Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were not well tested, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Quality was plain to average and demand was good.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $312.46/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 2 of 3 comparable sales and sits −70.91 against this barn's trailing median of $383.37.

Average price

$312.46

4 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$16.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.24

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	325.00	1,836	1thin
Medium and Large 2	535	308.28	1,649	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.72/cwt here — about $187 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

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 sale4 hd

312.46

—

MS average13 barns · 149 hd

339.70

−27.24

This barn, trailing median3 sales

383.37

−70.91

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%	Average	1,254	172.23	2,160	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	172.00	2,864	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	133.32	1,440	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,864	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	165.04/cwt	159.00–172.00	2,127	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	133.32/cwt	119.00–145.00	1,440	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	178.23/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,183	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	360.05/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,314	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,966	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	308.92/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	371.70/cwt	347.50–387.50	1,613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	406	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,654	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	155	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,217	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	442.12/cwt	417.50–467.50	1,459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	369.27/cwt	362.50–372.50	1,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	332.43/cwt	317.50–347.50	1,855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	334.07/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	407.50/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	401.33/cwt	390.00–422.00	1,694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	483.38/cwt	422.50–550.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	358.69/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,610	4

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 Aug 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 116Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 13Year ago 38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	172.00	172.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,289	159.00–172.00	165.04
6	—	1,225	175.00–184.00	178.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	119.00–145.00	133.32

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	235	477.50	477.50
2	250–300	278	422.50–550.00	483.38
2	300–350	330	417.50–467.50	442.12
2	350–400	352	402.50	402.50
4	400–450	422	390.00–422.00	401.33
1	550–600	565	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	628	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	700	297.50	297.50
1	800–850	810	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	372.50	372.50
4	400–450	434	347.50–387.50	371.70
2	500–550	515	300.00–317.50	308.92
1	550–600	575	307.00	307.00
1	650–700	670	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	795	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	440.00	440.00
6	400–450	406	407.50	407.50
3	450–500	495	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	350.00–365.00	360.05
1	400–450	420	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	675	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	338	360.00	360.00
6	400–450	422	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	407.50	407.50
3	400–450	423	362.50–372.50	369.27
3	450–500	475	350.00–377.50	358.69
3	500–550	513	320.00–342.50	334.07
2	550–600	558	317.50–347.50	332.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	501	392.50	392.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	495	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	595	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	155	542.50	542.50
2	400–450	440	390.00–425.00	407.50
1	450–500	465	397.50	397.50
1	500–550	545	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	560	352.50	352.50
1	650–700	660	322.50	322.50

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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