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Grenada Stockyard Market Report

Grenada, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

128 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 128 93 80
Feeder cattle 125 77 60
Slaughter cattle 3 5 20
Replacement cattle — 11 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a really nice run of calves ready for grass. Steers and heifers sold higher 8 to 12. Slaughter market was to light tested to call a trend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–366 364 8 182.00–184.00 $183.25 $667 —
443 443 8 179.00 $179.00 $793 —
557 557 7 152.00 $152.00 $847 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 176.00 $176.00 $519 +5.00
350 350 2 176.00–178.00 $177.00 $620 +12.00
405–420 413 2 173.00–178.00 $175.45 $725 +16.45
475–485 480 2 130.00–164.00 $146.82 $705 —
505 505 1 155.00 $155.00 $783 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 168.00 $168.00 $403 —
405 405 1 151.00 $151.00 $612 —
460 460 1 139.00 $139.00 $639 —
525 525 1 147.00 $147.00 $772 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 141.00 $141.00 $282 —
260–270 268 4 140.00–150.00 $142.77 $383 -0.23
300–305 303 2 150.00 $150.00 $454 +6.55
360–395 382 5 127.00–148.00 $138.25 $528 -3.49
400–435 421 5 127.00–147.00 $138.37 $583 +3.42
530–545 538 2 127.00–129.00 $127.99 $689 —
585 585 1 120.00 $120.00 $702 +4.00
635 635 1 120.00 $120.00 $762 +12.00
765 765 1 109.00 $109.00 $834 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 4 153.00 $153.00 $447 —
411–437 415 6 138.00–148.00 $139.75 $580 —
471 471 2 132.00 $132.00 $622 —
516 516 4 134.00 $134.00 $691 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 128.00 $128.00 $563 —
475 475 1 112.00 $112.00 $532 -8.00
505–535 520 2 126.00–130.00 $128.06 $666 —
595 595 1 110.00 $110.00 $654 -1.03
600–615 608 2 114.00–115.00 $114.49 $696 —
675 675 1 102.00 $102.00 $688 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 110.00 $110.00 $324 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 171.00 $171.00 $581 —
350–380 365 2 172.50–175.00 $173.80 $634 +14.72
400–425 410 4 144.00–173.00 $160.31 $657 +10.31
450–465 458 2 142.00–165.00 $153.31 $702 +7.32
520 520 1 132.00 $132.00 $686 -11.00
560–590 575 2 125.50–133.00 $129.15 $743 +8.15
630 630 2 124.00–125.00 $124.50 $784 —
660 660 1 118.00 $118.00 $779 —
730 730 1 114.00 $114.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 139.00 $139.00 $542 -22.00
475 475 1 140.00 $140.00 $665 —
500 500 1 134.00 $134.00 $670 —
620 620 1 120.00 $120.00 $744 —
655 655 1 123.00 $123.00 $806 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 134.50 $134.50 $740 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 80-85% 1 57.50 $57.50 $624 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 85-90% 1 53.00 $53.00 $575 —

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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.