Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2025-08-19

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 19
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
158 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 80▲ 24 vs year ago 134 · +17.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 26▼ 13 vs year ago 38 · −34.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 16▼ 13 vs year ago 23 · −56.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last last week: feeder cattle sold mixed froma 5 lower to 10 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-6 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $345.47/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 2 of 6 comparable sales and sits −25.53 against this barn's trailing median of $371.00.
Average price
$345.47
15 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,862
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$162
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$47.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−27.46
vs MS average
−54.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531357.251,8988thin
Medium and Large 1546335.671,8336thin
Medium and Large 2560310.001,7361thin
One grade step is worth $47.25/cwt here — about $162 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale15 hd
345.47
—
MS average13 barns · 359 hd
372.93
−27.46
National average156 barns · 7,040 hd
399.89
−54.42
This barn, trailing median6 sales
371.00
−25.53
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
462415368320median 371.0003/0307/0709/2209/2910/06
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,467189.812,7853thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,191161.901,92816
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,005132.451,3313thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,305$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)794$1,9693thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,7573thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)735$1,6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$2,1001thin

Every lot

53 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,5911
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365449.32/cwt425.00–475.001,6402
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7221
Steers400–450Medium 1440370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6281
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445369.00/cwt369.00–369.001,6421
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466369.44/cwt362.50–380.001,7224
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,8726
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515348.12/cwt330.00–358.001,7933
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7361
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577323.21/cwt315.00–330.001,8653
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2595328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,9522
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625330.50/cwt325.00–336.002,0662
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626342.30/cwt336.50–350.002,14318
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670323.31/cwt317.00–330.002,1662
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2706329.05/cwt328.00–330.002,32317
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328383.28/cwt340.00–430.001,2572
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,4781
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4602
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422383.61/cwt341.00–420.001,6193
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5042
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488284.08/cwt268.00–300.001,3862
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,5795
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520307.09/cwt293.00–331.001,5974
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535282.94/cwt280.00–286.001,5142
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,4781
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563315.22/cwt305.00–325.001,7752
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564324.67/cwt291.00–337.001,83110
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624298.55/cwt290.00–307.001,8635
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628310.14/cwt290.00–318.001,9487
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6511
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,9271
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673294.01/cwt292.00–295.001,9796
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6971
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431381.00/cwt365.00–395.001,6427
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520331.85/cwt310.00–355.001,7262
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530367.20/cwt367.20–367.201,9463
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562330.71/cwt300.00–352.001,8595
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9221
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6751
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1745235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,467189.81/cwt170.00–201.002,7853
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%905110.00/cwt110.00–110.009961
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055143.68/cwt142.00–145.001,5162
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,186161.49/cwt149.00–169.001,91515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,1251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-26651,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27351,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28582,102.92/head1,900.00–2,300.002,1032
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,757.35/head1,325.00–2,175.001,7573
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3052,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001

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.