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

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 8
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 32▼ 59 vs year ago 126 · −46.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 35▼ 3 vs year ago 17 · −17.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold steady to 7 higher. slaughter cows were steady to 4 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $219.22/cwt on 23 head.
Average price
$219.22
23 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,034
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$194
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.52
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1483228.471,10415thin
Medium and Large 2451201.889108thin
One grade step is worth $26.59/cwt here — about $194 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 sale23 hd
219.22
—
MS average13 barns · 462 hd
202.70
+16.52
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—Average1,375125.001,7191thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,179110.091,2987thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44885.001,2312thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98080.007841thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2255235.00/cwt235.00–235.005991
Steers—Medium and Large 1315292.50/cwt292.50–292.509211
Steers—Medium and Large 2345200.00/cwt200.00–200.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 2395237.50/cwt237.50–237.509381
Steers—Medium and Large 2440205.00/cwt205.00–205.009021
Steers—Medium and Large 1443246.27/cwt242.50–250.001,0912
Steers—Medium and Large 1478252.49/cwt250.00–255.001,2072
Steers—Medium and Large 1514242.99/cwt235.00–247.501,2495
Steers—Medium and Large 1555242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,3461
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245215.00/cwt215.00–215.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275210.00/cwt210.00–210.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295232.00/cwt232.00–232.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327236.48/cwt230.00–240.007733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375210.00/cwt210.00–210.007881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470210.00/cwt210.00–210.009871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483227.44/cwt225.00–230.001,0996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533218.87/cwt210.00–228.001,1672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1550215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1645220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1695217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2245215.00/cwt215.00–215.005271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260220.00/cwt220.00–220.005722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285220.00/cwt220.00–220.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340270.00/cwt270.00–270.009181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427240.22/cwt227.50–258.001,0263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473225.03/cwt220.00–230.001,0642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525221.71/cwt212.00–230.001,1645
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573224.87/cwt215.00–235.001,2892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,3001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,375125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,7191
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98080.00/cwt80.00–80.007841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,163103.37/cwt100.00–106.001,2022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,186112.78/cwt111.00–115.001,3385
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44885.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2312

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.