Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were not well tested but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls were also not well tested. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $288.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −95.37 against this barn's trailing median of $383.37.

Average price

$288.00

3 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.44

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	288.00	1,513	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $444.76, low $307.85, median $383.37 across 3 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 sale3 hd

288.00

—

MS average9 barns · 74 hd

290.44

−2.44

This barn, trailing median3 sales

383.37

−95.37

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	1,895	172.00	3,259	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	123.96	1,618	2thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	248.69/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	292.32/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	312.45/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	396.45/cwt	387.50–422.50	1,253	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	329.77/cwt	317.50–342.50	1,362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	375.51/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,382	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	180	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	752	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	123.96/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,618	2
Bulls	—	—	1,895	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	3,259	1

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 41Last week 79Year ago 135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 15Year ago 48

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were not well tested but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls were also not well tested. Quality was average and demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	417.50	417.50
1	200–250	245	402.50	402.50
4	300–350	316	387.50–422.50	396.45
4	350–400	368	370.00–385.00	375.51
2	400–450	413	317.50–342.50	329.77
2	450–500	478	302.50–322.50	312.45
2	500–550	513	297.50	297.50
1	550–600	550	269.00	269.00
1	600–650	610	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	690	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	251.00	251.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	765	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	327.50	327.50
1	650–700	665	269.00	269.00
1	850–900	860	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	277.50	277.50
1	400–450	430	284.00	284.00
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
4	550–600	584	230.00–255.00	248.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	322.50	322.50
2	400–450	425	287.50–297.50	292.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	120.00–127.00	123.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	172.00	172.00

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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