Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2023-03-14

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Mar 14
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
244 head
▲ 194 vs last sale 50▲ 86 vs year ago 158 · +54.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 26▼ 27 vs year ago 45 · −60.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 14▲ 6 vs year ago 10 · +60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold higher $10-20. Heifers were higher $10-15. Slaughter cows were higher $5-8. Bulls were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.93/cwt on 107 head.
Average price
$178.93
107 head · 602 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,077
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$195
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.43
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1504189.6595629
Medium and Large 1-2690175.301,20962
Medium and Large 2439173.5876116thin
One grade step is worth $16.07/cwt here — about $195 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 sale107 hd
178.93
—
MS average13 barns · 1,057 hd
194.36
−15.43
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—Average1,26498.731,2486thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97484.8382613

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)868$1,0032thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)862$9573thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)913$1,3254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)817$1,3083thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)790$8001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)578$4502thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2270220.00/cwt220.00–220.005941
Steers—Medium and Large 2310200.00/cwt200.00–200.006201
Steers—Medium and Large 1345257.00/cwt257.00–257.008871
Steers—Medium and Large 1373253.38/cwt250.00–257.009452
Steers—Medium and Large 2375184.00/cwt160.00–210.006902
Steers—Medium and Large 1430243.30/cwt226.00–254.001,0463
Steers—Medium and Large 2455210.00/cwt210.00–210.009561
Steers—Medium and Large 1470232.18/cwt225.00–240.001,0912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,0821
Steers—Medium and Large 2540185.00/cwt185.00–185.009991
Steers—Medium and Large 1575219.47/cwt218.00–221.001,2622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added596212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2647
Steers—Medium and Large 2610185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1291
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added622218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3567
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added693189.68/cwt188.00–190.501,31436
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added781184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,43716
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added925152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,4062
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2258204.98/cwt203.00–207.005292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275217.42/cwt215.00–220.005983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318215.68/cwt215.00–216.006863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333169.77/cwt140.00–200.005652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375200.73/cwt190.00–209.007533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377207.20/cwt194.00–218.007813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385208.00/cwt208.00–208.008011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408211.02/cwt210.00–212.008612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420160.40/cwt124.00–190.006743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485203.03/cwt200.00–206.009852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2495178.00/cwt178.00–178.008811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513192.68/cwt190.00–197.009883
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523153.81/cwt141.00–170.008043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570162.41/cwt159.00–166.009262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added575183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,0523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616179.26/cwt172.00–180.501,10421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625145.00/cwt145.00–145.009061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,1781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added666180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,1545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685145.00/cwt145.00–145.009931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730135.00/cwt135.00–135.009861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added749173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,29633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1800115.00/cwt115.00–115.009201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2185230.00/cwt230.00–230.004261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2225212.93/cwt202.00–226.004792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1230220.00/cwt210.00–230.005062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275217.12/cwt200.00–235.005975
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320210.00/cwt210.00–210.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335241.27/cwt232.00–250.008082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1358252.30/cwt245.00–257.009034
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410227.45/cwt215.00–238.009333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440194.00/cwt194.00–194.008541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,0191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570175.00/cwt175.00–175.009981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665140.00/cwt140.00–140.009311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1820130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0663
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,235102.47/cwt94.00–113.001,2665
Bulls——1,41080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1281
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70838.89/cwt29.00–49.002752
Cows—Lean 85-90%99390.99/cwt81.00–97.009049
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,153103.02/cwt100.00–106.001,1882
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3535400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2620500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2790800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2862956.96/head800.00–1,125.009573
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28681,002.67/head975.00–1,025.001,0032
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 27501,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27501,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28501,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001

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.