Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2023-12-19

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Dec 19
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
91 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 151▲ 33 vs year ago 58 · +56.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 115▲ 32 vs year ago 10 · +320.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 23▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last wee steers /bulls and heifers sold $5-$12 higher. slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $241.15/cwt on 28 head.
Average price
$241.15
28 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,160
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$265
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$61.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.16
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1384268.891,0334thin
Medium and Large 1-2509239.171,21622
Medium and Large 2370207.507682thin
One grade step is worth $61.39/cwt here — about $265 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 sale28 hd
241.15
—
MS average12 barns · 1,092 hd
239.99
+1.16
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—Average1,543113.601,7536thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12986.829804thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average93072.7867721

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)991$9914thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)700$7751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)675$6251thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2225220.00/cwt220.00–220.004951
Steers—Medium and Large 1318275.28/cwt270.00–280.008752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382267.42/cwt260.00–270.001,0224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432250.24/cwt249.00–252.001,0815
Steers—Medium and Large 1435265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1531
Steers—Medium and Large 1465260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2091
Steers—Medium and Large 2515195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521230.79/cwt230.00–232.001,2025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,3123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2638218.78/cwt218.00–220.001,3965
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280243.75/cwt240.00–247.506832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323256.96/cwt247.50–267.508302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373262.65/cwt260.00–265.009802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377252.50/cwt252.50–252.509523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420204.29/cwt192.50–215.008582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430210.00/cwt210.00–210.009031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,0221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560181.24/cwt180.00–182.501,0152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563213.74/cwt212.50–215.001,2032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1732
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1233262.74/cwt255.00–270.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290270.00/cwt270.00–270.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318209.76/cwt200.00–220.006672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323268.16/cwt265.00–275.008664
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,0031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420242.50/cwt235.00–247.501,0193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465236.65/cwt235.00–240.001,1003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540215.45/cwt210.00–221.001,1632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,1561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,543113.60/cwt104.00–122.001,7536
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85364.39/cwt54.00–80.0054910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00080.40/cwt72.00–87.0080411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12986.82/cwt85.00–88.009804
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2675625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2700775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2755800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,054.28/head800.00–1,225.001,0543

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.