Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2023-03-07

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Mar 7
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 317 vs last sale 367▼ 4 vs year ago 54 · −7.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 72 vs last sale 98▲ 5 vs year ago 21 · +23.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 0▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 6 higher, heifers sold 4-12 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2-5 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.08/cwt on 20 head.
Average price
$182.08
20 head · 391 lb average
Value per head Derived
$712
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$184
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.45
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1407189.3977014thin
Medium and Large 2355165.015866thin
One grade step is worth $24.38/cwt here — about $184 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 sale20 hd
182.08
—
MS average13 barns · 1,131 hd
194.53
−12.45
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—Average1,629107.921,7578thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08494.731,0279thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average87769.436096thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)968$1,1214thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)910$8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)865$8413thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)760$8752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$1,2001thin

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1235235.00/cwt235.00–235.005521
Steers—Medium and Large 1285229.91/cwt225.00–235.006552
Steers—Medium and Large 1340222.49/cwt222.00–223.007562
Steers—Medium and Large 1358226.99/cwt225.00–229.008132
Steers—Medium and Large 1430223.33/cwt221.00–227.009603
Steers—Medium and Large 1525198.37/cwt195.00–202.001,0412
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225160.00/cwt160.00–160.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1235197.50/cwt197.50–197.504641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285171.07/cwt167.00–175.004882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290207.00/cwt207.00–207.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310167.00/cwt167.00–167.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340199.85/cwt190.00–210.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374192.26/cwt185.00–202.507194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423186.82/cwt179.00–198.007904
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513160.46/cwt153.00–168.008232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520180.00/cwt180.00–180.009361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1274226.19/cwt220.00–230.006204
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340219.00/cwt219.00–219.007451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373227.90/cwt225.00–231.008502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425200.00/cwt200.00–200.008501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,0111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510192.00/cwt192.00–192.009791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,603114.06/cwt104.00–120.001,8286
Bulls——1,70589.50/cwt89.00–90.001,5262
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight77563.43/cwt60.00–67.004922
Cows—Lean 85-90%92872.43/cwt69.00–75.006724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08494.73/cwt87.00–104.501,0279
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed665600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965961.27/head875.00–1,025.009612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29681,120.96/head750.00–1,425.001,1214
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760875.00/head875.00–875.008752

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.