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Winona Livestock Auction

Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Mar 5

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119

← Feb 27Mar 5Mar 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

165 head

▼ 189 vs last sale 354▲ 115 vs year ago 50 · +230.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 22▼ 6 vs year ago 26 · −23.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 4▲ 24 vs year ago 14 · +171.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last fedders sold mixed. slaughter cows sold steady to higher, slaughter bulls were higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.09/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −100.65 against this barn's trailing median of $341.74.

Average price

$241.09

10 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,295

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$17.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.54

vs MS average

−30.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	242.88	1,297	9thin
Medium and Large 2	565	225.00	1,271	1thin

One grade step is worth $17.88/cwt here — about $26 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

241.09

—

MS average11 barns · 206 hd

241.63

−0.54

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−30.82

This barn, trailing median7 sales

341.74

−100.65

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $397.24, low $291.80, median $341.74 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls	—	High	1,700	151.00	2,567	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,083	113.98	1,234	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	790	65.00	514	1thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,875	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,675	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,575	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,550	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$1,400	1thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,104	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,317	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,401	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,411	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,325	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	312.31/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,458	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,584	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,596	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	713	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	706	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	273	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	928	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	303	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,023	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	864	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	290.03/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,093	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	292.55/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,141	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,131	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,221	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	259.41/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,201	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	263.60/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,255	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	229.96/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,099	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	247.41/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,289	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,271	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	227.02/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,317	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,390	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	798	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,560	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	858	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,188	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	347.22/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,156	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,269	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,330	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,210	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,399	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	290.00/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,398	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	247.50/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,294	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,378	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	275.01/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,493	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,700	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,567	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	790	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	514	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	113.98/cwt	105.00–123.00	1,234	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,221	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1

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 Mar 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 354Year ago 50

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 22Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 4Year ago 14

Compared to last fedders sold mixed. slaughter cows sold steady to higher, slaughter bulls were higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	335.00	335.00
3	400–450	412	340.00	340.00
8	450–500	467	305.00–320.00	312.31
10	500–550	515	307.50	307.50
3	600–650	615	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	320	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	415	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	465	285.00	285.00
3	500–550	510	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	575	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	250	282.50	282.50
3	350–400	390	285.00–297.50	292.55
2	400–450	415	270.00–275.00	272.50
4	450–500	463	255.00–265.00	259.41
7	500–550	521	240.00–255.00	247.41
2	550–600	580	225.00–229.00	227.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	303	337.50	337.50
14	350–400	377	280.00–305.00	290.03
4	400–450	444	275.00	275.00
13	450–500	476	260.00–268.00	263.60
3	600–650	632	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	435	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	478	227.50–232.50	229.96
1	550–600	565	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	798	195.50	195.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	333	340.00–355.00	347.22
1	350–400	385	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	423	300.00	300.00
5	450–500	482	280.00–300.00	290.00
1	500–550	535	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	360.00	360.00
6	400–450	429	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	455	307.50	307.50
8	500–550	543	270.00–278.00	275.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	455	275.00	275.00
3	500–550	523	245.00–250.00	247.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	985	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	975	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	124.00	124.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,120	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,015	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,083	105.00–123.00	113.98

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.