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Winona Livestock Auction

Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, May 21

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

86 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 73▼ 372 vs year ago 458 · −81.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 34▼ 25 vs year ago 53 · −47.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 6▲ 2 vs year ago 6 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder calves were mixed on a light run, slaughter cows were steady 6 higher. 2 loads of heifers @ 780lbs. $231.25 soldon the board to be picked upnext week.

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 $235.43/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −106.32 against this barn's trailing median of $341.74.

Average price

$235.43

16 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,278

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$26.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.14

vs MS average

−41.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	520	247.50	1,287	3thin
Medium and Large 1	552	237.71	1,312	9thin
Medium and Large 2	540	221.23	1,195	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.27/cwt here — about $92 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale16 hd

235.43

—

MS average13 barns · 385 hd

249.57

−14.14

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−41.03

This barn, trailing median7 sales

341.74

−106.32

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	122.39	1,473	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	912	98.55	898	6thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,699	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	720	$1,325	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,100	1thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,511	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	245.68/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,543	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,909	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	175	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	656	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	752	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	854	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	299.33/cwt	280.00–312.50	976	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	290.14/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,045	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	264.71/cwt	250.00–287.50	1,085	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,022	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	239.90/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,243	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,287	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	227.55/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,183	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	214.91/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,203	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	236.62/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,346	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,528	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,519	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1	170	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	663	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	788	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	969	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	775	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	298.75/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,195	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	271.02/cwt	260.00–302.50	1,249	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	226.06/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,062	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	240.65/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,227	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	245.09/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,409	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	230.91/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,462	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	228.39/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,512	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,899	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,452	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	883	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	636	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	926	111.83/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,036	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	123.52/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,481	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	1,698.73/head	1,500.00–1,925.00	1,699	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	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 May 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 73Year ago 458

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 34Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 6

Compared to last week feeder calves were mixed on a light run, slaughter cows were steady 6 higher. 2 loads of heifers @ 780lbs. $231.25 soldon the board to be picked upnext week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,199	115.00–130.00	123.52
1	—	1,250	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	926	110.00–114.00	111.83
2	—	883	72.00	72.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	390.00	390.00
1	200–250	210	375.00	375.00
1	250–300	255	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	400	297.50–300.00	298.75
4	450–500	461	260.00–302.50	271.02
1	500–550	500	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	575	242.50–247.50	245.09
3	600–650	633	220.00–242.50	230.91
3	650–700	662	220.00–237.50	228.39
1	700–750	740	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	775	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	470	200.00–250.00	226.06
3	500–550	510	240.00–242.00	240.65
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	785	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	235.00	235.00
2	500–550	520	225.00–230.00	227.55
2	550–600	560	210.00–220.00	214.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	247.50	247.50
8	650–700	673	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	375.00	375.00
1	200–250	235	320.00	320.00
1	250–300	280	305.00	305.00
5	300–350	326	280.00–312.50	299.33
2	350–400	360	280.00–300.00	290.14
5	400–450	410	250.00–287.50	264.71
1	450–500	470	240.00	240.00
3	500–550	518	235.00–245.00	239.90
6	550–600	569	230.00–245.00	236.62
1	600–650	620	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	750	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	265.00	265.00
3	600–650	628	235.00–252.50	245.68
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	830	230.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	720	1,325.00	1,325.00

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)	3	—	1,118	1,500.00–1,925.00	1,698.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.