Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2025-04-14

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 14
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
141 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 93▲ 36 vs year ago 105 · +34.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 18▲ 22 vs year ago 26 · +84.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 0▼ 11 vs year ago 31 · −35.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were not well tested, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 20.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 15.00 higher. slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Quality was plain to average and demand was very good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $294.03/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −74.95 against this barn's trailing median of $368.98.
Average price
$294.03
10 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,575
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$364
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$102.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.95
vs MS average
−27.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520327.501,7033thin
Medium and Large 1515315.001,6222thin
Medium and Large 2543275.701,4964thin
Medium and Large 3595225.001,3391thin
One grade step is worth $102.50/cwt here — about $364 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 sale10 hd
294.03
—
MS average13 barns · 232 hd
299.97
−5.95
National average175 barns · 12,815 hd
321.18
−27.15
This barn, trailing median8 sales
368.98
−74.95
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—Average1,663168.932,8105thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,158141.751,64222
CowsLean 85-90%Average890123.501,0992thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,365$2,0751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,287$1,9002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,108$2,5754thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$3,6132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)982$3,1706
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$3,1625

Every lot

60 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,2691
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390418.83/cwt412.50–425.001,6332
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429396.57/cwt377.50–410.001,7015
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,5911
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472385.70/cwt377.50–397.501,8213
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483323.81/cwt320.00–327.501,5642
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,9186
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520340.00/cwt337.50–342.501,7682
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578315.69/cwt310.00–325.001,8253
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608309.18/cwt292.50–330.001,8803
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7691
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,0994
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220332.50/cwt332.50–332.507321
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225367.50/cwt367.50–367.508271
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3230287.50/cwt287.50–287.506611
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275339.07/cwt332.50–350.009324
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330280.00/cwt280.00–280.009241
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1336355.36/cwt345.00–365.001,1945
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3355270.00/cwt270.00–270.009591
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375366.20/cwt342.50–377.501,3737
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2386317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,2263
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421347.85/cwt330.00–370.001,4645
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463331.35/cwt327.50–335.001,5342
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5948
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6222
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,7033
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535279.26/cwt262.50–292.501,4943
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4971
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3595225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3391
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,7021
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8993
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2855217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,8601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1190440.00/cwt440.00–440.008361
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2255392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,0011
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273405.11/cwt392.50–417.501,1062
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280288.00/cwt288.00–288.008061
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2312410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2796
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3941
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377420.03/cwt402.50–427.501,5846
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,5111
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1403379.19/cwt362.50–392.501,5283
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,4251
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480326.26/cwt325.00–327.501,5662
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1488349.77/cwt335.00–365.001,7072
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523341.34/cwt337.50–345.001,7852
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,482156.67/cwt155.00–158.002,3223
Bulls——1,935187.33/cwt185.00–190.003,6252
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%890123.50/cwt123.00–124.001,0992
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,127140.88/cwt134.00–147.001,58820
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,468150.50/cwt150.00–151.002,2092
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19663,111.38/head2,800.00–3,325.003,1114
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0133,288.70/head3,125.00–3,450.003,2892
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2003,612.50/head3,425.00–3,800.003,6132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2303,617.68/head3,400.00–3,825.003,6182
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3583,061.33/head3,025.00–3,100.003,0612
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2871,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3652,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1082,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5754

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.