Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2022-05-17

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, May 17
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
425 head
▲ 296 vs last sale 129▲ 176 vs year ago 249 · +70.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 23▲ 40 vs year ago 35 · +114.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers wer steady to 5 higher, heifers were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were higher 2-6. weaned grouped calves listed as M&L 1-2.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.97/cwt on 234 head.
Average price
$140.97
234 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$772
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$28.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.45
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1-2475149.007082thin
Medium and Large 1441142.3962833
Medium and Large 1-2571141.59808190
Medium and Large 2470120.875689thin
One grade step is worth $28.13/cwt here — about $139 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 sale234 hd
140.97
—
MS average13 barns · 1,532 hd
138.51
+2.45
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—Average1,535102.111,5673thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19778.1993655
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64865.321,0762thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01064.626539thin

Every lot

58 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 1280186.00/cwt186.00–186.005211
Steers—Medium and Large 1328179.12/cwt170.00–184.005884
Steers—Medium and Large 1375179.10/cwt170.00–185.006727
Steers—Medium and Large 1413178.31/cwt177.00–180.007363
Steers—Medium and Large 2425134.00/cwt134.00–134.005701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429190.51/cwt188.00–192.5081713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2458182.25/cwt180.00–184.008357
Steers—Medium and Large 2475150.00/cwt150.00–150.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 1476179.93/cwt168.00–187.008565
Steers—Medium and Large 1503167.96/cwt160.00–176.008452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526176.78/cwt170.00–183.5093012
Steers—Medium and Large 2573145.63/cwt143.00–149.008343
Steers—Medium and Large 1576172.02/cwt159.00–178.509914
Steers—Medium and Large 1620151.00/cwt151.00–151.009361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630153.32/cwt148.00–164.5096615
Steers—Medium and Large 1660156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0301
Steers—Medium and Large 1715141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0524
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1238144.04/cwt140.00–148.003432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275120.00/cwt120.00–120.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280140.00/cwt140.00–140.003921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335121.00/cwt121.00–121.004051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1341144.75/cwt140.00–155.004944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376148.48/cwt140.00–154.005589
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383127.45/cwt120.00–135.004882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385152.14/cwt140.00–157.0058620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417147.00/cwt147.00–147.006133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417143.51/cwt140.00–150.005985
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445119.00/cwt119.00–119.005301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468151.75/cwt145.00–154.0071036
Heifers—Large 1-2475149.00/cwt149.00–149.007082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483136.49/cwt136.00–137.006592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520144.00/cwt144.00–144.007491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530145.00/cwt145.00–145.007699
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568114.98/cwt110.00–120.006532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571137.33/cwt133.00–143.007846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572142.54/cwt135.00–145.5081561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600141.00/cwt141.00–141.008461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650136.00/cwt136.00–136.008841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650123.00/cwt123.00–123.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668136.30/cwt135.00–138.7591054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1800120.00/cwt120.00–120.009601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-299485.00/cwt85.00–85.008457
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275176.00/cwt176.00–176.004841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330176.00/cwt176.00–176.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345164.00/cwt164.00–164.005661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390172.00/cwt172.00–172.006712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405161.00/cwt161.00–161.006521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450156.00/cwt156.00–156.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478167.50/cwt167.00–168.008012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1534153.47/cwt144.00–165.008204
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720119.00/cwt119.00–119.008571
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,535102.11/cwt90.00–110.501,5673
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01064.62/cwt57.00–69.006539
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18776.89/cwt70.00–82.5091340
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22281.64/cwt79.50–84.0099815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64865.32/cwt60.00–71.501,0762

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.