Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2023-10-24

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Oct 24
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
149 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 173▼ 385 vs year ago 534 · −72.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 61▲ 29 vs year ago 10 · +290.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 20▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer/bulls and heifers sold 2-12 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 7 lower. More of a plain run of cattle today.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $195.57/cwt on 36 head.
Average price
$195.57
36 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$898
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$439
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$14.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.55
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545202.271,10211thin
Medium and Large 1509198.401,01011thin
Medium and Large 2353188.0766314thin
One grade step is worth $14.20/cwt here — about $439 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 sale36 hd
195.57
—
MS average12 barns · 1,445 hd
202.12
−6.55
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—Average1,213101.191,2283thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23288.701,09313
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52382.411,2552thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98271.4570210

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$1,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,058$1,0346
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)960$8001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)790$6251thin

Every lot

46 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 1380227.43/cwt225.00–230.008642
Steers—Medium and Large 1420227.41/cwt225.00–230.009552
Steers—Medium and Large 1500207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,0381
Steers—Medium and Large 1560220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2321
Steers—Medium and Large 2645192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,2421
Steers—Medium and Large 1655202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,3261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5086
Steers—Medium and Large 1790217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,7181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230200.00/cwt200.00–200.004601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277185.92/cwt180.00–190.005153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315205.00/cwt205.00–205.006461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318189.19/cwt185.00–190.006026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418200.00/cwt200.00–200.008362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467185.04/cwt170.00–195.008643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1490195.00/cwt195.00–195.009561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512196.63/cwt195.00–200.001,0073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0684
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573201.27/cwt200.00–202.501,1532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,1651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,2472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,3231
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2234218.53/cwt210.00–220.005117
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278218.91/cwt212.50–225.006093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325200.00/cwt200.00–200.006502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365210.00/cwt210.00–210.007671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1432209.57/cwt200.00–227.509053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435190.00/cwt190.00–190.008271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515185.00/cwt185.00–185.009532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570181.22/cwt180.00–182.501,0332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2855200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,09085.00/cwt85.00–85.009271
Bulls——1,275109.29/cwt100.00–116.001,3932
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82555.00/cwt55.00–55.004541
Cows—Lean 85-90%91764.78/cwt60.00–69.005943
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04177.52/cwt74.00–82.008076
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23288.70/cwt83.00–95.001,09313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52382.41/cwt80.00–85.001,2552
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0581,033.59/head110.00–1,350.001,0346
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2790625.00/head625.00–625.006251

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.