Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2023-08-22

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 22
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 243 vs last sale 270▼ 311 vs year ago 338 · −92.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 32▲ 6 vs year ago 93 · +6.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and bulls were steady to 8 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $250.97/cwt on 38 head.
Average price
$250.97
38 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,246
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$609
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$47.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.83
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555277.501,5406thin
Medium and Large 1512251.371,28724
Medium and Large 2405229.889318thin
One grade step is worth $47.63/cwt here — about $609 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 sale38 hd
250.97
—
MS average13 barns · 1,015 hd
243.14
+7.83
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—Average1,450121.051,7554thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,199102.571,2308thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57595.001,4961thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average97590.4688211

Every lot

42 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1280244.73/cwt240.00–250.006852
Steers—Medium and Large 2295240.00/cwt240.00–240.007081
Steers—Medium and Large 2325235.00/cwt235.00–235.007641
Steers—Medium and Large 1340267.54/cwt265.00–270.009102
Steers—Medium and Large 1350260.00/cwt260.00–260.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 1415255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0581
Steers—Medium and Large 2423231.80/cwt220.00–237.509815
Steers—Medium and Large 1479264.63/cwt257.50–285.001,2685
Steers—Medium and Large 2505205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0351
Steers—Medium and Large 1529265.77/cwt227.50–285.001,4065
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,5406
Steers—Medium and Large 1570225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2831
Steers—Medium and Large 1613238.73/cwt235.00–242.501,4632
Steers—Medium and Large 1657231.28/cwt225.00–239.001,5203
Steers—Medium and Large 1725230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6681
Steers—Medium and Large 1755215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6231
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265210.00/cwt210.00–210.005571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335202.50/cwt202.50–202.506781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1390237.50/cwt237.50–237.509261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2403209.47/cwt205.00–214.008442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405230.02/cwt220.00–235.009324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460218.37/cwt215.00–220.001,0053
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480205.00/cwt200.00–210.009842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514217.78/cwt210.00–224.001,1196
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581204.38/cwt200.00–210.001,1874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290240.00/cwt240.00–240.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1305247.50/cwt247.50–247.507551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350255.00/cwt255.00–255.008931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,1411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,450121.05/cwt118.00–126.001,7554
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80578.00/cwt78.00–78.006281
Cows—Lean 85-90%95070.00/cwt70.00–70.006651
Cows—Lean 85-90%99592.29/cwt80.00–98.009187
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003100.50/cwt100.00–101.001,0082
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199102.57/cwt98.00–105.001,2308
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,4961

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.