Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2026-04-27

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 27
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 70▲ 10 vs year ago 85 · +11.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 18▲ 16 vs year ago 3 · +533.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 6▲ 5 vs year ago 3 · +166.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: there was not enough data to calla trend on feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $412.50/cwt on 3 head, down $3.26 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 8 comparable sales and sits +43.52 against this barn's trailing median of $368.98.
Average price
$412.50
▼ 3.26 vs prior sale
3 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,302
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+20.82
vs MS average
−11.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558412.502,3023thin
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 sale3 hd
412.50
—
MS average11 barns · 245 hd
391.68
+20.82
National average166 barns · 11,250 hd
424.07
−11.57
This barn, trailing median8 sales
368.98
+43.52
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—Average1,305185.002,4141thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,130170.071,92210

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)978$2,9532thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)780$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$3,0752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,025$2,8002thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1395585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,3111
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,3651
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478528.03/cwt500.00–550.002,5243
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,8283
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,4831
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4862
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2817357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,9175
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,8181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315512.50/cwt512.50–512.501,6141
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,9311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410492.50/cwt492.50–492.502,0191
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478444.50/cwt435.00–457.502,1253
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1071
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2558412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,3023
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724345.32/cwt343.00–361.002,50038
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1255585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,4921
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323588.90/cwt557.50–625.001,9022
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360584.93/cwt582.50–587.502,1062
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420483.00/cwt483.00–483.002,0291
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427532.76/cwt507.50–547.502,2753
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485486.13/cwt475.00–497.502,3582
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,4131
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,5344
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1635420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,6672
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,305185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,4141
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130170.07/cwt163.00–175.001,92210
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18003,075.00/head2,850.00–3,250.003,0752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0002,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0503,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19602,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19782,952.69/head2,700.00–3,175.002,9532
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17802,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001

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.