Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2022-08-16

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 16
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 126▼ 97 vs year ago 242 · −40.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 17▲ 20 vs year ago 18 · +111.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Steers were steady to $5 higher, Heifers were steady to $3 higher. Slaughter cows 1-3 higher, slaughter bulls were higher 3-7.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.65/cwt on 47 head.
Average price
$146.65
47 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$719
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$9
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.18
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1486148.0172041
Medium and Large 2518137.347116thin
One grade step is worth $10.67/cwt here — about $9 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 sale47 hd
146.65
—
MS average13 barns · 1,424 hd
150.83
−4.18
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—Average1,475107.741,5899thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32884.261,11911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40072.001,0081thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01868.6069910

Every lot

47 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2415163.60/cwt157.50–170.006792
Steers—Medium and Large 1515178.00/cwt178.00–178.009171
Steers—Medium and Large 2515140.00/cwt140.00–140.007211
Steers—Medium and Large 2560160.00/cwt160.00–160.008961
Steers—Medium and Large 1581169.46/cwt163.00–175.009854
Steers—Medium and Large 1608163.36/cwt152.00–173.009933
Steers—Medium and Large 2660140.00/cwt140.00–140.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 1668148.71/cwt138.00–160.009932
Steers—Medium and Large 1723149.95/cwt146.00–154.001,0843
Steers—Medium and Large 1780142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1081
Steers—Medium and Large 2850129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0971
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245152.50/cwt150.00–155.003742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280172.00/cwt172.00–172.004821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319162.46/cwt151.00–176.005187
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376158.17/cwt150.00–177.005957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1409158.99/cwt156.00–163.006504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1490148.00/cwt148.00–148.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513144.59/cwt138.00–150.007427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570139.73/cwt125.00–144.007967
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578139.51/cwt138.00–141.008062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670129.99/cwt129.00–131.008712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1727125.29/cwt122.00–127.009113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780121.00/cwt121.00–121.009442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2835115.00/cwt115.00–115.009601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285193.00/cwt193.00–193.005501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323191.75/cwt180.00–201.006196
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323172.56/cwt155.00–185.005576
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373174.78/cwt171.00–177.006525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375187.59/cwt182.00–199.007033
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420155.00/cwt155.00–155.006511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425172.05/cwt170.00–175.007313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478170.60/cwt164.00–175.008153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480147.91/cwt145.00–151.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515141.02/cwt140.00–142.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620134.50/cwt132.00–137.008342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625145.00/cwt145.00–145.009061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650138.00/cwt138.00–138.008971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720129.00/cwt129.00–129.009291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,12792.36/cwt90.00–95.001,0413
Bulls——1,649115.43/cwt105.00–121.001,9036
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76544.00/cwt44.00–44.003371
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02370.25/cwt63.00–77.007198
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23580.00/cwt80.00–80.009881
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30581.65/cwt79.00–84.001,0667
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36988.84/cwt87.00–92.001,2164
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40072.00/cwt72.00–72.001,0081

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.