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Grenada Stockyard Market Report

Grenada, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 28, 2023

367 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $227.51/cwt -12.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,067/hd at 469 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $217.18/cwt ≈ $1,143/hd at 526 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 367 240 230
Feeder cattle 257 196 187
Slaughter cattle 105 44 37
Replacement cattle 5 — 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 270.00 $270.00 $891 -10.37
360–390 370 3 267.50–285.00 $276.89 $1,024 -2.41
415–437 429 5 250.00–274.00 $256.67 $1,101 +19.17
450–495 475 3 257.50–270.00 $262.32 $1,246 -3.68
505 505 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,156 -28.50
560–570 565 2 250.00–262.50 $256.19 $1,447 +16.19
610 610 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,342 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 250.00 $250.00 $625 —
325–345 335 2 244.00–257.50 $250.95 $841 -2.69
355–390 376 4 225.00–257.50 $248.44 $934 —
410–445 428 2 227.50–235.00 $231.10 $989 —
460–490 477 3 208.00–224.00 $214.01 $1,021 -8.49
535–545 540 2 212.50–227.50 $220.07 $1,188 —
575–590 583 2 215.00–226.00 $220.43 $1,285 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553 553 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,327 —
629 629 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,447 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 313 3 207.50–215.00 $211.47 $662 —
360–390 375 2 215.00–225.00 $219.80 $824 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–480 469 17 217.50–235.00 $227.51 $1,067 -12.49
516 value added 516 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,192 —
528–532 529 11 212.50–215.00 $213.41 $1,129 —
560 value added 560 4 232.50 $232.50 $1,302 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 3 220.00–224.00 $221.34 $726 -14.91
380–390 385 2 229.00–240.00 $234.43 $903 -1.53
400–445 428 7 217.50–229.00 $223.25 $956 -6.80
455–495 474 6 210.00–227.50 $220.29 $1,044 -0.29
555–585 570 2 212.50–224.00 $218.10 $1,243 +1.43
680 680 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,394 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 210.00 $210.00 $598 -8.32
300–330 319 4 200.00–217.50 $211.71 $675 -2.79
395 395 2 215.00 $215.00 $849 —
415 415 1 198.00 $198.00 $822 -22.00
465 465 2 200.00–210.00 $205.00 $953 —
555–585 570 2 190.00–202.50 $196.09 $1,118 +1.09
685 685 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,356 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 187.50 $187.50 $459 —
280 280 1 180.00 $180.00 $504 +7.50
330 330 1 175.00 $175.00 $578 —
350–375 366 4 185.00–192.00 $188.75 $691 -5.02
420 420 1 178.00 $178.00 $748 —
470–485 478 2 185.00–195.00 $189.92 $908 —
505 505 1 165.00 $165.00 $833 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 239.00 $239.00 $586 -21.00
290 290 1 255.00 $255.00 $740 —
315–340 328 2 247.50–255.00 $251.11 $824 +3.33
360–395 382 3 225.00–237.50 $230.88 $882 -5.03
415–445 433 3 225.00–237.50 $232.74 $1,008 +2.80
465–490 478 2 207.50–222.50 $215.20 $1,029 -7.15
505–510 508 2 197.50–207.50 $202.52 $1,029 -2.48
560–575 565 3 197.50–207.50 $202.05 $1,142 —
611 611 7 180.00 $180.00 $1,100 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 260.00 $260.00 $767 -33.75
300–340 320 8 265.00–284.00 $274.09 $877 -11.24
355–385 371 4 265.00–278.00 $272.96 $1,013 -0.26
455 455 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,126 -4.16
500–510 505 3 210.00–225.00 $218.35 $1,103 -14.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 8 213.00 $213.00 $1,018 —
536 536 5 207.50 $207.50 $1,112 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 200.00 $200.00 $570 -13.68
430–435 433 2 201.00–202.50 $201.75 $874 +4.49
460 460 1 180.00 $180.00 $828 -17.43
535 535 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,033 +3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1515 1167 80-85% 40 95.00–107.00 $102.48 $1,196 -5.36
1180–1625 1358 80-85% 4 109.00 $109.00 $1,480 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1310 1068 85-90% 28 83.00–96.00 $90.36 $965 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590–1710 1650 2 124.50–128.00 $126.31 $2,084 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,158 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1100–1300 1167 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,405.00–1,575.00 $1,468.14 —
1275 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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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.