Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2024-03-26

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Mar 26
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 55▲ 25 vs year ago 67 · +37.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 8▲ 11 vs year ago 10 · +110.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 0▲ 32 vs year ago 3 · +1,066.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer, heifers,and bulls sold steady to $7 higher inspite the futures market being lower, slaughter cows and bulls were higher 1-4. Nice set of replacement cattle here today.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.30/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −99.44 against this barn's trailing median of $341.74.
Average price
$242.30
6 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,232
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$21
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.37
vs MS average
−24.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1503246.311,2394thin
Medium and Large 2520234.281,2182thin
One grade step is worth $12.03/cwt here — about $21 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale6 hd
242.30
—
MS average13 barns · 229 hd
257.67
−15.37
National average161 barns · 9,489 hd
266.87
−24.57
This barn, trailing median7 sales
341.74
−99.44
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
411367322278median 341.7403/3105/1909/2210/0610/20
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,300140.001,8202thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,189131.021,5587thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,360129.001,7541thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low92395.938855thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)975$1,7251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,026$1,58111
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$1,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,015$1,2751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$1,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,021$1,2144thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,125$2,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,298$2,2017
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,309$2,0783thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)670$1,0751thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260342.60/cwt340.00–345.008912
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323337.73/cwt332.50–345.001,0913
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383318.58/cwt310.00–327.501,2202
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410312.21/cwt295.00–325.001,2804
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476296.16/cwt285.00–312.501,4105
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523285.33/cwt275.00–295.001,4922
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2421
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5261
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,7101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280315.54/cwt300.00–330.008842
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310290.00/cwt290.00–290.008991
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321320.51/cwt300.00–332.501,0294
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390309.62/cwt285.00–330.001,2085
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410275.00/cwt270.00–280.001,1282
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420277.23/cwt270.00–285.001,1642
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475258.11/cwt245.00–270.001,2263
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1503246.31/cwt230.00–285.001,2394
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520234.28/cwt210.00–260.001,2182
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1640222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4241
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673222.56/cwt220.00–227.501,4983
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730221.67/cwt210.00–227.501,6183
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1837206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,7243
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2875152.30/cwt135.00–170.001,3332
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1245355.00/cwt355.00–355.008701
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1338312.33/cwt305.00–320.001,0562
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2541
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,3711
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478278.51/cwt250.00–305.001,3312
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508270.10/cwt250.00–290.001,3722
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4561
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,5801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,300140.00/cwt136.00–144.001,8202
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84081.57/cwt76.00–87.006852
Cows—Lean 85-90%978105.51/cwt100.00–115.001,0323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165129.52/cwt127.00–135.001,5096
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,8691
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,360129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,7541
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27901,464.72/head1,375.00–1,550.001,4652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0211,214.47/head1,075.00–1,375.001,2144
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0791,606.86/head1,275.00–1,750.001,6079
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29351,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2582,041.45/head2,000.00–2,075.002,0412
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3582,340.70/head1,775.00–2,575.002,3415
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3602,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4102,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-26701,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Stock Cows—Large 1-2910121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1011

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.