Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold steady to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Quality was average to attractive and demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $427.07/cwt on 11 head, down $37.16 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 6 comparable sales and sits −4.34 against this barn's trailing median of $431.40.

Average price

$427.07

▼ 37.16 vs prior sale

11 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,302

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$42.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.15

vs MS average

−47.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	437.50	2,328	4thin
Medium and Large 1	539	425.46	2,295	6thin
Medium and Large 2	565	395.00	2,232	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $96 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

6 sales

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 sale11 hd

427.07

—

MS average13 barns · 372 hd

445.22

−18.15

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−47.41

This barn, trailing median6 sales

431.40

−4.34

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,215	199.00	2,418	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,280	184.80	2,365	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	171.96	2,559	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	163.78	1,579	5thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

37 lots · USDA AMS · Grenada Stockyard - Grenada, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,215	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,418	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	189.62/cwt	186.00–199.00	2,461	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	182.04/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,310	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	171.96/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,559	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	163.78/cwt	153.00–174.00	1,579	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,810	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	510.88/cwt	492.50–522.50	2,125	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,332	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	2,081	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	420.87/cwt	400.00–442.50	2,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	433.58/cwt	400.00–467.50	2,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	492.64/cwt	472.50–510.00	2,340	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	377.25/cwt	377.25–377.25	2,754	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,276	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	566.03/cwt	552.50–577.50	1,800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,992	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,328	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	462.45/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	427.75/cwt	412.50–455.00	2,263	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	517.51/cwt	497.50–547.50	2,230	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	368.08/cwt	362.50–380.00	2,687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	463.58/cwt	457.50–470.00	1,692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	503.67/cwt	457.50–547.50	1,451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	474.26/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	543.68/cwt	527.50–575.00	2,077	3

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Grenada Stockyard - Grenada, MS

Mon May 18, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 46Year ago 141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 14Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold steady to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Quality was average to attractive and demand was good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	199.00	199.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,298	186.00–199.00	189.62
7	—	1,269	180.00–184.00	182.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	170.00–174.00	171.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	964	153.00–174.00	163.78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	467.50	467.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	379	477.50	477.50
9	450–500	480	415.00	415.00
3	600–650	603	377.50	377.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	367.50	367.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	522.50	522.50
2	350–400	365	457.50–470.00	463.58
3	400–450	410	460.00–465.00	462.45
2	450–500	463	450.00	450.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	367.50	367.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	457.50–547.50	503.67
1	300–350	325	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	355	472.50	472.50
3	400–450	410	455.00–485.00	474.26
2	450–500	483	400.00–467.50	433.58
1	550–600	565	395.00	395.00
2	650–700	675	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	380	547.50	547.50
10	400–450	416	492.50–522.50	510.88
13	450–500	476	490.00	490.00
4	500–550	532	437.50	437.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	600.00	600.00
3	300–350	318	552.50–577.50	566.03
3	350–400	382	527.50–575.00	543.68
4	400–450	431	497.50–547.50	517.51
6	450–500	475	472.50–510.00	492.64
4	500–550	529	412.50–455.00	427.75
2	550–600	560	400.00–442.50	420.87
4	700–750	730	362.50–380.00	368.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	700–750	730	377.25	377.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,350.00	2,350.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Grenada Stockyard - Grenada, MS

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