Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was not enough data to call a trend on feeder cattle or slaughter cattle. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $361.43/cwt on 7 head, down $66.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 8 comparable sales and sits −65.83 against this barn's trailing median of $427.25.

Average price

$361.43

▼ 66.01 vs prior sale

7 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$8.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.21

vs MS average

−9.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	596	365.00	2,175	4thin
Medium and Large 1	551	356.67	1,966	3thin

One grade step is worth $8.33/cwt here — about $209 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $464.52, low $357.75, median $427.25 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 sale7 hd

361.43

—

MS average11 barns · 224 hd

361.63

−0.21

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−9.57

This barn, trailing median8 sales

427.25

−65.83

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	1,750	185.00	3,238	1thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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 2	300–350	328	339.05/cwt	300.00–377.50	1,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	348.66/cwt	332.50–365.00	1,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	332.58/cwt	290.00–372.50	1,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	426.27/cwt	425.00–427.50	1,611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	302.48/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	335.85/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	415.02/cwt	412.50–417.50	1,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	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 Aug 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 35Last week 23Year ago 153

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1Last week 5Year ago 18

Compared to last week: There was not enough data to call a trend on feeder cattle or slaughter cattle. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	300.00–377.50	339.05
1	350–400	390	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	453	332.50–365.00	348.66
1	550–600	595	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	412.50–417.50	415.02
1	500–550	520	332.50	332.50
1	700–750	705	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	465	290.00–372.50	332.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	425.00–427.50	426.27
1	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	537	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	580	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	658	330.00–347.50	335.85
1	750–800	770	307.50	307.50
2	800–850	813	300.00–305.00	302.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	596	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	875	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	185.00	185.00

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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