Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2023-10-17

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Oct 17
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
173 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 137▼ 136 vs year ago 309 · −44.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 26▲ 5 vs year ago 56 · +8.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 2▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers/bulls and heifers sold mixed from 5 lower to 7 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.16/cwt on 49 head.
Average price
$207.16
49 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,070
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$117
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$38.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.45
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1454215.6497920
Medium and Large 1-2694213.331,48119thin
Medium and Large 2-3227178.754058thin
Medium and Large 2618177.501,0962thin
One grade step is worth $38.14/cwt here — about −$117 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 sale49 hd
207.16
—
MS average13 barns · 873 hd
208.61
−1.45
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—Average1,405109.131,5332thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11792.171,03021
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low99070.9070218

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)1,028$1,2252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)832$1,0933thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)900$1,1252thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)910$7756
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)784$7397

Every lot

52 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 1305240.00/cwt240.00–240.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 2340225.00/cwt225.00–225.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 1418236.41/cwt232.50–240.009882
Steers—Medium and Large 2435200.00/cwt200.00–200.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 2470209.79/cwt200.00–220.009862
Steers—Medium and Large 1495247.50/cwt245.00–250.001,2252
Steers—Medium and Large 1520234.98/cwt225.00–247.501,2224
Steers—Medium and Large 2567208.74/cwt190.00–214.001,1846
Steers—Medium and Large 1590220.95/cwt215.00–227.001,3042
Steers—Medium and Large 1603218.34/cwt215.00–222.501,3173
Steers—Medium and Large 1655220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667227.06/cwt214.00–236.001,5145
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,7048
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3202175.00/cwt175.00–175.003545
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3268185.00/cwt185.00–185.004963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295220.00/cwt220.00–220.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1300220.00/cwt220.00–220.006602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377220.96/cwt215.00–232.508333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428217.51/cwt215.00–220.009315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475212.53/cwt210.00–215.001,0102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513213.71/cwt210.00–220.001,0964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2595185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628216.77/cwt207.50–220.501,36110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768209.50/cwt209.50–209.501,6099
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235225.00/cwt225.00–225.005291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2283229.98/cwt220.00–235.006514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323237.09/cwt230.00–245.007662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1362230.73/cwt227.50–235.008353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370216.58/cwt200.00–230.008013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422205.95/cwt195.00–215.008695
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,0901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2631177.09/cwt170.00–180.001,1175
Bulls—Medium and Large 2653170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,405109.13/cwt103.00–114.001,5332
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83350.90/cwt48.00–54.004243
Cows—Lean 85-90%95963.03/cwt55.00–73.006045
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05380.83/cwt73.00–87.0085110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11792.17/cwt87.00–96.001,03021
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2784739.02/head700.00–770.007397
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910775.00/head775.00–775.007756
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2670800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29131,239.25/head825.00–1,525.001,2392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0281,225.43/head1,200.00–1,250.001,2252

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.