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

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Dec 12
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
151 head
▲ 92 vs last sale 59▲ 23 vs year ago 128 · +18.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 34▲ 88 vs year ago 27 · +325.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 0▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold 8-15 higher. slaughter cows ans bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $228.28/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$228.28
50 head · 389 lb average
Value per head Derived
$887
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$56
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$52.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.39
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2367243.6089423
Medium and Large 1392227.2789018thin
Medium and Large 2438191.138389thin
One grade step is worth $52.47/cwt here — about $56 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 sale50 hd
228.28
—
MS average12 barns · 1,072 hd
218.89
+9.39
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—Average1,583118.301,8733thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22287.501,06937
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41586.751,2282thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13479.5190258

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)1,107$1,07910
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$1,0642thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,090$9004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,463$1,4972thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)910$9751thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1345275.00/cwt275.00–275.009491
Steers—Medium and Large 1445250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1131
Steers—Medium and Large 1530227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,2061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2262
Steers—Medium and Large 2555210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1230220.00/cwt220.00–220.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2238204.06/cwt192.50–220.004863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1267241.64/cwt240.00–242.506453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319252.61/cwt250.00–255.0080611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330240.00/cwt240.00–240.007921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378240.29/cwt220.00–252.509084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390244.41/cwt239.00–250.0095310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390195.00/cwt195.00–195.007611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416231.32/cwt220.00–245.009624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435210.00/cwt210.00–210.009141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475206.33/cwt202.50–210.009802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515190.00/cwt190.00–190.009792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520202.30/cwt190.00–210.001,0523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525172.50/cwt172.50–172.509061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2595180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,0831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,1681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1258271.14/cwt267.50–275.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315258.55/cwt252.50–265.008142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335270.00/cwt270.00–270.009052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355210.00/cwt210.00–210.007461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373253.67/cwt250.00–257.509462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381258.00/cwt258.00–258.0098314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420243.79/cwt240.00–250.001,0244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480241.54/cwt238.00–243.001,1597
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510228.38/cwt210.00–247.501,1652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563204.67/cwt190.00–220.001,1522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,583118.30/cwt116.00–120.001,8733
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94365.98/cwt60.00–70.006225
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15280.79/cwt70.00–88.0093153
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22287.50/cwt84.00–92.001,06937
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41586.75/cwt84.00–89.001,2282
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2910975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4631,497.44/head1,350.00–1,600.001,4972
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090900.37/head800.00–1,025.009004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1071,078.66/head900.00–1,250.001,07910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,064.05/head1,000.00–1,125.001,0642

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.