Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2025-09-29

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 29
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
216 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 123▲ 22 vs year ago 194 · +11.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 9▲ 21 vs year ago 48 · +43.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 0▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last last week: feeder cattle unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower. 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 $337.45/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 3 of 8 comparable sales and sits −31.53 against this barn's trailing median of $368.98.
Average price
$337.45
12 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,774
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.07
vs MS average
−31.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1508353.321,7953thin
Medium and Large 1-2535339.501,8165thin
Medium and Large 2528322.981,7044thin
One grade step is worth $30.34/cwt here — about $91 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale12 hd
337.45
—
MS average14 barns · 459 hd
342.52
−5.07
National average182 barns · 13,299 hd
368.91
−31.46
This barn, trailing median8 sales
368.98
−31.53
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—Average1,405175.712,4696thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,168150.831,76212
CowsLean 85-90%Low991128.811,27721

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)1,128$2,2153thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,0892thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,166$1,9037
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$3,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)966$2,2916

Every lot

81 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2220412.00/cwt412.00–412.009061
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275517.50/cwt517.50–517.501,4231
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,4381
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2921
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1051
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2341451.00/cwt451.00–451.001,5386
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363419.06/cwt412.50–425.001,5213
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2408425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7346
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1440420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8481
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3455330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,7221
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513391.29/cwt382.50–400.002,0072
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3530327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,7361
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0676
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0235
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,1202
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,0081
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3104
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2753340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5603
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3245325.00/cwt325.00–325.007961
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265457.78/cwt452.50–462.501,2132
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275267.50/cwt267.50–267.507361
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,2533
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1339398.73/cwt390.00–410.001,3524
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363415.02/cwt410.00–417.501,5073
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370307.60/cwt290.00–332.501,1383
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379377.96/cwt362.50–390.001,4326
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,5385
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1407405.02/cwt402.50–410.001,6483
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418364.09/cwt345.00–382.501,5222
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,6184
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,5071
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3450311.25/cwt307.50–315.001,4012
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,6958
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,8751
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473347.89/cwt340.00–355.001,6467
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508353.32/cwt352.50–355.001,7953
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2508347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,7653
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515324.80/cwt312.50–337.501,6733
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,7941
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,8832
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0222
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,0611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,8931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225507.50/cwt507.50–507.501,1421
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285507.32/cwt502.50–512.501,4462
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330429.58/cwt410.00–447.501,4184
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330400.81/cwt400.00–402.501,3233
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360426.09/cwt415.00–445.001,5343
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,4341
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,3841
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428383.35/cwt370.00–397.501,6412
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435420.74/cwt412.50–437.501,8303
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473382.51/cwt380.00–385.001,8092
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473355.89/cwt345.00–370.001,6833
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3495322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,5961
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,9181
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525343.62/cwt330.00–357.501,8045
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2540362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,9582
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2566329.45/cwt322.50–337.501,8654
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615333.82/cwt325.00–342.502,0532
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,9371
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2663315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0884
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3670277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,8591
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,0331
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1501
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,1121
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3251
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 3805250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,356172.98/cwt165.00–180.002,3464
Bulls——1,503181.17/cwt180.00–182.002,7232
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%898108.97/cwt100.00–117.009793
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,007132.12/cwt120.00–141.001,33018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,131149.36/cwt143.00–161.001,68911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,580167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,6391
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,088.64/head1,925.00–2,225.002,0892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1282,215.14/head2,150.00–2,325.002,2153
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1661,902.60/head1,500.00–2,275.001,9037
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19003,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19572,154.18/head1,500.00–2,775.002,1545
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0102,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751

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.