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Winona Livestock Auction

Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Feb 4

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

109 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 150▼ 2 vs year ago 111 · −1.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 11▲ 12 vs year ago 14 · +85.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 0▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers heifers and bull calves sold unevenly steady on ammore plain run of calves, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $247.42/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −94.32 against this barn's trailing median of $341.74.

Average price

$247.42

8 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$8.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.22

vs MS average

−51.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	249.48	1,390	6thin
Medium and Large 2	543	241.25	1,309	2thin

One grade step is worth $8.23/cwt here — about $81 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 sale8 hd

247.42

—

MS average13 barns · 355 hd

267.64

−20.22

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−51.44

This barn, trailing median7 sales

341.74

−94.32

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,315	148.33	1,951	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,382	134.03	1,852	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	105.45	1,056	9thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,212	$2,163	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,938	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,242	$1,862	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,283	$1,917	3thin

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	870	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	340.43/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,460	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	299.11/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,585	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,655	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,809	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,705	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,876	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	822	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	316.30/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,028	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,125	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	312.41/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,140	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,128	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	261.62/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,117	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	256.25/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,166	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	248.68/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,151	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	244.86/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,286	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,234	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,386	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	251.79/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,443	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	248.70/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,537	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	239.94/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,632	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	390.35/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,081	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	314.69/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,010	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,154	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	301.50/cwt	300.00–303.00	1,281	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	287.57/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,375	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,385	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,719	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	222.75/cwt	222.50–223.00	1,599	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,100	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,540	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,879	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	720	90.63/cwt	80.00–98.00	653	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	868	77.58/cwt	76.00–79.00	673	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	122.52/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,430	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,382	134.03/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,852	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	1,925.54/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,926	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,937.78/head	1,750.00–2,075.00	1,938	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,212	2,163.31/head	1,875.00–2,275.00	2,163	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,242	1,862.25/head	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,862	3

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 Feb 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 150Year ago 111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 11Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers heifers and bull calves sold unevenly steady on ammore plain run of calves, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,382	129.00–138.00	134.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,167	120.00–126.00	122.52
2	—	720	80.00–98.00	90.63
2	—	868	76.00–79.00	77.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	165.00	165.00
2	—	1,100	140.00	140.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,385	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,925.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,242	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,862.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,212	1,875.00–2,275.00	2,163.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,750.00–2,075.00	1,937.78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	290.00–330.00	314.69
2	350–400	358	320.00–325.00	322.48
1	650–700	680	225.00	225.00
2	700–750	718	222.50–223.00	222.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	380.00–397.50	390.35
2	400–450	425	300.00–303.00	301.50
3	450–500	478	285.00–290.00	287.57
1	550–600	570	243.00	243.00
1	600–650	625	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	307.50–325.00	316.30
3	350–400	365	310.00–315.00	312.41
3	400–450	427	260.00–265.00	261.62
2	450–500	455	245.00–267.50	256.25
2	500–550	525	240.00–250.00	244.86
4	550–600	573	247.50–257.50	251.79
2	600–650	618	245.00–252.50	248.70
2	650–700	680	232.50–247.50	239.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	360	312.50	312.50
2	400–450	410	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	463	235.00–262.50	248.68
1	500–550	525	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	560	247.50	247.50
1	600–650	605	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	735	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	429	327.50–350.00	340.43
3	500–550	530	295.00–302.50	299.11
1	550–600	560	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	605	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	715	253.00	253.00
1	750–800	795	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	534	310.00	310.00

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.