Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2026-08-10

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 10
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 81▼ 14 vs year ago 116 · −12.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 20▲ 14 vs year ago 13 · +107.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 1▲ 2 vs year ago 2 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $307.85/cwt on 16 head, down $136.91 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −68.46 against this barn's trailing median of $376.31.
Average price
$307.85
▼ 136.91 vs prior sale
16 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,601
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$821
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$146.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−48.08
vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528384.372,0297thin
Medium and Large 2555335.001,8591thin
Medium and Large 3509237.501,2098thin
One grade step is worth $146.87/cwt here — about $821 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale16 hd
307.85
—
MS average13 barns · 141 hd
355.93
−48.08
This barn, trailing median2 sales
376.31
−68.46
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
Bulls—Average1,648203.963,3612thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,264171.672,17113
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,655145.002,4001thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average987137.271,35410

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,140$2,5501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,205$2,3262thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,275$3,0251thin

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
Bulls——1,648203.96/cwt200.00–208.003,3612
CowsLean 85-90%—1,047149.59/cwt137.50–168.001,5666
CowsLean 85-90%—896118.78/cwt110.00–127.001,0644
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,135159.44/cwt159.00–160.001,8102
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,655145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,4001
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,413181.92/cwt178.00–185.002,5713
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600555335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8591
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500474364.11/cwt340.00–375.001,7264
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450435407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,7731
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650630300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8901
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500476414.45/cwt407.50–422.501,9735
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600563366.22/cwt360.00–372.502,0622
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400377458.52/cwt435.00–477.501,7293
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350335410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3741
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500450460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1402,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550546420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2933
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600575390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2432
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,1721
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400377447.04/cwt425.00–457.501,6855
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400360483.52/cwt422.50–522.501,7416
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550512391.63/cwt372.50–410.002,0055
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2191
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300270530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,4311
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450417434.67/cwt415.00–450.001,8135
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,2753,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2052,326.04/head2,075.00–2,625.002,3262
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450438475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,0812
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350340485.71/cwt475.00–500.001,6513
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300295425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2541
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650640355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2721
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350305539.06/cwt520.00–557.501,6442
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600568366.22/cwt365.00–367.502,0802
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450433453.50/cwt440.00–467.501,9644
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550523389.57/cwt380.00–400.002,0372
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,241170.89/cwt167.00–175.002,1218
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450400370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4801
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450437373.11/cwt360.00–385.001,6303
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550515352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,8151
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500480372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,7881
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550509237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2098

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.