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Grenada Stockyard Market Report

Grenada, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 3, 2021

130 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Grenada Stockyard report →

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.20/cwt +9.20 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 506 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 130 90 45
Feeder cattle 45 80 43
Slaughter cattle 85 10 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeders looked mostly steady, slaughter bulls and cows were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 140.00 $140.00 $616 +6.00
510–525 517 3 132.00–137.00 $135.00 $698 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 383 2 133.00–146.00 $139.63 $535 +4.63

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 4 124.00–127.00 $125.44 $458 —
417–440 432 8 120.50–130.50 $125.54 $542 —
505–506 506 10 121.00–125.00 $124.20 $628 +9.20
578–587 582 5 105.00–113.00 $109.77 $639 -4.23
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 137.00 $137.00 $288 —
365 365 1 124.00 $124.00 $453 -5.84
400–425 410 6 120.00–133.00 $126.01 $517 +6.01
450 450 2 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $538 -1.01
510–535 523 2 110.00–117.00 $113.42 $593 +1.42
550 550 1 121.00 $121.00 $666 —
705 705 2 103.00–108.00 $105.50 $744 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 119.00 $119.00 $351 -2.57
345 345 1 125.00 $125.00 $431 +3.00
365–380 373 2 119.00–124.00 $121.55 $453 +7.55
405–440 426 7 100.00–125.50 $115.18 $491 +2.47
525 525 1 105.00 $105.00 $551 —
565 565 1 107.00 $107.00 $605 +1.00
975 975 1 89.00 $89.00 $868 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 224 4 138.00–144.00 $140.83 $315 —
255–280 268 2 136.00–143.00 $139.66 $374 —
320 320 1 139.00 $139.00 $445 —
435 435 1 130.00 $130.00 $566 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 423 2 134.00–135.00 $134.50 $569 -0.50
475 475 1 131.00 $131.00 $622 -1.62

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1370 1119 80-85% 14 54.00–63.50 $58.71 $657 —
1100–1400 1280 80-85% 10 65.00–71.50 $67.52 $864 +10.02
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–1145 986 85-90% 15 40.00–61.00 $50.64 $499 +4.74

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1665 1665 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,249 —

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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.