Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2025-11-17

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 17
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
84 head
8 vs last sale 92 51 vs year ago 135 · 37.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
4 vs last sale 19 33 vs year ago 48 · 68.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
6 vs last sale 7 11 vs year ago 12 · 91.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold Steady to 5.00 lower. 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 $342.58/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 2 of 3 comparable sales and sits 40.79 against this barn's trailing median of $383.37.
Average price
$342.58
4 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,903
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.02
vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556342.581,9034thin
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
342.58
MS average13 barns · 133 hd
337.56
+5.02
This barn, trailing median3 sales
383.37
−40.79
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
BullsAverage1,425157.002,2371thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,207152.351,8395thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,036129.661,3438thin

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
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,045$2,2251thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Bulls1,425157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,2371
CowsBoner 80-85%1,207152.35/cwt148.00–157.001,8395
CowsLean 85-90%1,036129.66/cwt120.00–138.001,3438
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400375415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5561
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500490380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8621
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650625335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0941
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450430317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,3651
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350345372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,2851
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8691
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650610322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,9671
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500485377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,8311
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450405362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,4681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500492350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7224
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400375365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3691
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425364.07/cwt350.00–377.501,5472
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550535322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,7251
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450420325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3651
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650625327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,0471
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,9531
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300262458.55/cwt452.50–467.501,2013
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350330441.82/cwt427.50–457.501,4582
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600573346.22/cwt345.00–347.501,9842
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350315375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1811
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600590337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,9911
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300280410.82/cwt400.00–427.501,1503
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450413420.79/cwt412.50–432.501,7383
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450408374.08/cwt365.00–380.001,5264
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450428417.47/cwt412.50–422.501,7872
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400395367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,4521
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500474394.38/cwt387.50–407.501,8694
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700680312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,1251
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250213464.12/cwt432.50–495.009892
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600578337.72/cwt327.50–347.501,9522
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400360381.96/cwt375.00–390.001,3754
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400371425.18/cwt415.00–445.001,5774
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450405387.47/cwt385.00–390.001,5692
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600560315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7641
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500482375.89/cwt370.00–382.501,8123
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350330457.50/cwt457.50–457.501,5101
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,0452,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550533347.43/cwt342.50–352.501,8522

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.