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Winona Livestock Auction

Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Dec 5

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119

← Nov 28Dec 5Dec 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 108 vs last sale 167▼ 319 vs year ago 378 · −84.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 37▼ 9 vs year ago 43 · −20.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week it was a lighter with steer and heifers looked steady to $5 higher, slaughter cows sold steady to $4 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $221.22/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$221.22

18 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$41.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.33

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	457	230.00	1,050	7thin
Medium and Large 1	426	225.81	963	8thin
Medium and Large 2	518	188.50	977	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.50/cwt here — about $73 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 sale18 hd

221.22

—

MS average13 barns · 571 hd

201.88

+19.33

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	94.48	1,110	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	981	80.10	786	9thin

Every lot

27 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,109	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	222.39/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,236	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	870	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,479	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	764	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	821	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	841	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	214.52/cwt	205.00–225.00	901	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	177.58/cwt	175.00–180.00	826	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,006	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,057	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	220	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	539	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	280	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	631	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	305	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	747	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	355	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	808	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	892	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,013	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,090	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,064	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	206.97/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,196	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,085	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	81.49/cwt	71.00–85.00	791	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	731	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	92.00/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,012	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	98.20/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,265	8

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Winona Stockyard - Winona, MS

Tue Dec 5, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 167Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 37Year ago 43

Compared to last week it was a lighter with steer and heifers looked steady to $5 higher, slaughter cows sold steady to $4 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	245.00	245.00
1	—	305	245.00	245.00
2	—	480	230.00	230.00
1	—	415	215.00	215.00
2	—	578	200.00–214.00	206.97
1	—	355	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	218.00	218.00
4	—	424	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	155.00	155.00
1	—	575	185.00	185.00
1	—	280	225.50	225.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	220.00	220.00
1	—	510	217.50	217.50
4	—	556	217.00–230.00	222.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	175.00–180.00	177.58
1	—	605	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	235.00	235.00
2	—	468	215.00	215.00
2	—	420	205.00–225.00	214.52
1	—	365	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	218.00	218.00
5	—	377	223.00	223.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,288	96.00–101.00	98.20
12	—	1,100	85.00–97.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	971	71.00–85.00	81.49
1	—	1,060	69.00	69.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.