Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2026-03-09

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 9
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
54 head
61 vs last sale 115 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
5 head
27 vs last sale 32 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week: there was not enough data to call market trends. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $435.00/cwt on 6 head, up $9.99 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 6 comparable sales and sits +3.60 against this barn's trailing median of $431.40.
Average price
$435.00
9.99 vs prior sale
6 head · 576 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,506
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
11.33
vs MS average
37.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2576435.002,5066thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

6 sales
479456434411median 431.4001/1903/3005/2507/0607/13
Steers 500–600 lb: high $464.52, low $425.01, median $431.40 across 6 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 sale6 hd
435.00
MS average12 barns · 171 hd
446.33
−11.33
National average178 barns · 10,669 hd
472.20
−37.20
This barn, trailing median6 sales
431.40
+3.60
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
BullsAverage1,630200.623,2703thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,145171.001,9581thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,085135.001,4651thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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 1450–500490462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,2661
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750720340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4481
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700682282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,9272
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,5066
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750705325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2911
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500460397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,8291
CowsLean 85-90%1,085135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4651
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450422503.68/cwt482.50–530.002,1265
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,7061
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500487417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,0332
Bulls1,735210.93/cwt204.00–215.003,6602
CowsBoner 80-85%1,145171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,9581
Bulls1,420180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,5561
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300275557.32/cwt552.50–562.501,5332
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400373527.38/cwt525.00–530.001,9672
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525435.70/cwt400.00–475.002,2873
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650605337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,0421
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800790275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1731
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500450345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5531
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550530382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,0272
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300295537.50/cwt537.50–537.501,5861
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450423432.19/cwt410.00–445.001,8283
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400378519.80/cwt510.00–530.001,9652
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500470438.66/cwt410.00–475.002,0624
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2631

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.