Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2026-05-25

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, May 25
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 148 vs last sale 219▼ 17 vs year ago 88 · −19.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 23▼ 25 vs year ago 55 · −45.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 1▲ 4 vs year ago 15 · +26.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher, and feeder bulls were not well tested. Slaughter cows sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $464.52/cwt on 11 head, up $37.45 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 10 comparable sales and sits +58.38 against this barn's trailing median of $406.13.
Average price
$464.52
▲ 37.45 vs prior sale
11 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,491
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$39
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$28.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+30.95
vs MS average
+4.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2525477.502,5076thin
Medium and Large 1550448.942,4685thin
One grade step is worth $28.56/cwt here — about $39 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale11 hd
464.52
—
MS average13 barns · 324 hd
433.56
+30.95
National average128 barns · 4,767 hd
460.37
+4.15
This barn, trailing median10 sales
406.13
+58.38
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

10 sales
479429380331median 406.1303/3005/2509/0709/2811/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $464.52, low $344.61, median $406.13 across 10 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—Average1,353193.652,6202thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,221189.722,31714
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,085159.921,7353thin

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)1,085$3,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,043$3,5292thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$3,1922thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,107$2,8153thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,063$2,7692thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$2,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)925$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)875$3,4502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,020$2,7323thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)880$1,9102thin

Every lot

44 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 1365542.50/cwt542.50–542.501,9801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,8171
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415517.71/cwt500.00–535.002,1482
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463513.69/cwt510.00–517.502,3782
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483466.35/cwt460.00–472.502,2522
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,4241
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525477.50/cwt477.50–477.502,5076
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1561441.17/cwt427.50–455.002,4754
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1481
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380451.69/cwt440.00–462.501,7162
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,9431
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7621
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470450.90/cwt447.50–457.502,1193
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,0311
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8381
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,1071
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,2521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1300537.50/cwt537.50–537.501,6131
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370559.89/cwt547.50–575.002,0723
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,0021
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1458469.92/cwt465.00–475.002,1522
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,8981
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3490345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6911
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508449.87/cwt430.00–482.502,2853
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3535375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0061
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563425.94/cwt412.50–440.002,3982
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3181
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,2601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,353193.65/cwt186.00–201.002,6202
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,065180.95/cwt174.00–188.001,9275
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085159.92/cwt150.00–172.001,7353
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,308194.59/cwt189.00–200.002,5459
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19251,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0203,192.10/head2,800.00–3,475.003,1922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0433,528.54/head3,000.00–3,950.003,5292
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0632,769.41/head2,300.00–3,050.002,7692
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0853,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1072,814.95/head2,025.00–3,650.002,8153
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18753,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0303,372.33/head2,950.00–3,700.003,3722
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 18801,910.09/head1,800.00–2,050.001,9102

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.