Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2023-09-12

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Sep 12
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
196 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 154▼ 74 vs year ago 270 · −27.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 25▲ 33 vs year ago 32 · +103.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 2▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers/bulls sold 5-12 higher, Heifers sold 3-9 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2-7 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.48/cwt on 48 head.
Average price
$219.48
48 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,055
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$227
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$43.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.80
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2483236.421,14219thin
Medium and Large 1481216.611,04219thin
Medium and Large 2474192.7691410thin
One grade step is worth $43.66/cwt here — about $227 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 sale48 hd
219.48
—
MS average13 barns · 1,260 hd
217.68
+1.80
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—High1,572122.611,92811
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,075108.331,16512
CowsLean 85-90%Low92786.7280430

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,033$1,2689
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,090$1,1252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,168$1,6108
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,120$1,2673thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)977$92512

Every lot

58 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 1378247.02/cwt245.00–250.009343
Steers—Medium and Large 2405220.00/cwt220.00–220.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 1415255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0581
Steers—Medium and Large 1458262.45/cwt257.50–267.501,2024
Steers—Medium and Large 2463222.46/cwt220.00–225.001,0302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,3497
Steers—Medium and Large 1517248.08/cwt230.00–267.501,2837
Steers—Medium and Large 1575240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3801
Steers—Medium and Large 2580215.00/cwt210.00–220.001,2472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3807
Steers—Medium and Large 1623234.86/cwt230.00–240.001,4632
Steers—Medium 1655190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2451
Steers—Medium and Large 1683220.51/cwt220.00–221.001,5062
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2255201.25/cwt200.00–202.505132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335236.67/cwt232.50–245.007933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378235.07/cwt225.00–245.008892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2395205.00/cwt205.00–205.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423221.40/cwt212.50–227.509374
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425190.00/cwt190.00–190.008081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,0319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475185.11/cwt180.00–190.008792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480208.76/cwt207.50–210.001,0022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,24110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565210.66/cwt200.00–220.001,1904
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625196.05/cwt190.00–202.501,2252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628191.64/cwt187.50–200.001,2033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,2601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2264239.36/cwt235.00–242.506324
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320229.77/cwt212.50–245.007352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365240.00/cwt240.00–240.008761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374230.02/cwt222.50–240.008607
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422215.23/cwt210.00–225.009087
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465242.42/cwt240.00–245.001,1272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473205.08/cwt200.00–210.009702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2126
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2653198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,2935
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,509120.74/cwt114.00–126.001,8229
Bulls——1,858131.00/cwt131.00–131.002,4342
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight71570.00/cwt70.00–70.005011
Cows—Lean 85-90%92289.13/cwt82.00–98.0082214
Cows—Lean 85-90%94177.30/cwt70.00–82.007279
Cows—Lean 85-90%95398.00/cwt98.00–98.009346
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,053112.33/cwt109.00–114.001,1835
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,091105.48/cwt100.00–110.001,1517
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2977925.00/head925.00–925.0092512
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0761
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0331,268.31/head1,100.00–1,425.001,2689
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0481,101.19/head1,000.00–1,200.001,1012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1581,603.72/head1,275.00–1,750.001,6047
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001

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.