Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2025-06-09

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 9
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
69 head
92 vs last sale 161 60 vs year ago 129 · 46.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
0 vs last sale 14 22 vs year ago 36 · 61.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
5 vs last sale 3 0 vs year ago 8 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were not well tested but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.83/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits 76.82 against this barn's trailing median of $387.65.
Average price
$310.83
3 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,741
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
7.99
vs MS average
30.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560310.831,7413thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales
430404377351median 387.6512/1501/1202/1606/0107/13
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.76, low $365.20, median $387.65 across 9 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 sale3 hd
310.83
MS average13 barns · 261 hd
318.83
−7.99
National average161 barns · 10,769 hd
340.92
−30.09
This barn, trailing median9 sales
387.65
−76.82
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
BullsAverage1,223167.002,0422thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,412157.452,2224thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,503$2,7052thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,363$2,6222thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,428$1,8623thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$3,4751thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Bulls1,340181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,4251
Bulls1,105153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,6911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,543161.91/cwt159.00–164.002,4982
CowsBoner 80-85%1,280153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,9582
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250200500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350300460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400357397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,4194
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600558347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,9393
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550505367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,8564
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450435372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,6203
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350330381.71/cwt360.00–397.501,2605
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300273405.13/cwt392.50–415.001,1064
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373370.82/cwt352.50–387.501,3832
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,7972
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450417361.56/cwt355.00–365.001,5083
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250235427.50/cwt417.50–437.501,0052
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400395407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,6101
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500458360.87/cwt352.50–377.501,6533
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450405412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,6712
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600585345.80/cwt320.00–372.502,0232
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500490367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,8011
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550500357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,7881
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450413410.52/cwt395.00–440.001,6953
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550530307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,6301
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3503,475.00/head3,475.00–3,475.003,4751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4281,861.64/head1,550.00–2,150.001,8623
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5032,705.16/head2,600.00–2,800.002,7052
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3632,621.65/head2,400.00–2,800.002,6222
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450440347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,5291
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350330344.77/cwt340.00–350.001,1382
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900850235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9981
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450445312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,3911
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300275459.36/cwt442.50–477.501,2632
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500478364.45/cwt350.00–380.001,7422

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.