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Grenada Stockyard Market Report

Grenada, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 26, 2024

246 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $243.87/cwt -10.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,173/hd at 481 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $241.38/cwt +1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,016/hd at 421 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 246 234 367
Feeder cattle 214 196 257
Slaughter cattle 31 38 105
Replacement cattle 1 — 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 280.00–285.00 $282.50 $1,017 +3.50
400–440 418 5 250.00–257.50 $252.53 $1,056 -11.15
485–495 492 3 240.00–255.00 $247.55 $1,218 +5.65
500–545 523 6 242.50–252.50 $247.54 $1,295 -1.73
565–595 585 4 225.00–247.50 $234.25 $1,370 —
605–645 625 2 215.00–220.00 $217.58 $1,360 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 310.00 $310.00 $822 +5.00
340 340 2 317.50 $317.50 $1,080 -12.50
425 425 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,275 -17.41
450–485 463 5 267.50–287.50 $275.84 $1,277 -17.39
555–587 575 4 245.00–260.00 $255.07 $1,467 -0.31
610 610 2 242.50–252.50 $247.50 $1,510 +2.50
690 690 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,656 —
700–740 720 2 225.00–235.00 $229.86 $1,655 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 459 7 270.00 $270.00 $1,239 —
535 535 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,338 -10.00
557–560 558 9 245.00–260.00 $253.31 $1,413 -20.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 230.00 $230.00 $840 —
435 435 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,011 —
485 485 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,018 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 262.50 $262.50 $538 +19.50
305–320 313 2 255.00–267.50 $261.40 $818 -11.60
355–395 369 4 250.00–252.50 $251.83 $929 +1.83
400–445 421 12 232.50–260.00 $241.38 $1,016 +1.33
455–480 470 3 225.00–232.50 $229.17 $1,077 -7.12
565 565 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,186 -20.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,102 —
469–494 481 15 240.00–245.00 $243.87 $1,173 -10.52
522 522 5 242.50 $242.50 $1,266 -10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 270.00 $270.00 $837 -38.67
370 370 2 270.00–272.50 $271.25 $1,004 —
415 415 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,110 +12.50
455–490 477 3 235.00–245.00 $239.19 $1,141 -9.24
505–525 511 4 235.00–245.00 $240.02 $1,227 -3.38
560 560 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,274 —
605–640 620 3 215.00–222.50 $219.11 $1,358 -0.89
730 730 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,570 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 220.00–240.00 $230.18 $656 —
325 325 1 245.00 $245.00 $796 +10.00
395 395 1 245.00 $245.00 $968 —
405 405 1 225.00 $225.00 $911 -3.69
675 675 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,164 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 2 337.50–347.50 $342.29 $804 +17.29
265–290 276 4 302.50–327.50 $313.74 $866 —
305–320 313 2 307.50–317.50 $312.62 $979 -24.82
355–395 379 4 295.00–325.00 $307.01 $1,164 -4.49
425–440 433 2 277.50–297.50 $287.33 $1,244 -9.59
450 450 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,181 -10.65
660 660 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,386 —
730 730 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,478 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 3 282.50–290.00 $287.54 $949 -2.46
350–395 366 7 250.00–290.00 $272.94 $999 -12.06
405 405 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,002 —
465 465 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,197 +13.78
570 570 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,197 —
600–630 615 3 187.50–207.50 $196.61 $1,209 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 2 257.50–267.50 $262.30 $984 —
410–430 420 2 222.50–230.00 $226.34 $951 —
450–495 478 4 210.00–230.00 $220.10 $1,052 —
520–535 528 2 220.00–227.50 $223.80 $1,182 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1750 1216 80-85% 13 125.00–143.00 $135.17 $1,644 -2.10
1215–1560 1429 80-85% 4 144.00–150.00 $147.59 $2,109 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–910 878 85-90% 2 80.00–94.00 $87.26 $766 —
930–1020 985 85-90% 4 109.00–120.00 $115.77 $1,140 +2.35

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1720–1960 1832 3 165.00–174.00 $170.16 $3,117 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 1 144.50 $144.50 $1,770 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,645.00 $1,645.00 —

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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.