Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks: ago: Feeder cattle were not well tested but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $337.50/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −93.90 against this barn's trailing median of $431.40.

Average price

$337.50

1 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.89

vs MS average

−19.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	337.50	1,958	1thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

6 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $464.52, low $425.01, median $431.40 across 6 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 sale1 hd

337.50

—

MS average10 barns · 146 hd

325.61

+11.89

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−19.66

This barn, trailing median6 sales

431.40

−93.90

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,083	141.65	1,534	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	126.00	1,241	1thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	324.92/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	374.95/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	336.33/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	335.08/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	394.31/cwt	387.50–400.00	1,471	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	319.84/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	351.21/cwt	343.00–360.00	1,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	318.04/cwt	295.00–345.00	1,218	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	685	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	2,031	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	361.12/cwt	345.00–387.50	1,470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	876	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,692	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	139.56/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,496	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,241	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 Mar 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 136Year ago 71

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 31Year ago 30

Compared to two weeks: ago: Feeder cattle were not well tested but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	332.50	332.50
3	300–350	313	320.00–360.00	336.33
2	350–400	378	332.50–337.50	335.08
3	400–450	437	317.50–330.00	324.92
1	450–500	470	307.50	307.50
1	500–550	505	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	570	277.50	277.50
1	650–700	655	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	280.00–285.00	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	417.50	417.50
1	350–400	360	402.50	402.50
3	400–450	407	345.00–387.50	361.12
4	450–500	478	367.50–380.00	374.95
1	550–600	580	337.50	337.50
1	600–650	640	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	650–700	685	296.50	296.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	365.00	365.00
1	250–300	280	407.50	407.50
1	300–350	335	382.50	382.50
4	350–400	373	387.50–400.00	394.31
3	400–450	422	343.00–360.00	351.21
1	450–500	485	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	535	332.50	332.50
2	550–600	573	312.50–327.50	319.84
1	600–650	625	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	295.00–345.00	318.04
1	700–750	745	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	150.00	150.00
8	—	1,072	132.00–145.00	139.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	126.00	126.00

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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