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Winona Livestock Auction

Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Jan 21

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119

← Jan 14Jan 21Jan 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 160 vs last sale 209▼ 462 vs year ago 511 · −90.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 31▼ 29 vs year ago 41 · −70.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough data to call an accurate trend but looked firmer in all classes.

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 $244.83/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −96.91 against this barn's trailing median of $341.74.

Average price

$244.83

6 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,361

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

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

$28.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.96

vs MS average

−59.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	583	258.00	1,504	3thin
Medium and Large 2	540	235.00	1,269	1thin
Medium and Large 1	523	230.00	1,203	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.00/cwt here — about $301 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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

244.83

—

MS average10 barns · 213 hd

263.79

−18.96

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−59.59

This barn, trailing median7 sales

341.74

−96.91

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,600	159.00	2,544	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	974	126.20	1,229	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,010	126.00	1,273	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	124.00	1,370	1thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	360.19/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,398	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,677	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,776	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	320.00/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,792	2
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	560	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,406	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,949	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,048	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,063	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	354.18/cwt	345.00–367.50	1,169	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	321.00/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,220	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	309.96/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,286	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,306	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	287.56/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,389	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,345	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,203	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,504	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,751	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,155	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	380.90/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,428	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,218	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	314.64/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,331	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,378	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,544	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	968	129.93/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,258	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	990	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,139	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,010	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,273	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,370	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 Jan 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 49Last week 209Year ago 511

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 31Year ago 41

Not enough data to call an accurate trend but looked firmer in all classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	420	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	485	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	377.50–385.00	380.90
2	400–450	423	295.00–335.00	314.64
1	500–550	525	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	350.00–370.00	360.19
1	400–450	430	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	530	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	560	317.50–322.50	320.00
2	650–700	672	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	742	276.00	276.00
1	800–850	825	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	330.00	330.00
4	300–350	330	345.00–367.50	354.18
2	350–400	380	315.00–327.50	321.00
3	400–450	415	300.00–320.00	309.96
2	450–500	483	285.00–290.00	287.56
2	500–550	523	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	630	260.00	260.00
4	700–750	745	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	583	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	475	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	540	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	645	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	115.00	115.00
3	—	968	127.00–135.00	129.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	124.00	124.00

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.