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Grenada Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 24

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124

← Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 23▼ 118 vs year ago 153 · −77.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 5▼ 17 vs year ago 18 · −94.4%

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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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

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 4 of 10 comparable sales and sits −44.70 against this barn's trailing median of $406.13.

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

Price by quality 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.

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 median10 sales

406.13

−44.70

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $464.52, low $344.61, median $406.13 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	776	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	426.27/cwt	425.00–427.50	1,611	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	332.58/cwt	290.00–372.50	1,546	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,933	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	596	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,175	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	335.85/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,210	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,368	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	302.48/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,459	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	415.02/cwt	412.50–417.50	1,341	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	339.05/cwt	300.00–377.50	1,112	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,385	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	348.66/cwt	332.50–365.00	1,579	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,729	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,696	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	775	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,976	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,209	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,750	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,238	1

This sale against other markets

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	596	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	875	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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.