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 3 comparable sales and sits 21.56 against this barn's trailing median of $383.37.
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.

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 sale11 hd
361.80
MS average14 barns · 202 hd
360.25
+1.55
This barn, trailing median3 sales
383.37
−21.56
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
BullsAverage1,613203.003,2732thin
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
Bulls1,130185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,0911
Bulls2,095221.00/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 11,1532,381.29/head2,000.00–2,800.002,3813
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19251,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3203,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3133,809.01/head3,625.00–4,025.003,8093
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650610369.84/cwt347.50–385.002,2563
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2004,000.00/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 11,1482,930.62/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 11,2802,375.00/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.