Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2023-04-04

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Apr 4
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
404 head
▲ 337 vs last sale 67▼ 84 vs year ago 488 · −17.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 10▼ 66 vs year ago 88 · −75.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 3▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last market 2 weeks ago, steers sold higher 3-7, herifers sold mostly steady, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Sold 3 loads to be loaded on the farm: 1 load of heifers at 710 lbs.$181.5, 1 load of heifers at 630 lbs $195.5, 1 load of steers at 630 lbs. $2.20.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.66/cwt on 194 head.
Average price
$185.66
194 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,007
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$42
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$27.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.54
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1453190.8586524
Medium and Large 1-2558185.971,037162
Medium and Large 2502163.808228thin
One grade step is worth $27.05/cwt here — about $42 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 sale194 hd
185.66
—
MS average13 barns · 1,220 hd
189.20
−3.54
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—Average1,476101.741,5024thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07596.081,0335thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average95076.737296thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$1,1751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)843$8975
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$7251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)655$6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,4001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)895$7501thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)920$6652thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1335256.00/cwt256.00–256.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1376251.74/cwt240.00–262.509474
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,0172
Steers—Medium and Large 1427242.50/cwt228.00–252.001,0356
Steers—Medium and Large 2433192.72/cwt185.00–200.008342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,0535
Steers—Medium and Large 1475234.79/cwt210.00–250.001,1156
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2506239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,20919
Steers—Medium and Large 1520227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,1831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,2858
Steers—Medium and Large 1580219.33/cwt216.00–222.501,2725
Steers—Medium and Large 1605210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,31615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2711182.88/cwt179.00–183.501,30030
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1250204.00/cwt204.00–204.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325205.71/cwt201.00–210.006692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360160.00/cwt160.00–160.005761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366200.72/cwt190.00–210.007358
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425193.33/cwt186.00–200.008222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427200.00/cwt200.00–200.008548
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428177.19/cwt170.00–185.007582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468191.68/cwt184.00–200.008974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474193.60/cwt190.00–200.0091822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2495155.00/cwt155.00–155.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512198.37/cwt190.00–202.001,01657
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518187.81/cwt180.00–196.009732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540168.50/cwt168.00–169.009102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570172.00/cwt172.00–172.009801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2588177.55/cwt162.00–185.001,04439
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590168.00/cwt168.00–168.009911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635136.00/cwt136.00–136.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661172.20/cwt172.00–173.001,13825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713165.07/cwt161.00–169.001,1772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1526
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305190.00/cwt190.00–190.005801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325250.00/cwt250.00–250.008131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375231.04/cwt220.00–252.008663
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390212.00/cwt212.00–212.008271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423233.48/cwt220.00–242.509883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458205.04/cwt192.50–218.009392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478189.63/cwt180.00–200.009062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518175.17/cwt170.00–180.009072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530180.00/cwt180.00–180.009541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575158.14/cwt150.00–166.009092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2632159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0055
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,1181
Bulls——1,535106.99/cwt95.00–116.001,6423
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95076.73/cwt70.00–82.007296
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07596.08/cwt95.00–98.001,0335
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2655600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed790775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2810725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2856926.93/head800.00–1,050.009274
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29401,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2895750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920665.35/head625.00–700.006652
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.