Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2021-05-18

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, May 18
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
249 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 171▲ 11 vs year ago 238 · +4.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 57▼ 41 vs year ago 76 · −53.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 8▼ 5 vs year ago 6 · −83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were steady to 6 higher, Feeder heifers were steady to 5 higher. Slaughter cattle were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.16/cwt on 138 head.
Average price
$128.16
138 head · 594 lb average
Value per head Derived
$761
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$79
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$6.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.59
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1411133.1654712thin
Medium and Large 1-2619127.73790122
Medium and Large 2371126.254694thin
One grade step is worth $6.91/cwt here — about $79 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 sale138 hd
128.16
—
MS average13 barns · 1,322 hd
123.56
+4.59
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—Average1,58191.721,4505thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08265.9171317
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,72058.501,0061thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97155.675419thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275180.00/cwt180.00–180.004951
Steers—Medium and Large 2340139.00/cwt139.00–139.004731
Steers—Medium and Large 1357150.65/cwt149.00–153.005383
Steers—Medium and Large 2360139.00/cwt139.00–139.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385153.00/cwt153.00–153.005893
Steers—Medium and Large 1405140.99/cwt140.00–142.005712
Steers—Medium and Large 1473142.26/cwt136.00–145.006735
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516153.00/cwt153.00–153.0078910
Steers—Medium and Large 1518141.55/cwt140.00–143.007332
Steers—Medium and Large 1573138.45/cwt136.00–142.007935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615136.00/cwt136.00–136.008362
Steers—Medium and Large 1623134.52/cwt133.00–136.008382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2651135.10/cwt135.10–135.1088027
Steers—Medium and Large 1715128.00/cwt128.00–128.009151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727124.67/cwt120.50–126.0090616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855115.00/cwt115.00–115.009839
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265133.00/cwt130.00–136.003522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317137.74/cwt135.00–141.004373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360137.00/cwt137.00–137.004931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385126.00/cwt126.00–126.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426132.75/cwt129.00–135.005665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466132.86/cwt132.50–133.0061915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1488127.98/cwt127.00–129.006252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515128.00/cwt128.00–128.006591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2541126.00/cwt126.00–126.006824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570113.00/cwt113.00–113.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628129.01/cwt121.50–130.0081091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710113.00/cwt113.00–113.008022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2778112.00/cwt112.00–112.0087110
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323129.98/cwt123.00–138.004202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330162.50/cwt162.50–162.505361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378153.44/cwt150.00–162.005804
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390130.00/cwt130.00–130.005071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415131.00/cwt131.00–131.005441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450133.00/cwt133.00–133.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508128.98/cwt125.00–133.006552
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50590.28/cwt80.00–99.501,3594
Bulls——1,88597.50/cwt97.50–97.501,8381
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93842.21/cwt40.00–45.003962
Cows—Lean 85-90%98159.51/cwt52.50–62.505847
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08265.91/cwt63.00–70.0071317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72058.50/cwt58.50–58.501,0061
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,7551

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.