Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: there was not enough data to call a trend on feeder steers, feeder heifers sold very unevenly, and feeder bulls sold mostly 4.00 to 16.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00lower. quality was average and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $298.41/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −89.24 against this barn's trailing median of $387.65.

Average price

$298.41

6 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.02

vs MS average

−18.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	298.41	1,572	6thin

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

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

298.41

—

MS average13 barns · 199 hd

297.39

+1.02

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−18.14

This barn, trailing median9 sales

387.65

−89.24

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	1,635	144.00	2,354	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	136.54	1,675	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	947	113.60	1,076	8thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	450–500	487	339.08/cwt	325.00–357.50	1,651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	302.62/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,138	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	302.57/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	296.50/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	369.92/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,147	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,704	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	793	87.40/cwt	85.00–90.00	693	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	122.34/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,221	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	136.54/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,675	8
Bulls	—	—	1,635	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	319.97/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,973	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	317.49/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	313.71/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,471	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	334.78/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,019	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	343.85/cwt	325.00–367.50	1,472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	321.86/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	306.36/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	333.67/cwt	324.00–340.00	1,758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	400.18/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,100	2

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 Apr 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 88Year ago 96

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 26Year ago 25

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	195	450.00	450.00
1	200–250	235	420.00	420.00
2	250–300	275	390.00–410.00	400.18
3	300–350	310	360.00–382.50	369.92
1	350–400	370	372.50	372.50
3	400–450	428	325.00–367.50	343.85
3	450–500	487	325.00–357.50	339.08
4	500–550	519	317.50–325.00	321.86
2	550–600	568	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	322.50	322.50
2	450–500	488	280.00–312.50	296.50
2	500–550	530	295.00–310.00	302.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	436	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	607	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	347.50	347.50
1	250–300	255	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	335	327.50–342.50	334.78
3	350–400	385	315.00–327.50	319.97
3	400–450	418	307.50–325.00	317.49
7	450–500	469	300.00–327.50	313.71
4	500–550	510	300.00–315.00	306.36
2	550–600	560	280.00–285.00	282.52
1	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	376	280.00–310.00	302.62
1	450–500	495	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	372.50	372.50
1	450–500	450	342.50	342.50
3	500–550	527	324.00–340.00	333.67
1	600–650	615	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	780	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	585	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	793	85.00–90.00	87.40
6	—	998	115.00–125.00	122.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,227	130.00–144.00	136.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	144.00	144.00

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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