Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2023-03-21

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Mar 21
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 177 vs last sale 244▼ 91 vs year ago 158 · −57.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 18▼ 35 vs year ago 45 · −77.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 16▼ 7 vs year ago 10 · −70.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week it was a light run steers were steady to 5 higher, heifers steady. Slaughter cattle were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $215.58/cwt on 29 head.
Average price
$215.58
29 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$990
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$8
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$58.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.89
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1407239.6497517thin
Medium and Large 2533181.4996712thin
One grade step is worth $58.14/cwt here — about $8 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 sale29 hd
215.58
—
MS average13 barns · 1,357 hd
217.47
−1.89
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—Average1,598119.291,9062thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average948104.009852thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low81256.934623thin

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 Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,3001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,038$1,2922thin

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2305225.00/cwt225.00–225.006861
Steers—Medium and Large 1321252.40/cwt249.00–260.008104
Steers—Medium and Large 1374243.45/cwt225.00–267.509115
Steers—Medium and Large 1426249.41/cwt222.00–267.501,0624
Steers—Medium and Large 1478233.16/cwt212.00–255.001,1152
Steers—Medium and Large 2495180.00/cwt180.00–180.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 2515179.89/cwt175.00–185.009263
Steers—Medium and Large 1520195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0141
Steers—Medium and Large 2571184.71/cwt178.00–195.001,0556
Steers—Medium and Large 1585188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1001
Steers—Medium and Large 2625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2210165.00/cwt165.00–165.003471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265210.00/cwt210.00–210.005571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330190.00/cwt190.00–190.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335210.53/cwt196.00–220.007053
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365170.48/cwt152.00–190.006222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377213.75/cwt205.00–222.008063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1438203.97/cwt198.00–210.008932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1462202.95/cwt175.00–215.009385
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470165.00/cwt165.00–165.007761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,0071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545152.50/cwt152.50–152.508311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580170.00/cwt170.00–170.009861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2255236.00/cwt236.00–236.006021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385240.00/cwt240.00–240.009241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430230.00/cwt230.00–230.009891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470180.00/cwt180.00–180.008461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515182.50/cwt182.50–182.509401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535168.00/cwt168.00–168.008991
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,598119.29/cwt115.00–123.001,9062
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81256.93/cwt50.00–62.004623
Cows—Boner 80-85%915100.00/cwt100.00–100.009151
Cows—Boner 80-85%980108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0581
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0381,291.93/head1,200.00–1,375.001,2922
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.