Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2024-09-10

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Sep 10
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
231 head
▲ 157 vs last sale 74▲ 35 vs year ago 196 · +17.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 11▼ 54 vs year ago 65 · −83.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 4▼ 31 vs year ago 43 · −72.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steerssold lower 5-15, heifers sold lower 5-12, slaughter cows sold sdeady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $199.66/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −142.08 against this barn's trailing median of $341.74.
Average price
$199.66
15 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,070
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−24.31
vs MS average
−38.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547209.211,1438thin
Medium and Large 2524188.759897thin
One grade step is worth $20.46/cwt here — about $154 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 sale15 hd
199.66
—
MS average13 barns · 393 hd
223.97
−24.31
National average182 barns · 14,937 hd
238.61
−38.95
This barn, trailing median7 sales
341.74
−142.08
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,351123.831,6734thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average916111.041,0177thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,248$1,8553thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$1,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$1,1251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,020$2,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,295$2,0251thin

Every lot

60 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
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379272.71/cwt257.50–292.501,0344
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405215.00/cwt215.00–215.008711
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415250.55/cwt240.00–260.001,0404
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462241.86/cwt240.00–242.501,1174
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475222.58/cwt210.00–230.001,0574
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2496240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1905
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1540230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2421
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572228.00/cwt217.50–230.001,3046
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4235
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4382
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3971
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2258231.14/cwt222.50–235.005966
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325230.00/cwt230.00–230.007481
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368250.07/cwt240.00–260.009202
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370205.00/cwt205.00–205.007591
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425203.18/cwt200.00–210.008643
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435224.97/cwt222.50–227.509792
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466199.50/cwt190.00–210.009308
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468230.26/cwt218.00–236.001,0787
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518190.21/cwt180.00–202.509856
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528220.97/cwt215.00–226.001,1674
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0081
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565197.45/cwt190.00–205.001,1164
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618206.48/cwt197.50–222.501,2763
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2541
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678177.69/cwt170.00–185.001,2052
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2331
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,4563
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3771
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2183265.00/cwt265.00–265.004853
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1210272.50/cwt272.50–272.505721
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235250.00/cwt250.00–250.005881
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1268302.31/cwt287.50–317.508103
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318281.85/cwt257.50–295.008968
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325248.63/cwt227.50–265.008083
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373267.12/cwt252.50–277.509968
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373209.53/cwt200.00–220.007822
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425210.00/cwt210.00–210.008931
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1438243.93/cwt222.50–265.001,0683
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0241
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480208.17/cwt202.50–215.009993
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0794
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1595205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2201
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0371
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,2761
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,3921
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2718174.34/cwt174.00–175.001,2523
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2848150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2723
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81575.00/cwt75.00–75.006111
Cows—Lean 85-90%933117.05/cwt110.00–120.001,0926
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,351123.83/cwt121.00–125.001,6734
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29951,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2481,855.34/head1,450.00–2,025.001,8553
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,325129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,7091
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,500123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,8451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,658124.89/cwt123.00–127.002,0712
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251

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.