Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2026-07-06

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 6
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 81▲ 17 vs year ago 123 · +13.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 17▼ 18 vs year ago 27 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago: Feeder cattle were not well tested but a slightly lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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 $387.65/cwt on 24 head, down $2.79 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 8 comparable sales and sits +18.67 against this barn's trailing median of $368.98.
Average price
$387.65
▼ 2.79 vs prior sale
24 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,113
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$349
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$85.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.61
vs MS average
−28.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537410.002,2026thin
Medium and Large 1546391.562,13812thin
Medium and Large 2547363.991,9925thin
Medium and Large 3570325.001,8531thin
One grade step is worth $85.00/cwt here — about $349 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 sale24 hd
387.65
—
MS average7 barns · 137 hd
401.26
−13.61
National average149 barns · 8,242 hd
416.11
−28.46
This barn, trailing median8 sales
368.98
+18.67
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—Average1,520211.003,2071thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,417187.252,6524thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,017155.351,5803thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,5361
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375474.00/cwt470.00–482.501,7783
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,5281
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7641
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470464.17/cwt462.50–465.002,1823
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1562
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513442.68/cwt425.00–460.002,2714
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2552435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,4017
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565447.41/cwt440.00–455.002,5283
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,1051
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605429.96/cwt425.00–435.002,6012
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,5415
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4981
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,7741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,2171
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325502.50/cwt502.50–502.501,6331
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1388451.23/cwt450.00–452.501,7512
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,9251
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473401.32/cwt387.50–415.001,8982
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0473
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1490435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1321
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528399.53/cwt385.00–418.002,1106
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2026
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2537363.39/cwt360.00–370.001,9513
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563364.89/cwt360.00–370.002,0542
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564383.59/cwt365.00–402.502,1636
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8531
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660343.15/cwt335.00–350.002,26511
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669350.01/cwt345.00–355.002,3424
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2709342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,4256
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,6525
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2210527.50/cwt527.50–527.501,1081
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1255612.25/cwt600.00–625.001,5612
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335561.16/cwt555.00–567.501,8802
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363497.62/cwt480.00–515.001,8062
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7781
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415472.50/cwt472.50–472.501,9611
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7631
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,1851
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,1631
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3540342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,8501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0171
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577371.63/cwt360.00–380.002,1443
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,5011
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3645357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,3061
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4481
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4671
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,520211.00/cwt211.00–211.003,2071
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,017155.35/cwt155.00–156.001,5803
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,397190.33/cwt185.00–196.002,6593
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,475178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,6261

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.