Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers, heifers and bulls sold mixed. slaughter cows and bulls sold $6-10 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.62/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −140.04 against this barn's trailing median of $387.65.

Average price

$247.62

6 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,325

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$11.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.66

vs MS average

−49.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	251.32	1,354	4thin
Medium and Large 2	528	240.21	1,268	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.11/cwt here — about $86 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.76, low $365.20, median $387.65 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

247.62

—

MS average13 barns · 289 hd

256.27

−8.66

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−49.38

This barn, trailing median9 sales

387.65

−140.04

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,731	173.87	3,010	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	148.77	1,967	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	135.00	1,910	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	125.09	1,354	23

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,048	$1,758	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 lots · USDA AMS · Grenada Stockyard - Grenada, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	290.39/cwt	287.50–294.00	1,249	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	240.21/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	270.16/cwt	242.50–295.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	307.85/cwt	300.00–315.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	315.25/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,343	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	247.67/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	283.92/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	294.73/cwt	282.50–307.50	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	317.16/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	299.00/cwt	282.50–335.00	1,139	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	247.38/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	254.26/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	268.85/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	295.55/cwt	270.00–312.50	1,566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	384.84/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	330.95/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,370	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	305.56/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,014	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	295.00/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	233.78/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	293.86/cwt	280.00–322.50	1,384	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,886	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	1,757.76/head	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	262.07/cwt	240.00–285.00	844	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	268.34/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,033	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,007	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	820	1
Bulls	—	—	1,731	173.87/cwt	167.00–177.00	3,010	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,910	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	148.77/cwt	137.00–158.00	1,967	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	984	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	125.91/cwt	110.00–137.00	1,372	22

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Grenada Stockyard - Grenada, MS

Mon Feb 10, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 110Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 29Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 7Year ago 7

Compared to last week steers, heifers and bulls sold mixed. slaughter cows and bulls sold $6-10 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	465	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	397.50	397.50
2	350–400	383	300.00–335.00	317.16
1	400–450	440	327.50	327.50
13	450–500	471	280.00–322.50	293.86
4	500–550	530	270.00–312.50	295.55
2	550–600	565	277.50–290.00	283.92
2	600–650	635	262.50–275.00	268.85
1	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	773	240.00–255.00	247.67
1	800–850	830	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	850	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	242.50–295.00	270.16
6	300–350	322	240.00–285.00	262.07
3	350–400	385	267.50–270.00	268.34
2	450–500	465	262.50	262.50
2	500–550	528	225.00–255.00	240.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	320.00	320.00
2	250–300	268	300.00–315.00	307.85
5	300–350	332	285.00–320.00	305.56
5	350–400	381	282.50–335.00	299.00
3	400–450	430	287.50–294.00	290.39
2	450–500	465	282.50–307.50	294.73
3	500–550	530	247.50–257.50	254.26
1	550–600	565	242.50	242.50
3	600–650	622	235.00–255.00	247.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	680	239.00	239.00
3	750–800	798	222.50	222.50
2	950–1000	955	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	305	375.00–395.00	384.84
2	350–400	368	325.00–337.50	330.95
8	400–450	426	310.00–330.00	315.25
1	450–500	490	247.50	247.50
2	500–550	515	287.50–302.50	295.00
1	650–700	650	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	265	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	537	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	553	227.50–240.00	233.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,048	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,757.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,731	167.00–177.00	173.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,322	137.00–158.00	148.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	107.00	107.00
22	—	1,090	110.00–137.00	125.91

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Grenada Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Grenada Stockyard - Grenada, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle