.00–1,100.00	931.48
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	1,045.00	1,045.00

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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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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