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Winona Livestock Auction

Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Mar 4

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

130 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 96▼ 35 vs year ago 165 · −21.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 20▲ 7 vs year ago 20 · +35.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Steers, heifers and bull calves sold steady to 10 Lower steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 6 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 $257.75/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −83.99 against this barn's trailing median of $341.74.

Average price

$257.75

13 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,365

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$8.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.04

vs MS average

−47.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	258.79	1,387	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	523	258.00	1,349	6thin
Medium and Large 2	530	250.00	1,325	1thin

One grade step is worth $8.79/cwt here — about $62 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 sale13 hd

257.75

—

MS average13 barns · 387 hd

282.79

−25.04

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−47.27

This barn, trailing median7 sales

341.74

−83.99

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	1,688	172.51	2,912	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	142.31	1,823	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	920	110.34	1,015	5thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	368.54/cwt	355.00–382.50	1,209	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	352.51/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,329	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	343.04/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,430	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	323.48/cwt	307.50–340.00	1,546	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	321.62/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,650	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	325.50/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,689	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,540	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,871	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	327.54/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,998	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,906	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,914	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	728	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,936	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,097	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,004	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	304.90/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,168	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	396	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,327	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	320.23/cwt	312.50–335.00	1,329	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,273	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	263.82/cwt	240.00–287.50	1,369	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	258.00/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,349	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	248.74/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,418	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,482	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,562	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	693	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,611	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	791	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,780	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,739	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,136	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,258	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	327.59/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,376	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,488	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,800	1
Bulls	1400–1450	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	4,580	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,230	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,820	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	181.02/cwt	180.00–182.00	3,200	2
Bulls	—	—	1,985	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,573	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	96.95/cwt	93.00–101.00	795	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	119.26/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,177	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,838	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	140.39/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,818	4

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 Mar 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 96Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 20Year ago 20

Compared to last week Steers, heifers and bull calves sold steady to 10 Lower steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 6 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	396	335.00	335.00
6	500–550	523	257.00–260.00	258.00
3	750–800	770	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	320.00–325.00	322.50
2	350–400	383	290.00–320.00	304.90
7	400–450	415	312.50–335.00	320.23
4	500–550	519	240.00–287.50	263.82
2	550–600	570	247.50–250.00	248.74
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00
1	900–950	915	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	630	248.00	248.00
7	650–700	693	232.50	232.50
7	750–800	791	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	430	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	485	262.50	262.50
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	620	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	655	291.00	291.00
9	700–750	728	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	519	320.00–330.00	325.50
3	650–700	667	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	600	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	355.00–382.50	368.54
3	350–400	377	347.50–355.00	352.51
3	400–450	417	332.50–350.00	343.04
4	450–500	478	307.50–340.00	323.48
3	500–550	513	315.00–325.00	321.62
1	550–600	580	322.50	322.50
2	600–650	610	325.00–330.00	327.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	395	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	605	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	310.00	310.00
3	1400–1450	1,420	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	340.00	340.00
4	400–450	420	300.00–345.00	327.59
1	450–500	480	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	987	115.00–125.00	119.26
2	—	820	93.00–101.00	96.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	150.00	150.00
4	—	1,295	134.00–146.00	140.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	148.00	148.00
2	—	1,768	180.00–182.00	181.02
1	—	1,985	180.00	180.00

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.