Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2025-09-01

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 1
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
147 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 153▼ 73 vs year ago 220 · −33.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 18▼ 117 vs year ago 129 · −90.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 2▼ 26 vs year ago 39 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers and bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $361.80/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits −14.50 against this barn's trailing median of $376.31.
Average price
$361.80
11 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,964
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.55
vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544369.992,0127thin
Medium and Large 2542347.481,8824thin
One grade step is worth $22.50/cwt here — about $130 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 sale11 hd
361.80
—
MS average14 barns · 202 hd
360.25
+1.55
This barn, trailing median2 sales
376.31
−14.50
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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—Average1,613203.003,2732thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,189168.312,0025thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,053133.081,4013thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,320$3,2501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,148$2,9313thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,153$2,3813thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,280$2,3751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)925$1,7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$3,8574thin

Every lot, as filed

61 lots · USDA AMS · Grenada Stockyard - Grenada, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350335461.89/cwt445.00–472.501,5473
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500458376.31/cwt372.50–380.001,7232
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550540400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1605
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800772317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,4512
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500460407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,8751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650611335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0473
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800773310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3963
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650605325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9662
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,4341
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500468378.93/cwt372.50–387.501,7735
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500473402.63/cwt392.50–415.001,9044
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800755345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6057
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600588360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1173
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700679357.37/cwt345.00–375.002,4277
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300290377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,0951
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425363.68/cwt357.50–370.001,5462
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700680325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2102
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450435407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,7731
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8531
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550515320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6481
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400350332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,1641
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500485310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5041
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600570337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,9241
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550532350.81/cwt342.50–357.501,8663
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550518382.53/cwt372.50–397.501,9823
CowsLean 85-90%—1,053133.08/cwt111.00–144.001,4013
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,178166.14/cwt155.00–173.001,9574
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,235177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,1861
Bulls——1,130185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,0911
Bulls——2,095221.00/cwt221.00–221.004,6301
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750708326.24/cwt322.50–330.002,3102
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600580300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7401
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450420335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4071
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750730282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,0621
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500455362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,6491
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450430320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3761
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300273520.11/cwt517.50–522.501,4202
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450427428.36/cwt410.00–452.501,8296
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600563360.58/cwt345.00–370.002,0304
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1532,381.29/head2,000.00–2,800.002,3813
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—9251,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3203,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,3133,809.01/head3,625.00–4,025.003,8093
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650610369.84/cwt347.50–385.002,2563
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,2004,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400370442.23/cwt437.50–447.501,6362
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450440403.00/cwt403.00–403.001,7731
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650620340.18/cwt332.50–347.502,1092
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600575367.20/cwt350.00–385.002,1112
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600568342.56/cwt340.00–345.001,9462
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1482,930.62/head2,450.00–3,600.002,9313
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700690355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4502
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525342.28/cwt332.50–352.501,7974
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2802,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450408394.13/cwt387.50–402.501,6083
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700652335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1842
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550515390.98/cwt377.50–405.002,0142
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400368414.90/cwt400.00–430.001,5272
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250240525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,2601
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350315418.97/cwt400.00–437.501,3203
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400365454.26/cwt430.00–492.501,6583

How this sale compares

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.