Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2026-07-27

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 27
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 35▲ 20 vs year ago 67 · +29.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 6▲ 5 vs year ago 4 · +125.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: there was not enough data from the previous week to call and accurate trend , however, a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Quality was average and demand was very moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.67/cwt on 3 head, down $71.93 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −51.31 against this barn's trailing median of $368.98.
Average price
$317.67
▼ 71.93 vs prior sale
3 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,747
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$208
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$7.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−65.35
vs MS average
−42.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1585322.501,8871thin
Medium and Large 2533315.251,6792thin
One grade step is worth $7.25/cwt here — about $208 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale3 hd
317.67
—
MS average14 barns · 404 hd
383.02
−65.35
National average152 barns · 4,754 hd
360.52
−42.85
This barn, trailing median8 sales
368.98
−51.31
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—Average1,410192.002,7071thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,282170.602,1868thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,090154.001,6791thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,5531
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9311
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3771
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1388407.47/cwt402.50–412.501,5812
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,2761
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417376.58/cwt362.50–402.501,5703
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1483372.03/cwt335.00–392.001,7974
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483328.25/cwt317.50–345.001,5854
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505315.50/cwt315.50–315.501,5931
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7641
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,8871
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,08020
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625334.92/cwt330.00–340.002,0932
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1229534.56/cwt512.50–572.501,2244
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1277525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,4542
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1339476.18/cwt462.50–490.001,6144
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382443.38/cwt437.50–447.501,6943
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,6091
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420393.79/cwt360.00–412.501,6544
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460386.00/cwt386.00–386.001,7761
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8684
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2484375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8155
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,7301
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2580360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0883
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,410192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,7071
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,6791
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254168.11/cwt163.00–175.002,1087
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,475188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,7731

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.