Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2025-11-10

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 10
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
92 head
47 vs last sale 139 143 vs year ago 235 · 60.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
12 vs last sale 31 23 vs year ago 42 · 54.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
4 vs last sale 11 1 vs year ago 8 · 12.5%
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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 to 2.00 higher. Quality was plain to average and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits 70.62 against this barn's trailing median of $388.62.
Average price
$318.00
5 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,755
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$344
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$67.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
17.59
vs MS average
45.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558340.001,8973thin
Medium and Large 3515297.501,5321thin
Medium and Large 1570272.501,5531thin
One grade step is worth $67.50/cwt here — about $344 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales
430404377351median 388.6201/0501/1904/0607/0607/13
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.76, low $365.20, median $388.62 across 8 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 sale5 hd
318.00
MS average14 barns · 339 hd
335.59
−17.59
National average183 barns · 20,348 hd
363.96
−45.96
This barn, trailing median8 sales
388.62
−70.62
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
BullsAverage1,765186.363,2904thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,206154.521,8639thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,465135.001,9781thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,020128.841,31511

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)1,510$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$2,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$2,0251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,500$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,285$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,3751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)860$1,5001thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350315412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,2991
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350336366.98/cwt357.50–380.001,2334
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450413373.86/cwt370.00–377.501,5442
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2852,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2002,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,7165
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600558340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8973
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400383358.14/cwt347.50–365.001,3723
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500470372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,7511
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300295422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,2461
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450423378.49/cwt372.50–385.001,6012
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300285372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,0621
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400370372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,3781
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600560327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,8341
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300285345.00/cwt345.00–345.009831
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8481
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550532381.92/cwt362.50–402.502,0328
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450400385.00/cwt382.50–387.501,5402
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450415350.18/cwt345.00–355.001,4532
Bulls1,730178.00/cwt178.00–178.003,0791
Bulls1,777189.15/cwt185.00–193.003,3613
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,465135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,9781
CowsBoner 80-85%1,420163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,3151
CowsBoner 80-85%1,179153.46/cwt148.00–162.001,8098
CowsLean 85-90%935105.00/cwt105.00–105.009821
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,5531
Stock CowsMedium and Large 18601,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1302,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300280425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650617328.05/cwt317.50–335.002,0245
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400376386.85/cwt380.00–405.001,4554
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400350425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4881
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800750307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,3061
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350325462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,5031
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450418403.73/cwt395.00–413.001,6882
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450410427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,7531
Bred CowsMedium and Large 18902,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650635280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7781
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400373429.02/cwt415.00–447.501,6006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5102,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350333401.26/cwt400.00–402.501,3362
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550500360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8001
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500468402.53/cwt397.50–407.501,8842
CowsLean 85-90%1,029131.22/cwt113.00–145.001,35010
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550515297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,5321
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550525289.00/cwt262.50–315.001,5172
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650608306.22/cwt300.00–312.501,8622
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450420320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3441
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550505300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5151

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.