Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2026-04-21

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Apr 21
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 66▲ 14 vs year ago 83 · +16.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 18▲ 4 vs year ago 12 · +33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 31▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder cattle sold 3-12 higher in all classes with weaned, grouped cattle up to 20 higher. Slaughter market was not well tested but looked mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $440.88/cwt on 7 head, up $43.64 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 7 comparable sales and sits +99.14 against this barn's trailing median of $341.74.
Average price
$440.88
▲ 43.64 vs prior sale
7 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,339
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$486
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$82.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+41.87
vs MS average
+18.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2532452.692,4106thin
Medium and Large 1520370.001,9241thin
One grade step is worth $82.69/cwt here — about $486 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale7 hd
440.88
—
MS average14 barns · 319 hd
399.01
+41.87
National average167 barns · 11,519 hd
422.17
+18.71
This barn, trailing median7 sales
341.74
+99.14
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
411367322278median 341.7403/3105/1909/2210/0610/20
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,860208.003,8691thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,445172.432,4922thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,043149.591,5607thin

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)1,020$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,270$4,0412thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383489.51/cwt465.00–515.001,8752
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426528.95/cwt517.50–540.002,2534
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1453462.49/cwt460.00–465.002,0952
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2509495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,5205
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,4481
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665391.05/cwt382.50–400.002,6002
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5681
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1288522.35/cwt505.00–540.001,5042
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333507.41/cwt505.00–510.001,6902
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363399.48/cwt375.00–425.001,4502
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373477.42/cwt460.00–495.001,7814
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430510.69/cwt505.00–520.002,1965
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1438440.09/cwt435.00–445.001,9282
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0241
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,3284
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515480.29/cwt470.00–490.002,4734
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9241
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,2542
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,1543
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4821
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2737326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,4036
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,6132
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6011
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,3861
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,5901
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6001
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7251
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7631
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1495405.00/cwt390.00–420.002,0052
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513405.44/cwt375.00–435.002,0802
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1643362.55/cwt350.00–375.002,3312
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,860208.00/cwt208.00–208.003,8691
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight785135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0601
Cows—Lean 85-90%870128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1141
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,129156.82/cwt148.00–164.001,7705
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445172.43/cwt170.00–175.002,4922
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2704,040.75/head3,900.00–4,150.004,0412
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2810250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,2791
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001

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.