Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2025-07-14

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 14
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 123▼ 90 vs year ago 168 · −53.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 27▼ 42 vs year ago 58 · −72.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 6▲ 10 vs year ago 4 · +250.0%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were not well tested. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $310.50/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 3 of 3 comparable sales and sits +2.65 against this barn's trailing median of $307.85.
Average price
$310.50
5 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,695
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$227
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.92
vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555320.001,7761thin
Medium and Large 1-2550312.501,7193thin
Medium and Large 2525295.001,5491thin
One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about $227 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 sale5 hd
310.50
—
MS average12 barns · 167 hd
317.42
−6.92
This barn, trailing median3 sales
307.85
+2.65
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

3 sales
349330312293median 307.8508/1008/1009/2810/0510/05
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $334.94, low $307.18, median $307.85 across 3 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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,318162.702,1447thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,720145.002,4941thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,077141.511,5245thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$2,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,225$2,4501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$2,2722thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,183$2,1003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$1,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,183$3,5672thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,020$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,320$2,7001thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,2031
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375415.93/cwt402.50–437.501,5604
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6101
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1495360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7821
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515348.41/cwt340.00–352.501,7943
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,8831
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2945267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,5281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278393.29/cwt375.00–410.001,0932
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2300357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,0731
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3861
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3281
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1405350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4181
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428300.28/cwt287.50–307.501,2853
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518326.12/cwt317.50–335.001,6892
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,6811
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,8295
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1590312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,8441
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2885247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,1901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265472.50/cwt472.50–472.501,2521
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330415.23/cwt407.50–422.501,3702
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1353407.36/cwt392.50–422.501,4383
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2384380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4597
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405364.04/cwt361.00–367.001,4742
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5132
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,6091
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5581
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5491
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2550312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,7193
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7761
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1603308.74/cwt307.50–310.001,8622
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,077141.51/cwt135.00–148.001,5245
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,2491
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323160.65/cwt149.00–168.002,1256
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,720145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,4941
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1955180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7192
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1832,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2252,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2302,272.46/head2,150.00–2,400.002,2722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0203,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1833,566.91/head3,150.00–3,875.003,5672
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3202,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001

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.