Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2025-07-28

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 28
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
67 head
30 vs last sale 97 8 vs year ago 59 · +13.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
4 head
14 vs last sale 18 25 vs year ago 29 · 86.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
12 vs last sale 1 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were not well tested. Feeder heifer and bulls sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows were not well tested and slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $313.71/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits 73.94 against this barn's trailing median of $387.65.
Average price
$313.71
4 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,643
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
17.05
vs MS average
33.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1524313.711,6434thin
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 sale4 hd
313.71
MS average13 barns · 371 hd
330.76
−17.05
National average149 barns · 6,369 hd
347.50
−33.79
This barn, trailing median9 sales
387.65
−73.94
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
BullsAverage1,888199.383,7642thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,445147.002,1241thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,148136.651,5693thin

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)1,600$2,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$2,5043thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,140$1,9751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,008$1,5882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,360$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,085$2,8501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$2,1501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,255$2,1251thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)915$1,7001thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350320422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,3521
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450435412.53/cwt410.00–415.001,7952
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3602,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500495352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,7451
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650605317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,9211
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600563325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8302
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400365332.16/cwt320.00–345.001,2122
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450408315.94/cwt307.00–325.001,2892
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500458307.46/cwt300.00–315.001,4082
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0902,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,2552,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bulls1,888199.38/cwt195.00–203.503,7642
CowsBoner 80-85%1,445147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,1241
CowsLean 85-90%1,148136.65/cwt129.00–140.001,5693
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300265472.50/cwt472.50–472.501,2521
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350340420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4281
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450400422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,6901
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500470345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6221
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350340340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1561
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500490352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,7271
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400358379.97/cwt375.00–385.001,3602
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400375431.07/cwt422.50–440.001,6174
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550510313.28/cwt310.00–315.001,5983
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500455361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,6433
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450402353.00/cwt353.00–353.001,4192
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420379.00/cwt379.00–379.001,5921
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550536360.01/cwt350.00–365.001,9303
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515332.60/cwt328.00–340.001,7134
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500474371.68/cwt367.50–377.501,7624
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500460331.48/cwt330.00–333.001,5252
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,1751
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350315412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,2992
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0852,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,6002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 19151,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600565315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7801
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600588336.27/cwt335.00–337.501,9772
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650610328.89/cwt320.00–337.502,0062
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0081,587.66/head1,525.00–1,650.001,5882
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1401,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3252,503.84/head2,300.00–2,600.002,5043
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,1002,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501

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.