Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2026-08-17

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 17
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Aug 10Aug 17latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
23 head
79 vs last sale 102 79 vs year ago 102 · 77.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
5 head
22 vs last sale 27 11 vs year ago 16 · 68.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
0 vs last sale 4 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder cattle and slaughter cattle were not well tested. We had a very light run because of the extreme heat. Quality was average and demand was very moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.33/cwt on 3 head, down $71.26 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits 69.32 against this barn's trailing median of $387.65.
Average price
$318.33
71.26 vs prior sale
3 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,724
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
31.52
vs MS average
32.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540330.001,7821thin
Medium and Large 2543312.501,6952thin
One grade step is worth $17.50/cwt here — about $87 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales
430404377351median 387.6512/1501/1202/1606/0107/13
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.76, low $365.20, median $387.65 across 9 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 sale3 hd
318.33
MS average14 barns · 382 hd
349.86
−31.52
National average122 barns · 3,757 hd
351.18
−32.85
This barn, trailing median9 sales
387.65
−69.32
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
BullsAverage1,635193.003,1561thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,085149.501,6222thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,003127.501,2782thin

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 CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)895$1,7054thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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 1500–550510340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7341
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650605290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7551
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600550315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7331
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400385325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2511
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500496363.39/cwt356.00–370.001,8024
Stock CowsMedium and Large 18951,705.24/head1,400.00–2,150.001,7054
CowsLean 85-90%1,035140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4491
CowsBoner 80-85%1,000145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4501
CowsLean 85-90%970115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1161
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550535310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6591
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450440325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4301
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600580320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8561
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650600315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8901
CowsBoner 80-85%1,170154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,8021
Bulls1,635193.00/cwt193.00–193.003,1561
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,5411
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550540330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7821
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400368365.71/cwt360.00–370.001,3463
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500463355.05/cwt350.00–360.001,6443
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500475335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5911
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600560305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7081

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.