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Winona Livestock Auction

Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Feb 25

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119

← Feb 11Feb 25Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 72▼ 258 vs year ago 354 · −72.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 3▼ 2 vs year ago 22 · −9.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale 2 weeks ago feeder steers sold 15-25 higer, heifiers sold 10-25 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4-7 higher.

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 $261.50/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −80.24 against this barn's trailing median of $341.74.

Average price

$261.50

10 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$28.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.76

vs MS average

−45.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	508	276.00	1,402	3thin
Medium and Large 1	567	258.43	1,465	5thin
Medium and Large 2	513	247.43	1,269	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.57/cwt here — about $133 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 sale10 hd

261.50

—

MS average12 barns · 181 hd

272.26

−10.76

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−45.51

This barn, trailing median7 sales

341.74

−80.24

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	1,523	164.84	2,511	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	139.89	1,819	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	133.00	2,068	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	126.72	1,392	7thin

Every lot

40 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,109	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	390.08/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,279	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,436	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	369.29/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,551	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	336.43/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,632	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,756	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	255.12/cwt	248.00–276.00	1,681	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,888	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,922	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,148	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	298	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,162	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	398.35/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,287	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	365.51/cwt	352.50–372.00	1,374	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	330.40/cwt	329.00–332.50	1,398	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,240	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	277.71/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,311	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,402	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	247.43/cwt	232.50–262.50	1,269	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	253.04/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,470	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	247.08/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,532	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	249.30/cwt	239.00–260.00	1,665	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,769	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	800	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	424.72/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,126	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	355.61/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,504	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	312.63/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,485	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	293.30/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,642	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,800	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,929	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,523	164.84/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,511	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	130.34/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,500	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	139.89/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,819	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,068	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 Feb 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 72Year ago 354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 3Year ago 22

Compared to last sale 2 weeks ago feeder steers sold 15-25 higer, heifiers sold 10-25 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4-7 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,300	138.00–141.00	139.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,151	123.00–136.00	130.34
1	—	785	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	160.00–168.00	164.84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	420.00–430.00	424.72
3	400–450	423	340.00–375.00	355.61
3	450–500	475	300.00–340.00	312.63
3	550–600	560	290.00–300.00	293.30
1	600–650	610	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	665	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	435	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	435.00	435.00
2	300–350	328	380.00–400.00	390.08
2	350–400	373	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	420	350.00–390.00	369.29
2	450–500	485	327.50–345.00	336.43
4	650–700	659	248.00–276.00	255.12
1	700–750	715	264.00	264.00
1	750–800	775	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	390.00	390.00
12	350–400	376	352.50–372.00	365.51
12	400–450	423	329.00–332.50	330.40
3	450–500	460	285.00	285.00
3	500–550	508	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	410.00	410.00
3	300–350	323	385.00–415.00	398.35
1	400–450	400	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	472	275.00–283.00	277.71
1	500–550	510	280.00	280.00
4	550–600	581	245.00–265.00	253.04
2	600–650	620	230.00–265.00	247.08
2	650–700	668	239.00–260.00	249.30
1	700–750	725	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
5	800–850	800	1,600.00	1,600.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	455	275.00	275.00
2	500–550	513	232.50–262.50	247.43

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.