Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2023-08-01

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 1
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 101▼ 47 vs year ago 79 · −59.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 30▲ 19 vs year ago 16 · +118.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Steers and hefiers looked 3-7 higher but not really enough call an accurate trend. slaughter cows sold stead to 7 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.44/cwt on 11 head.
Average price
$209.44
11 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,074
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$335
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.98
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544215.181,1708thin
Medium and Large 2430194.128353thin
One grade step is worth $21.06/cwt here — about $335 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 sale11 hd
209.44
—
MS average13 barns · 820 hd
217.42
−7.98
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—Average1,895125.002,3691thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,149102.511,17820
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05286.4590910

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
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,295$2,5003thin

Every lot

24 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1420260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0921
Steers—Medium and Large 1475238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,1311
Steers—Medium and Large 1522227.78/cwt210.00–237.501,1893
Steers—Medium and Large 2600160.00/cwt160.00–160.009601
Steers—Medium and Large 1615227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,3991
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325200.00/cwt200.00–200.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483191.18/cwt177.50–205.009232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1493221.26/cwt220.00–222.501,0912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523220.43/cwt205.00–228.001,1533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583213.81/cwt200.00–227.501,2472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1971
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340225.00/cwt225.00–225.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,0351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480204.84/cwt200.00–210.009832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518223.76/cwt222.50–225.001,1592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,895125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,3691
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81550.00/cwt50.00–50.004081
Cows—Lean 85-90%90077.31/cwt75.00–79.006962
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12994.27/cwt90.00–98.001,0647
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2431
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150102.12/cwt90.00–109.001,17419
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,2952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003

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.