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Grenada Stockyard Market Report

Grenada, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 16, 2021

194 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 194 173 56
Feeder cattle 138 124 45
Slaughter cattle 40 15 6
Replacement cattle 16 34 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers were mostly steady to 3lower, heifers were steady; Slaughter cows were steady to 4 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 162.00 $162.00 $470 —
340 340 2 155.00–158.00 $156.50 $532 —
390 390 1 159.00 $159.00 $620 +5.00
400–425 407 5 149.00–158.00 $154.02 $627 —
455–485 467 5 150.00–158.00 $154.75 $723 -3.25
500–520 507 3 141.00–143.00 $141.66 $718 -3.33
550–580 565 2 130.00–134.00 $132.05 $746 -2.45
605–635 624 7 132.00–145.00 $138.16 $862 +4.16
670 670 1 133.00 $133.00 $891 -1.00
760 760 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,018 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 373 2 120.00–148.00 $133.72 $499 —
460–465 463 2 131.00–138.00 $134.48 $623 +5.51
500–505 503 2 120.00–135.00 $127.46 $641 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 127.00 $127.00 $305 —
340–345 343 3 116.00–131.00 $122.29 $419 -2.76
360–385 377 3 120.00–124.00 $121.62 $459 -3.38
415–430 423 2 110.00–120.00 $114.91 $486 —
465–485 475 5 110.00–119.00 $113.04 $537 -9.96
515 515 1 115.00 $115.00 $592 +0.50
550–590 570 2 112.00–115.00 $113.45 $647 —
610 610 1 114.00 $114.00 $695 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 369 6 130.00–139.00 $135.81 $501 +4.81
415–440 427 3 128.00–133.00 $130.31 $556 -8.69
453–475 460 7 130.00–136.50 $134.10 $617 -1.90
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 138.00 $138.00 $531 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 102.00 $102.00 $602 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 329 4 149.00–159.00 $154.95 $510 —
425 425 3 136.50–144.00 $140.17 $596 +1.17
450–490 467 5 124.00–139.00 $132.56 $619 +0.92
500–545 523 2 128.00–131.00 $129.56 $678 +3.37
575–585 580 2 124.00–127.00 $125.49 $728 +1.49
610 610 1 125.00 $125.00 $762 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–305 302 3 135.00–145.00 $138.31 $418 —
355 355 1 130.00 $130.00 $462 -9.35
485–495 490 2 119.50–120.00 $119.75 $587 —
715 715 1 116.00 $116.00 $829 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1410 1080 85-90% 18 50.00–60.00 $56.96 $615 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1275 1154 80-85% 11 60.00–65.50 $62.65 $723 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1695 1603 75-80% 3 55.00–60.00 $57.57 $923 —

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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
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,185.00 $1,185.00 —
1055–1200 1148 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 1,065.00–1,250.00 $1,216.00 —
1170 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 935.00 $935.00 —
1170–1245 1208 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,295.00–1,380.00 $1,338.82 —
1120–1355 1295 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,000.00–1,400.00 $1,251.12 —

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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.