Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2025-07-28

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 28
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 97▲ 8 vs year ago 59 · +13.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 18▼ 25 vs year ago 29 · −86.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 1▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were not well tested. Feeder heifer and bulls sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows were not well tested and slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was 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 $313.71/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −55.27 against this barn's trailing median of $368.98.
Average price
$313.71
4 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,643
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−17.05
vs MS average
−33.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1524313.711,6434thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale4 hd
313.71
—
MS average13 barns · 371 hd
330.76
−17.05
National average149 barns · 6,369 hd
347.50
−33.79
This barn, trailing median8 sales
368.98
−55.27
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—Average1,888199.383,7642thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,445147.002,1241thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,148136.651,5693thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,600$2,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$2,5043thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,140$1,9751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,008$1,5882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,360$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,085$2,8501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$2,1501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,255$2,1251thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)915$1,7001thin

Every lot

42 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,3521
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435412.53/cwt410.00–415.001,7952
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474371.68/cwt367.50–377.501,7624
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,7271
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1536360.01/cwt350.00–365.001,9303
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1588336.27/cwt335.00–337.501,9772
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610328.89/cwt320.00–337.502,0062
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,1751
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,2992
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1561
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1358379.97/cwt375.00–385.001,3602
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365332.16/cwt320.00–345.001,2122
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2402353.00/cwt353.00–353.001,4192
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2408315.94/cwt307.00–325.001,2892
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2458307.46/cwt300.00–315.001,4082
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460331.48/cwt330.00–333.001,5252
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510313.28/cwt310.00–315.001,5983
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265472.50/cwt472.50–472.501,2521
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4281
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375431.07/cwt422.50–440.001,6174
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1400422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,6901
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420379.00/cwt379.00–379.001,5921
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2455361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,6433
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6221
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1495352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,7451
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515332.60/cwt328.00–340.001,7134
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8302
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,9211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,888199.38/cwt195.00–203.503,7642
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,148136.65/cwt129.00–140.001,5693
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,445147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,1241
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0852,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3602,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0081,587.66/head1,525.00–1,650.001,5882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0902,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1401,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3252,503.84/head2,300.00–2,600.002,5043
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,6002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 19151,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,2552,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251

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.