Sale reports / Mississippi / Grenada Livestock Auction / 2026-10-19

Grenada Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Grenada, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 19
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2124
Feeder Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 96▼ 52 vs year ago 144 · −36.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 10▼ 7 vs year ago 22 · −31.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 2▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, and feeder bulls sold steady to 14.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Quality was average to attractive and demand was good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $354.46/cwt on 9 head, down $1.09 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −72.61 against this barn's trailing median of $427.07.
Average price
$354.46
▼ 1.09 vs prior sale
9 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,953
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$348
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$50.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.21
vs MS average
−84.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561370.002,0764thin
Medium and Large 1545356.701,9443thin
Medium and Large 2540320.001,7282thin
One grade step is worth $50.00/cwt here — about $348 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 sale9 hd
354.46
—
MS average13 barns · 297 hd
362.67
−8.21
National average183 barns · 33,329 hd
439.27
−84.81
This barn, trailing median9 sales
427.07
−72.61
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales
479433387342median 427.0703/3005/2507/1309/2110/05
Steers 500–600 lb: high $464.52, low $355.55, median $427.07 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,775181.003,2131thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,258132.691,6696thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,047107.981,1315thin

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)1,226$1,6504thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)855$1,7001thin

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1195500.00/cwt500.00–500.009751
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363453.28/cwt440.00–467.501,6452
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418421.68/cwt417.50–430.001,7633
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473388.69/cwt377.50–400.001,8392
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7171
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520365.05/cwt360.00–370.001,8982
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0764
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7251
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1595340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0231
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618332.29/cwt325.00–340.002,0542
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9754
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1172
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2965250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,1341
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313407.81/cwt395.00–417.501,2763
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,1301
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1350380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3301
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395337.50/cwt335.00–340.001,3332
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425383.72/cwt378.00–390.001,6312
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2450325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4631
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465360.11/cwt350.00–370.001,6752
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510342.45/cwt340.00–345.001,7462
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515293.48/cwt280.00–307.501,5112
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6121
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6951
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,6971
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8761
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625277.44/cwt275.00–280.001,7342
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,0992
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270516.13/cwt510.00–522.501,3942
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324483.19/cwt450.00–517.501,5664
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372459.20/cwt457.50–460.001,7083
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430408.95/cwt400.00–417.501,7582
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475346.17/cwt342.50–350.001,6442
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,5561
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512351.45/cwt340.00–360.001,7993
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3651
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,7791
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8111
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580309.74/cwt300.00–320.001,7962
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,8081
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1795270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1471
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,775181.00/cwt181.00–181.003,2131
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00575.00/cwt75.00–75.007541
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058116.23/cwt113.00–120.001,2304
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258132.69/cwt128.00–140.001,6696
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2261,650.28/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6504
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 18551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.