Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2025-02-17

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 17
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 179▼ 74 vs year ago 153 · −48.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 60▼ 15 vs year ago 30 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 4▲ 10 vs year ago 2 · +500.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were not well tested but a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls were also not well tested. Quality was plain to average and demand was moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.86/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −120.12 against this barn's trailing median of $368.98.
Average price
$248.86
7 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,333
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$61
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.50
vs MS average
−48.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535259.001,3861thin
Medium and Large 1-2518255.001,3213thin
Medium and Large 2553239.341,3243thin
One grade step is worth $19.66/cwt here — about $61 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
248.86
—
MS average12 barns · 178 hd
261.36
−12.50
National average119 barns · 5,510 hd
297.83
−48.97
This barn, trailing median8 sales
368.98
−120.12
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

8 sales
430389347306median 368.9804/0607/0608/3109/2810/05
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.76, low $319.98, median $368.98 across 8 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,629136.782,2283thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,235137.331,6973thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,095107.001,1721thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$1,7751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$1,6751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,6092thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)710$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,042$2,0953thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)727$9873thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)630$7251thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2210300.00/cwt300.00–300.006301
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335333.43/cwt315.00–353.001,1172
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358357.48/cwt355.00–360.001,2802
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415326.20/cwt305.00–349.001,3542
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3641
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,5231
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235282.50/cwt282.50–282.506641
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330304.14/cwt302.50–307.501,0043
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335267.50/cwt267.50–267.508961
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2346315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0903
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373281.31/cwt280.00–282.501,0492
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373273.45/cwt270.00–277.501,0203
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433268.27/cwt267.50–269.001,1622
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1438276.01/cwt274.00–278.001,2092
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1450272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,2261
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3213
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,3861
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540239.01/cwt238.00–240.001,2912
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3921
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280378.55/cwt367.50–390.001,0602
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330351.88/cwt337.50–365.001,1612
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365338.80/cwt337.50–340.001,2372
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471281.81/cwt280.00–285.001,3274
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4281
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525256.17/cwt245.00–268.001,3452
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,5581
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,6771
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,7211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,548122.67/cwt117.00–130.001,8992
Bulls——1,790165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,9541
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,103132.50/cwt132.00–133.001,4612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,500147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,2051
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27101,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19951,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0801,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1501,608.59/head1,500.00–1,725.001,6092
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2727987.00/head925.00–1,030.009873
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0422,095.40/head1,550.00–2,475.002,0953
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2630725.00/head725.00–725.007251

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.