Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2024-07-09

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Jul 9
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
147 head
▲ 147 vs last sale 0▼ 66 vs year ago 213 · −31.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 0▼ 6 vs year ago 26 · −23.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 0▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to higher $9. Heifers sold mixed higher $9 to lower $5. Slaughter cows sold higher $4. Bulls sold higher $3.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $258.89/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −74.66 against this barn's trailing median of $333.55.
Average price
$258.89
27 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,350
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$109
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$36.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.43
vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529261.071,38014thin
Medium and Large 1-2509259.171,32012thin
Medium and Large 2565225.001,2711thin
One grade step is worth $36.07/cwt here — about $109 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 sale27 hd
258.89
—
MS average10 barns · 126 hd
262.32
−3.43
This barn, trailing median3 sales
333.55
−74.66
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
379352324297median 333.5507/2107/2109/2210/2010/20
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,515171.402,5973thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,139139.251,58611
CowsLean 85-90%Average86794.788214thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)835$1,4501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,105$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$2,2501thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245400.00/cwt400.00–400.009801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,2261
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435322.44/cwt320.00–327.501,4033
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,3881
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465281.21/cwt280.00–282.501,3082
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517281.94/cwt265.00–286.001,4589
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1586268.02/cwt262.00–270.001,5714
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610258.61/cwt250.00–267.501,5782
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280281.74/cwt240.00–325.007892
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,0371
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320300.00/cwt300.00–300.009601
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1334349.70/cwt345.00–365.001,1685
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363292.00/cwt270.00–322.501,0604
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368244.29/cwt217.50–270.008992
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2404270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0915
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432263.72/cwt250.00–275.001,13910
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2126
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1522
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480261.80/cwt255.00–277.501,2578
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1500237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1881
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555248.74/cwt247.50–250.001,3812
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4361
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1901
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2171
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728213.78/cwt212.50–215.001,5562
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,4161
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6581
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240300.00/cwt300.00–300.007201
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1245380.00/cwt380.00–380.009311
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2255320.00/cwt320.00–320.008161
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1258377.28/cwt370.00–385.009732
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0891
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328305.19/cwt280.00–330.001,0012
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368328.81/cwt327.50–330.001,2102
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378281.64/cwt242.00–300.001,0654
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2404292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,1825
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2407276.23/cwt240.00–300.001,1243
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415294.13/cwt280.00–310.001,2217
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2452295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,3331
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485254.90/cwt250.00–260.001,2362
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2501265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,32810
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516264.24/cwt250.00–270.001,36311
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2550230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2652
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2711
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575249.45/cwt245.00–252.501,4343
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618237.43/cwt235.00–240.001,4672
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,5021
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,320167.10/cwt161.00–172.002,2062
Bulls——1,905180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,4291
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%818106.16/cwt100.00–111.008682
Cows—Lean 85-90%91583.40/cwt75.00–90.007632
Cows—Boner 80-85%988125.53/cwt120.00–129.001,2403
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,187143.60/cwt136.00–148.001,7057
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,8831
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2861163.76/cwt155.00–168.001,4106
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28351,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2840165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3861

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.