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Winona Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Dec 3

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

118 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 70▲ 59 vs year ago 59 · +100.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 14▼ 12 vs year ago 34 · −35.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last slae 2 weeks ago steers sold 12-25 higher, heifers sold 6-12 higher, bulls sold 8-15 higher. slaughter cows sold steady to 5 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $302.19/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −68.81 against this barn's trailing median of $371.00.

Average price

$302.19

21 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$97

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

$0.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.89

vs MS average

−23.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	302.50	1,558	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	302.17	1,655	20

One grade step is worth $0.33/cwt here — about −$97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale21 hd

302.19

—

MS average10 barns · 307 hd

288.30

+13.89

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−23.18

This barn, trailing median6 sales

371.00

−68.81

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

6 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $447.90, low $334.47, median $371.00 across 6 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	1,208	116.91	1,412	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	87.66	879	12

Every lot

41 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,232	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	412	334.51/cwt	331.00–336.00	1,378	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,511	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,558	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	308.50/cwt	291.00–317.50	1,623	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	294.44/cwt	294.00–295.00	1,690	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,736	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	290.45/cwt	277.50–302.50	915	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,027	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	863	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	256.50/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,085	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	953	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	257.42/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,218	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,458	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	224.93/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,518	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	710	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	655	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	355.45/cwt	347.50–365.00	988	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,225	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	998	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	325.69/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,231	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,302	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	314.23/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,364	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	299.73/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,388	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	243.08/cwt	215.00–270.00	1,155	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	262.71/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,348	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	241.51/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,275	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,128	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,360	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	215.85/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,457	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	780	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	476	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	80.49/cwt	77.00–85.00	777	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	95.56/cwt	78.00–106.00	1,009	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	116.91/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,412	6

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 Dec 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 118Last week 70Year ago 59

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 14Year ago 34

Compared to the last slae 2 weeks ago steers sold 12-25 higher, heifers sold 6-12 higher, bulls sold 8-15 higher. slaughter cows sold steady to 5 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,208	112.00–124.00	116.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,056	78.00–106.00	95.56
4	—	965	77.00–85.00	80.49
1	—	780	61.00	61.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	355.00	355.00
4	250–300	278	347.50–365.00	355.45
1	300–350	345	355.00	355.00
6	350–400	378	317.50–335.00	325.69
4	400–450	434	297.50–320.00	314.23
2	450–500	463	290.00–310.00	299.73
3	500–550	513	250.00–277.50	262.71
1	550–600	555	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	675	211.00–221.00	215.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	325.00–330.00	327.50
1	350–400	350	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	475	215.00–270.00	243.08
3	500–550	528	235.00–250.00	241.51
1	550–600	550	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	412	331.00–336.00	334.51
4	450–500	465	325.00	325.00
11	500–550	526	291.00–317.50	308.50
9	550–600	574	294.00–295.00	294.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	365	337.50	337.50
1	400–450	410	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	475	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	515	302.50	302.50
1	650–700	660	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	440	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	465	205.00	205.00
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	277.50–302.50	290.45
1	350–400	370	277.50	277.50
3	400–450	423	250.00–260.00	256.50
2	450–500	473	252.50–262.50	257.42
1	600–650	600	243.00	243.00
2	650–700	675	220.00–230.00	224.93

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.