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Grenada Stockyard Market Report

Grenada, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

209 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $113.05/cwt ≈ $470/hd at 416 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $107.06/cwt ≈ $562/hd at 525 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 209 79 153
Feeder cattle 178 69 114
Slaughter cattle 22 10 20
Replacement cattle 9 — 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers were 7.00-14.00 lower; slaughter cows and bulls looked weaker but no enough to really test. Quality was mostly plain and the demand was weak.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 4 131.50 $131.50 $484 —
400–435 426 7 120.00–125.00 $123.02 $524 —
455 455 4 125.00 $125.00 $569 —
530 530 1 119.50 $119.50 $633 —
635 635 1 107.00 $107.00 $679 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 274 4 127.00–133.00 $128.94 $353 —
335–345 342 3 110.00–129.00 $119.24 $408 —
360–380 371 4 120.00–126.00 $123.65 $459 —
400 400 1 110.00 $110.00 $440 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 3 120.00 $120.00 $472 —
411–425 416 16 110.00–114.00 $113.05 $470 —
511–537 525 10 100.00–110.00 $107.06 $562 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 118.00 $118.00 $330 —
335 335 1 100.00 $100.00 $335 -16.00
365–390 382 5 92.00–115.00 $108.07 $413 +5.07
435–445 440 2 92.00–105.00 $98.57 $434 —
475 475 1 102.00 $102.00 $484 -5.00
520–540 530 3 76.00–98.00 $89.14 $472 —
645 645 1 89.00 $89.00 $574 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 124.00 $124.00 $341 -2.00
300–345 315 4 114.00–118.00 $116.18 $366 -6.81
350–395 373 2 115.00–123.00 $119.24 $445 -1.74
465 465 1 111.00 $111.00 $516 —
520 520 1 100.00 $100.00 $520 —
555 555 1 100.00 $100.00 $555 -12.00
640 640 1 106.00 $106.00 $678 +3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 117.00–129.00 $123.00 $314 -11.35
325–330 328 2 108.00–122.00 $114.95 $377 -12.03
360 360 1 125.00 $125.00 $450 +0.04
400–405 403 2 103.00–112.00 $107.53 $433 —
460–480 470 4 95.00–109.00 $102.32 $481 -12.63
525–545 537 3 97.00–103.00 $100.01 $537 —
560–595 581 4 87.00–95.00 $92.20 $536 -7.80
615 615 1 82.00 $82.00 $504 -3.00
660–695 678 2 75.00–86.00 $80.36 $545 -20.64
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–530 521 8 110.00–112.50 $110.91 $578 —
637 637 4 100.00 $100.00 $637 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 2 124.00–135.00 $129.67 $408 -15.02
390 390 1 122.50 $122.50 $478 -8.50
400–420 410 2 116.00–119.50 $117.71 $483 -8.67
490 490 1 119.00 $119.00 $583 -0.25
500–525 513 2 102.00–110.00 $105.90 $543 -4.10
565 565 1 98.50 $98.50 $557 —
600–645 623 2 94.00 $94.00 $586 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 80.00 $80.00 $340 —
490 490 1 89.00 $89.00 $436 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1035 938 85-90% 3 40.00–43.50 $41.98 $394 —
875–1065 998 85-90% 4 35.00–38.50 $36.06 $360 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1120 1105 80-85% 3 38.50–45.50 $41.29 $456 —
1155–1300 1223 80-85% 4 46.50–52.50 $49.76 $609 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 1 66.50 $66.50 $981 —
1515–2285 1900 2 73.50–74.50 $73.90 $1,404 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770 770 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 400.00 $400.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025–1055 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 600.00–920.00 $762.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 540.00 $540.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 770.00 $770.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.