Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2025-05-19

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, May 19
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
141 head
50 vs last sale 91 64 vs year ago 77 · +83.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
1 vs last sale 9 10 vs year ago 20 · 50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were not well tested however a lower undertone was noted, Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower, and there was not enough data to call a trend on feeder bulls. Slaughter cows and bulls were not well tested. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $343.83/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 2 of 3 comparable sales and sits 39.54 against this barn's trailing median of $383.37.
Average price
$343.83
4 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,815
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+23.10
vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528343.831,8154thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales
459404349294median 383.3701/0501/0502/1608/1008/10
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $444.76, low $307.85, median $383.37 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale4 hd
343.83
MS average12 barns · 124 hd
320.73
+23.10
This barn, trailing median3 sales
383.37
−39.54
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
BullsAverage1,720181.003,1131thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,112146.561,6307thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average880125.001,1001thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Bulls1,720181.00/cwt181.00–181.003,1131
CowsBoner 80-85%1,047143.49/cwt130.00–151.001,5026
CowsBoner 80-85%1,505165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,4831
CowsLean 85-90%880125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250245345.00/cwt345.00–345.008451
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500490272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,3351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500461392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,8093
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550544361.67/cwt357.50–365.001,9679
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450410389.94/cwt385.00–395.001,5992
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500488356.35/cwt350.00–362.501,7392
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350335390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3071
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450440280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2321
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500465380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7676
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400388367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,4263
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450403409.00/cwt409.00–409.001,6485
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500457355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6225
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450425370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5733
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450435375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6311
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400373414.23/cwt400.00–430.001,5457
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550513315.78/cwt309.00–322.501,6202
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600565310.60/cwt297.50–317.501,7553
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650613313.74/cwt312.50–315.001,9232
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450418374.21/cwt362.50–387.501,5644
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650630275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7331
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500480387.37/cwt375.00–400.001,8592
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850815235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9151
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350335385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2901
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400383370.23/cwt357.50–392.501,4184
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550500395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550508319.99/cwt317.50–322.501,6268
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250245410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,0051
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500490380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8624
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550517348.44/cwt337.50–357.501,8013
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650615303.80/cwt297.50–310.001,8682
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400350425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300297433.00/cwt433.00–433.001,2866
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300278422.97/cwt405.00–440.001,1762
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500450336.25/cwt332.50–340.001,5132
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450403407.49/cwt400.00–412.501,6423
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350324424.04/cwt412.50–435.001,3746
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450418408.91/cwt400.00–417.501,7092
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350320402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,2881
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400380385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4631
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750700227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,5931
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450440282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,2431
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500455255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1601
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,6961
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650640310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9841
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600595288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,7141
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550535310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6591
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450423337.45/cwt330.00–347.501,4273
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800780257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,0091
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600560330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8481

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.