Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2023-10-31

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Oct 31
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
122 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 149▼ 24 vs year ago 146 · −16.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 39▼ 35 vs year ago 66 · −53.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 12▲ 0 vs year ago 26 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the better quality steers and heifers sold steady to $6 higher, plain cattle we steady to $6 lower. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $201.11/cwt on 37 head.
Average price
$201.11
37 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$953
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$12
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.95
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1463209.5397010thin
Medium and Large 1-2438206.7590514thin
Medium and Large 2521188.5698213thin
One grade step is worth $20.96/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale37 hd
201.11
—
MS average12 barns · 677 hd
203.06
−1.95
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—Average1,43589.001,2771thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14088.691,0117thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02674.0576015

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,680$1,5251thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$1,3253thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)971$1,2677
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,2251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$1,2193thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$1,2002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,213$1,2502thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2380230.00/cwt230.00–230.008741
Steers—Medium and Large 2415215.70/cwt210.00–221.008952
Steers—Medium and Large 3440185.00/cwt185.00–185.008141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,1045
Steers—Medium and Large 1518224.22/cwt220.00–227.501,1613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2923
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368213.37/cwt210.00–215.007853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385214.05/cwt210.00–217.5082411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428221.27/cwt217.50–225.009472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440195.06/cwt190.00–200.008582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475211.28/cwt210.00–212.501,0042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1508205.02/cwt200.00–210.001,0422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518190.00/cwt190.00–190.009842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558193.73/cwt192.50–195.001,0812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1343
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635175.42/cwt170.00–186.001,1143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,2651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280215.00/cwt215.00–215.006021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330210.00/cwt210.00–210.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1343234.50/cwt234.00–235.008042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365233.80/cwt232.50–235.008532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385210.00/cwt210.00–210.008091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430210.00/cwt210.00–210.009033
Bulls—Medium and Large 3453183.00/cwt183.00–183.008292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570195.14/cwt188.00–206.001,1125
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,2371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,43589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,2771
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96065.92/cwt60.00–69.006334
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05077.01/cwt73.00–83.0080911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14088.69/cwt85.00–92.001,0117
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29711,266.91/head1,250.00–1,275.001,2677
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,218.81/head1,150.00–1,250.001,2193
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6801,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-288065.00/cwt65.00–65.005722

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.