Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2026-05-04

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, May 4
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
157 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 95▲ 52 vs year ago 105 · +49.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 19▲ 29 vs year ago 8 · +362.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 8▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 10.00 higher. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $417.77/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 4 of 3 comparable sales and sits +109.92 against this barn's trailing median of $307.85.
Average price
$417.77
8 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,319
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−6.01
vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555417.772,3198thin
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 sale8 hd
417.77
—
MS average12 barns · 95 hd
423.78
−6.01
This barn, trailing median3 sales
307.85
+109.92
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
Bulls—Average1,748210.503,6782thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,265176.552,23315
CowsLean 85-90%Average858136.201,1693thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)875$3,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$2,1042thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)755$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)935$3,9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,015$3,77612
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,086$2,99212
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)680$2,3001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)744$2,2004thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378544.12/cwt532.50–555.002,0572
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418543.41/cwt525.00–562.502,2712
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,3591
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2543480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,6065
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,6661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1274510.29/cwt472.50–532.501,3984
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310497.50/cwt497.50–497.501,5421
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377514.10/cwt505.00–525.001,9383
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418471.35/cwt460.00–482.501,9703
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1450460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0701
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2493427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,10813
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528419.02/cwt407.50–430.002,2122
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2549417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,2926
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,2461
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2646377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,4393
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275567.50/cwt567.50–567.501,5611
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1295602.50/cwt602.50–602.501,7771
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305502.50/cwt502.50–502.501,5331
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1329597.21/cwt572.50–620.001,9654
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365482.74/cwt465.00–500.001,7622
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383554.89/cwt517.50–592.502,1254
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410470.87/cwt462.50–477.501,9313
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419498.19/cwt482.50–525.002,0876
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463500.37/cwt477.50–515.002,3176
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,2211
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2488482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,35510
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1536427.45/cwt412.50–437.502,2915
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1587401.64/cwt392.50–412.502,3583
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605405.74/cwt395.00–415.002,4553
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,5701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,485192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,8511
Bulls——2,010229.00/cwt229.00–229.004,6031
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%858136.20/cwt129.00–144.001,1693
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223171.98/cwt159.00–178.002,10310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,349185.69/cwt179.00–196.002,5055
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 16802,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 17102,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 27552,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2503
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18003,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19833,741.63/head3,350.00–4,000.003,74210
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0704,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0943,063.59/head2,750.00–3,250.003,06411
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1753,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18753,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0552,103.79/head1,900.00–2,300.002,1042
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17552,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001

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.