Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2022-05-31

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, May 31
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
93 head
▼ 312 vs last sale 405▼ 159 vs year ago 252 · −63.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 40▼ 44 vs year ago 62 · −71.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 5▼ 6 vs year ago 7 · −85.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week steers and heifers were unevenly steady, slaughter were higher 3-6.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.16/cwt on 45 head.
Average price
$137.16
45 head · 613 lb average
Value per head Derived
$841
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$312
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.82
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1427144.1361514thin
Medium and Large 1-2688135.9093527
Medium and Large 2765121.289284thin
One grade step is worth $22.86/cwt here — about −$312 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 sale45 hd
137.16
—
MS average13 barns · 1,022 hd
136.34
+0.82
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—Average1,975117.502,3211thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18078.009201thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average96559.0257011

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$7801thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1405170.00/cwt170.00–170.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472181.00/cwt181.00–181.008543
Steers—Medium and Large 2473150.56/cwt140.00–161.007122
Steers—Medium and Large 1505170.00/cwt170.00–170.008591
Steers—Medium and Large 1555169.00/cwt169.00–169.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 2555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 1617145.38/cwt137.00–153.008973
Steers—Medium and Large 1690135.00/cwt135.00–135.009321
Steers—Medium and Large 1758135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0232
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1267150.97/cwt149.00–154.004033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333150.00/cwt150.00–150.005002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1439145.32/cwt140.00–155.006384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480122.55/cwt118.00–127.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520139.32/cwt130.00–149.007242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530143.80/cwt137.00–151.007628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560130.00/cwt130.00–130.007281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635138.25/cwt138.25–138.258786
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685135.00/cwt135.00–135.009251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725137.50/cwt137.50–137.509973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2807128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,0372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open841127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,0728
Heifers—Medium and Large 21,050120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2602
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295164.50/cwt160.00–169.004852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1307173.29/cwt170.00–175.005323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365140.00/cwt140.00–140.005111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420161.00/cwt161.00–161.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470148.00/cwt148.00–148.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475159.00/cwt159.00–159.007551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530152.54/cwt151.00–154.008082
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,975117.50/cwt117.50–117.502,3211
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96559.02/cwt40.00–68.0057011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18078.00/cwt78.00–78.009201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075780.00/head780.00–780.007801

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.