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Grenada Livestock Auction

Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 31

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124

← Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 35▼ 70 vs year ago 147 · −47.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 1▼ 1 vs year ago 12 · −8.3%

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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 $358.13/cwt on 8 head, down $69.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 10 comparable sales and sits −48.01 against this barn's trailing median of $406.13.

Average price

$358.13

▼ 69.32 vs prior sale

8 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,041

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$15.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.15

vs MS average

−13.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	570	360.00	2,052	7thin
Medium and Large 1	570	345.00	1,967	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.00/cwt here — about $86 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

358.13

—

MS average13 barns · 349 hd

340.98

+17.15

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−13.26

This barn, trailing median10 sales

406.13

−48.01

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	1,578	189.75	2,993	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,144	151.34	1,731	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	124.53	1,158	4thin

Every lot

31 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,536	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	430.81/cwt	430.00–432.50	1,637	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,972	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,052	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,967	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,501	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,195	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,492	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,341	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,490	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	335.50/cwt	335.50–335.50	1,745	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,080	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	444.62/cwt	437.50–457.50	1,245	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	362.42/cwt	357.50–367.50	1,196	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,515	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,191	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,425	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	356.04/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,460	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	407.50/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,793	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	345.05/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,673	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	323.46/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,692	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,911	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,530	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	2,731	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,266	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	935	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	128.71/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,238	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,509	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	154.79/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,808	3

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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 77Last week 35Year ago 147

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 1Year ago 12

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.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	121.00–135.00	128.71
1	—	835	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	141.00	141.00
3	—	1,168	148.00–160.00	154.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	201.00	201.00
1	—	1,530	178.50	178.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	389	383.00	383.00
10	500–550	520	335.50	335.50
2	600–650	640	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	345	432.50	432.50
1	350–400	365	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	317.50	317.50
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	450.00	450.00
4	250–300	280	437.50–457.50	444.62
1	350–400	365	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	440	400.00–415.00	407.50
1	550–600	550	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	357.50–367.50	362.42
1	350–400	380	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	410	347.50–365.00	356.04
2	450–500	485	340.00–350.00	345.05
3	500–550	523	315.00–330.00	323.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	478	412.50	412.50
7	550–600	570	360.00	360.00
4	700–750	700	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	480.00	480.00
3	350–400	380	430.00–432.50	430.81
1	550–600	570	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	820	305.00	305.00

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.