Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2020-02-25

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Feb 25
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
226 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 282▲ 226 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 34▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 4▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was a really good run of weaned cattle today. Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cattle were steady to 4.00 higher on a really light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.22/cwt on 91 head.
Average price
$136.22
91 head · 431 lb average
Value per head Derived
$587
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.32
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1398139.1255323
Medium and Large 1-2456136.5462358
Medium and Large 2358127.6645610thin
One grade step is worth $11.46/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale91 hd
136.22
—
MS average13 barns · 929 hd
131.90
+4.32
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
Bulls—Average1,43487.761,2585thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,07263.796845thin

Every lot

51 lots · USDA AMS · Winona Stockyard - Winona, 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240186.00/cwt186.00–186.004462
Steers—Medium and Large 1240179.00/cwt179.00–179.004301
Steers—Medium and Large 1265176.00/cwt176.00–176.004661
Steers—Medium and Large 2325143.93/cwt140.00–151.004683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368171.00/cwt171.00–171.006295
Steers—Medium and Large 1380166.82/cwt153.00–172.006346
Steers—Medium and Large 1418167.34/cwt161.00–173.006994
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2441171.00/cwt171.00–171.0075425
Steers—Medium and Large 1469156.82/cwt142.00–169.007356
Steers—Medium and Large 1508156.84/cwt146.00–168.007972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510166.00/cwt166.00–166.0084713
Steers—Medium and Large 1565160.01/cwt159.00–161.009042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581159.00/cwt159.00–159.009244
Steers—Medium and Large 1605158.00/cwt158.00–158.009561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725133.50/cwt133.50–133.509682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2798122.50/cwt122.50–122.509786
Steers—Medium and Large 1815121.00/cwt121.00–121.009861
Steers—Medium and Large 11,18095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2208140.00/cwt140.00–140.002913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230125.00/cwt125.00–125.002881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265149.00/cwt149.00–149.003951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2276135.30/cwt134.00–137.003734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329142.13/cwt140.00–143.004687
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2355142.50/cwt142.50–142.505066
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355131.00/cwt131.00–131.004651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1386140.63/cwt138.00–143.005435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424136.93/cwt130.00–140.005815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425118.70/cwt110.00–127.005042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2450140.50/cwt140.50–140.5063231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460138.52/cwt137.00–140.006372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518121.00/cwt121.00–121.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519131.50/cwt131.50–131.506825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520130.51/cwt129.00–132.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2552125.50/cwt125.50–125.5069313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565130.00/cwt130.00–130.007351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2215176.00/cwt176.00–176.003782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335160.00/cwt160.00–160.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2341157.02/cwt151.00–172.0053510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345164.00/cwt164.00–164.005661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378160.95/cwt157.00–167.006083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400157.00/cwt157.00–157.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450144.00/cwt144.00–144.006481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560111.00/cwt111.00–111.006221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615107.00/cwt107.00–107.006581
Bulls—Medium and Large 269595.00/cwt95.00–95.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 287095.00/cwt95.00–95.008271
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,43487.76/cwt74.00–94.001,2585
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%97066.50/cwt66.50–66.506451
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09863.11/cwt60.00–65.006934
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2900900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.0013,8861

This sale against other markets

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.