Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2023-04-18

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Apr 18
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
215 head
▲ 121 vs last sale 94▲ 111 vs year ago 104 · +106.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 43▲ 97 vs year ago 15 · +646.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 100▲ 31 vs year ago 19 · +163.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold steady to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.30/cwt on 68 head.
Average price
$191.30
68 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$930
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.86
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1449202.4090819thin
Medium and Large 1-2560195.721,09724
Medium and Large 2443178.6379225
One grade step is worth $23.77/cwt here — about $116 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 sale68 hd
191.30
—
MS average13 barns · 1,282 hd
196.16
−4.86
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—Average1,538103.241,5874thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,094100.221,09641
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33599.001,3221thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average88274.5265737

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)915$1,2251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)987$1,1167
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)908$1,1062thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)835$9882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$9663thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,067$9603thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,6457
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,6252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,215$1,5001thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1390234.00/cwt234.00–234.009131
Steers—Medium and Large 2445212.50/cwt212.50–212.509462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,1713
Steers—Medium and Large 1490234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,1471
Steers—Medium and Large 1525234.13/cwt230.00–240.001,2294
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565239.93/cwt232.00–245.001,3565
Steers—Medium and Large 1573234.66/cwt228.00–240.001,3453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1693
Steers—Medium and Large 2630176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1091
Steers—Medium and Large 2685180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,57510
Steers—Medium and Large 1710176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2501
Steers—Medium and Large 1890161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,4331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2195192.00/cwt192.00–192.003741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215195.00/cwt195.00–195.004191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268192.10/cwt178.00–200.005154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290210.00/cwt210.00–210.006091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320204.00/cwt204.00–204.006531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322218.39/cwt216.00–220.007035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373218.94/cwt218.00–220.008172
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380192.80/cwt174.00–205.007333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420182.00/cwt182.00–182.007641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428202.60/cwt183.00–222.008675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445212.07/cwt200.00–218.009443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2458196.00/cwt196.00–196.008986
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468178.70/cwt170.00–196.008363
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518176.98/cwt172.00–180.009174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2544210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1545212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1553185.74/cwt184.00–187.501,0272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565159.12/cwt154.00–168.008993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615159.84/cwt150.00–165.009833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623175.14/cwt170.00–180.001,0912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1840159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2220217.16/cwt210.00–224.004782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278210.46/cwt195.00–232.005855
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323220.46/cwt200.00–232.007125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325232.10/cwt230.00–236.007544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363241.70/cwt235.00–250.008773
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420197.57/cwt186.00–210.008302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1443219.01/cwt218.00–220.009702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474187.42/cwt180.00–212.008888
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505160.00/cwt160.00–160.008081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,14111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1595180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27071.00/cwt71.00–71.009021
Bulls——1,627113.98/cwt108.00–119.001,8543
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight66947.00/cwt47.00–47.003145
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight77075.00/cwt75.00–75.005781
Cows—Lean 85-90%77462.25/cwt52.00–65.004829
Cows—Lean 85-90%98085.78/cwt70.00–97.0084122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,094100.22/cwt94.00–110.001,09641
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,3221
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0331,561.80/head1,250.00–1,675.001,5624
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,755.06/head1,675.00–1,825.001,7553
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885108.65/cwt107.50–115.0096220
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2740750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855965.50/head900.00–1,075.009663
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29081,106.47/head1,025.00–1,200.001,1062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29151,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29301,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29871,116.24/head800.00–1,425.001,1167
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,067959.84/head875.00–1,075.009603

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.