Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2026-03-02

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 2
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 78▼ 21 vs year ago 136 · −15.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 24▲ 1 vs year ago 31 · +3.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 10▲ 1 vs year ago 15 · +6.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 12.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $321.25/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 2 of 8 comparable sales and sits −47.73 against this barn's trailing median of $368.98.
Average price
$321.25
2 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,695
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$621
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$102.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−86.90
vs MS average
−99.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540372.502,0121thin
Medium and Large 3515270.001,3911thin
One grade step is worth $102.50/cwt here — about $621 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 sale2 hd
321.25
—
MS average13 barns · 252 hd
408.15
−86.90
National average181 barns · 13,944 hd
420.96
−99.71
This barn, trailing median8 sales
368.98
−47.73
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—Average1,775208.543,7022thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,178160.091,8864thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low982138.881,36411

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,278$3,9633thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,155$3,7332thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$3,3073thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,128$2,8922thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,440$2,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,119$3,9814thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)900$1,6501thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,157$2,5743thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,260$2,5001thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360562.50/cwt562.50–562.502,0256
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385549.87/cwt540.00–560.002,1172
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3405330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3371
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423510.32/cwt487.50–540.002,1593
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,3003
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478466.41/cwt435.00–497.502,2292
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,4651
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,4371
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,5801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2200482.50/cwt482.50–482.509651
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215512.00/cwt512.00–512.001,1011
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275520.27/cwt510.00–525.001,4313
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2831
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1309496.30/cwt490.00–500.001,5344
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2350442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,5498
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1361454.70/cwt437.50–482.501,6417
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,9443
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419431.19/cwt410.00–442.501,8074
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470431.17/cwt427.50–435.002,0262
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1540372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,0121
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,2141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1210625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,3132
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1277628.00/cwt605.00–650.001,7405
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2278582.50/cwt582.50–582.501,6193
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2311537.50/cwt537.50–537.501,6727
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,5121
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323569.87/cwt565.00–575.001,8413
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366571.72/cwt525.00–595.002,0924
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420504.51/cwt482.50–525.002,1192
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473505.07/cwt502.50–507.502,3892
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,3761
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572408.88/cwt390.00–425.002,3393
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,775208.54/cwt202.00–215.003,7022
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%918127.75/cwt126.00–130.001,1733
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,006143.06/cwt136.00–148.001,4398
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178160.09/cwt154.00–165.001,8864
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0103,306.56/head2,850.00–3,575.003,3073
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1282,891.91/head2,400.00–3,250.002,8922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1553,732.79/head3,650.00–3,800.003,7332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2783,963.22/head3,900.00–4,000.003,9633
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4402,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0703,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1354,140.75/head3,850.00–4,300.004,1413
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1572,574.39/head2,325.00–2,850.002,5743
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,2602,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.