Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2023-01-31

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Jan 31
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
179 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 172▲ 67 vs year ago 112 · +59.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 83▲ 4 vs year ago 10 · +40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 0▼ 3 vs year ago 8 · −37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows and bulls were steady to $4 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.20/cwt on 73 head.
Average price
$153.20
73 head · 724 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,109
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$87
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$26.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.35
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2370175.006481thin
Medium and Large 1-2758153.481,16364
Medium and Large 1496148.227358thin
One grade step is worth $26.78/cwt here — about −$87 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 sale73 hd
153.20
—
MS average12 barns · 836 hd
159.55
−6.35
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—Average1,82598.001,7891thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10377.918596thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average89854.504892thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)745$7251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)710$6001thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430186.00/cwt186.00–186.008003
Steers—Medium and Large 2575153.00/cwt153.00–153.008801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1666
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2808169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,36612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885165.75/cwt165.75–165.751,46747
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345145.00/cwt140.00–150.005002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365150.00/cwt150.00–150.005481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370175.00/cwt175.00–175.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390160.00/cwt160.00–160.006245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428150.11/cwt141.00–160.006422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476146.00/cwt146.00–146.006954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660148.50/cwt148.00–149.009802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735148.50/cwt148.50–148.501,0911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2828153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,26749
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280170.00/cwt170.00–170.004761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330180.45/cwt170.00–190.005952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340145.00/cwt145.00–145.004931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350186.00/cwt186.00–186.006511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395155.00/cwt155.00–155.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413162.96/cwt156.00–170.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421186.87/cwt180.00–196.007874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468182.37/cwt179.00–186.008532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468178.00/cwt178.00–178.008332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480151.57/cwt148.00–155.007282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510155.00/cwt155.00–155.007911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520160.00/cwt160.00–160.008322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555156.00/cwt156.00–156.008661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2828157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,3044
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,82598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,7891
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74057.00/cwt57.00–57.004221
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05552.00/cwt52.00–52.005491
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10377.91/cwt70.00–84.008596
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2745725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2710600.00/head600.00–600.006001

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.