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Winona Livestock Auction

Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Mar 12

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

84 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 165▼ 160 vs year ago 244 · −65.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 20▲ 25 vs year ago 18 · +138.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 38▲ 25 vs year ago 16 · +156.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week there was not enough comparable data to call an accurate trend, but seemed higher. slaughter cows were 2-8 higher, bulls were steady -4 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $254.09/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −79.46 against this barn's trailing median of $333.55.

Average price

$254.09

5 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$5.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.40

vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	257.50	1,403	2thin
Medium and Large 2	530	251.82	1,335	3thin

One grade step is worth $5.68/cwt here — about $69 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale5 hd

254.09

—

MS average11 barns · 87 hd

272.49

−18.40

This barn, trailing median3 sales

333.55

−79.46

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

3 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $365.05, low $310.94, median $333.55 across 3 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	1,906	146.23	2,787	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	122.03	1,444	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,690	114.00	1,927	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	102.36	1,019	12

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,026	$1,644	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,325	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,908	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	780	$1,425	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,300	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	846	$780	5

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,139	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	466	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,328	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	276.24/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,395	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	253.26/cwt	248.00–262.00	1,565	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	314.47/cwt	295.00–330.00	981	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	282.46/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,003	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,190	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	262.28/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,123	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,746	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	259.16/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,322	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	227.61/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,179	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,659	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 2	195	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	590	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	292.32/cwt	285.00–300.00	614	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	348.40/cwt	330.00–365.00	962	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	803	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	338.80/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,077	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	295.85/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,089	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	331.51/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,270	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	321.27/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,327	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,405	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	251.82/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,335	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,255	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,694	1
Bulls	—	—	1,960	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,960	1
Bulls	—	—	2,205	149.45/cwt	148.00–151.00	3,295	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	108.49/cwt	95.00–115.00	1,066	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	83.97/cwt	82.00–85.00	867	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	122.03/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,444	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,927	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	775	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,540	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,026	1,643.84/head	1,525.00–1,775.00	1,644	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	846	780.38/head	700.00–800.00	780	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,000	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	5

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 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 84Last week 165Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 20Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 38Year ago 16

Compared to last week there was not enough comparable data to call an accurate trend, but seemed higher. slaughter cows were 2-8 higher, bulls were steady -4 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,205	148.00–151.00	149.45
1	—	1,960	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,255	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,183	114.00–125.00	122.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	82.00–85.00	83.97
9	—	983	95.00–115.00	108.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	367.50	367.50
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	505	275.00–277.50	276.24
3	600–650	618	248.00–262.00	253.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	466	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	350	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	312	295.00–330.00	314.47
2	350–400	355	280.00–285.00	282.46
1	400–450	400	297.50	297.50
3	500–550	510	257.50–260.00	259.16
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	720	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	775	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	360.00	360.00
3	500–550	545	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	250.00–275.00	262.28
2	500–550	518	220.00–235.00	227.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	276	330.00–365.00	348.40
3	300–350	318	325.00–350.00	338.80
12	350–400	383	320.00–332.50	331.51
2	400–450	413	317.50–325.00	321.27
1	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	530	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	302.50	302.50
2	200–250	210	285.00–300.00	292.32
1	300–350	315	255.00	255.00
2	350–400	368	270.00–320.00	295.85
3	500–550	530	235.00–260.00	251.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	780	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,540	2,600.00	2,600.00

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)	15	—	1,026	1,525.00–1,775.00	1,643.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,000	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,725.00	1,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	846	700.00–800.00	780.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,000	1,300.00	1,300.00

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.