Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. quality was average and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.95/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −77.67 against this barn's trailing median of $388.62.

Average price

$310.95

22 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$466

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$89.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.26

vs MS average

−10.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	324.00	1,724	14thin
Medium and Large 1	544	299.16	1,627	6thin
Medium and Large 2	580	275.00	1,595	1thin
Medium and Large 3	535	235.00	1,257	1thin

One grade step is worth $89.00/cwt here — about $466 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.76, low $365.20, median $388.62 across 8 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 sale22 hd

310.95

—

MS average11 barns · 260 hd

295.69

+15.26

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−10.79

This barn, trailing median8 sales

388.62

−77.67

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	1,118	145.49	1,626	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	887	97.35	863	5thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	350–400	374	377.29/cwt	347.50–395.00	1,411	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	417.88/cwt	407.50–427.50	1,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	406.07/cwt	397.50–422.50	1,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,161	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	292.51/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	319.13/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	324.14/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	340.72/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,278	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	328.02/cwt	302.50–345.00	1,381	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	293.33/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	304.98/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	336.86/cwt	330.00–345.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	334.86/cwt	317.50–352.50	1,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,724	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,546	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	307.67/cwt	305.00–310.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	369.40/cwt	347.50–385.00	1,551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	355.83/cwt	347.50–367.50	1,647	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	81.47/cwt	75.00–90.00	697	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	121.16/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,133	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	156.79/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,847	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	143.43/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,588	11

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 93Year ago 107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 11Year ago 17

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. 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	200–250	215	425.00	425.00
2	250–300	260	407.50–427.50	417.88
3	300–350	323	397.50–422.50	406.07
7	350–400	374	347.50–395.00	377.29
4	400–450	420	347.50–385.00	369.40
3	450–500	463	347.50–367.50	355.83
1	600–650	610	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	317.50–352.50	334.86
1	450–500	475	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	540	273.00	273.00
1	850–900	860	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	330.00	330.00
3	250–300	268	330.00–345.00	336.86
1	300–350	300	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	375	330.00–347.50	340.72
5	400–450	421	302.50–345.00	328.02
3	450–500	482	320.00–327.50	324.14
3	500–550	518	300.00–310.00	304.98
3	550–600	570	290.00–295.00	293.33
1	650–700	660	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	305.00–310.00	307.67
1	300–350	320	312.50	312.50
2	400–450	422	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	468	290.00–295.00	292.51
1	550–600	580	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	472	327.50	327.50
14	500–550	532	324.00	324.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	470	372.50	372.50
1	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	577	312.50–327.50	319.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	453	375.00	375.00
3	500–550	500	352.50	352.50
2	550–600	590	293.00	293.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	252.50	252.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	855	75.00–90.00	81.47
2	—	935	115.00–127.00	121.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	154.00–160.00	156.79
11	—	1,107	135.00–150.00	143.43

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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