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Grenada Stockyard Market Report

Grenada, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

75 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 75 106 175
Feeder cattle 69 106 145
Slaughter cattle 6 0 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week it was a lighter run. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $8 higher, not enough slaugher cattle to call a trend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 181.00 $181.00 $760 —
465–475 470 2 171.00–174.00 $172.48 $811 —
520 520 1 174.00 $174.00 $905 +16.00
630–645 638 2 150.00–158.00 $153.95 $982 —
762 762 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,143 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,017 —
688 688 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,032 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 166.00 $166.00 $581 +12.00
510–530 520 2 125.00–145.00 $135.19 $703 +13.17

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 140.00 $140.00 $371 +6.00
365–390 378 2 140.00 $140.00 $529 —
400–440 415 4 154.00–161.00 $156.83 $651 +5.51
466 466 3 151.00 $151.00 $704 -0.93
510–532 521 5 140.00–145.00 $141.00 $735 +6.00
550–580 565 2 134.00–140.00 $137.08 $775 -0.92
610–620 615 2 135.00–144.00 $139.46 $858 +14.46
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 123.00 $123.00 $541 —
525 525 1 120.00 $120.00 $630 —
565 565 1 110.00 $110.00 $622 -14.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 125.00 $125.00 $288 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 161.00 $161.00 $539 +33.15
370 370 1 160.00 $160.00 $592 +11.95
500 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600 —
795 795 1 114.00 $114.00 $906 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–535 525 2 140.00–148.00 $144.08 $756 -8.96
575 575 1 139.00 $139.00 $799 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 110.00 $110.00 $264 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $636 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,190 —

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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.