Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2026-02-09

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 9
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
89 head
125 vs last sale 214 90 vs year ago 179 · 50.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
17 vs last sale 24 19 vs year ago 60 · 31.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
21 vs last sale 5 22 vs year ago 4 · +550.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 30.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality was average and demand was very strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $370.00/cwt on 1 head, down $0.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 8 comparable sales and sits 18.62 against this barn's trailing median of $388.62.
Average price
$370.00
0.07 vs prior sale
1 head · 580 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,146
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
21.56
vs MS average
53.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1580370.002,1461thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale1 hd
370.00
MS average10 barns · 251 hd
391.56
−21.56
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−53.95
This barn, trailing median8 sales
388.62
−18.62
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
BullsAverage1,818201.293,6584thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,292175.282,26513
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,019137.071,3967thin

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)1,480$3,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$2,8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,288$2,4743thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)865$1,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,275$1,8673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,377$4,1967
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,190$3,7927
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,140$2,7882thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$2,6501thin

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
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520419.62/cwt410.00–430.002,1822
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700670362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,4291
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450428507.91/cwt502.50–520.002,1746
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4803,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 18651,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600580370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1461
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650645420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,7091
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350345642.50/cwt642.50–642.502,2173
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650607352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,1405
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0802,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5003,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500455425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9341
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400365467.23/cwt447.50–487.501,7053
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650640372.50/cwt357.50–387.502,3842
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700650330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1451
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400385611.69/cwt550.00–675.002,3552
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950905335.00/cwt335.00–335.003,0321
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,2791
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400355617.44/cwt555.00–650.002,1923
CowsLean 85-90%885120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0621
CowsLean 85-90%1,041139.91/cwt135.00–147.001,4566
Bulls1,645189.00/cwt189.00–189.003,1091
Bulls1,875205.38/cwt202.00–209.003,8513
CowsBoner 80-85%1,363185.51/cwt179.00–195.002,5296
CowsBoner 80-85%1,231166.52/cwt153.00–175.002,0507
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475481.81/cwt472.50–497.502,2893
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2882,473.67/head2,175.00–2,750.002,4743
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3754,168.18/head3,800.00–4,300.004,1684
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800790320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5281
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250235535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,2571
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2002,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0202,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550530440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,3321
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600570427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,4371
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350328497.74/cwt487.50–512.501,6333
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600557421.71/cwt405.00–435.002,3493
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,0902,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2751,866.57/head1,600.00–2,025.001,8673
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350318610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,9402
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650623400.15/cwt387.50–412.502,4932
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1383,799.56/head3,200.00–4,150.003,8006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3804,232.37/head4,200.00–4,300.004,2323
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300295670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,9771
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500450517.50/cwt517.50–517.502,3291
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400360380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3681
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600590370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1831
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800787367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,8922
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450414445.32/cwt422.50–465.001,8449
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300295380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1211
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750740335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4791

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.