Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable data to call an accurate trend with most of todays offering being groups, but looked mostly steady. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Groups sold really well.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $358.12/cwt on 20 head, down $39.11 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 7 comparable sales and sits −14.93 against this barn's trailing median of $373.06.

Average price

$358.12

▼ 39.11 vs prior sale

20 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,081

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$4.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.84

vs MS average

−60.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	585	358.61	2,098	18thin
Medium and Large 1	545	353.75	1,928	2thin

One grade step is worth $4.86/cwt here — about $170 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $397.24, low $349.22, median $373.06 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale20 hd

358.12

—

MS average14 barns · 269 hd

393.96

−35.84

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−60.14

This barn, trailing median7 sales

373.06

−14.93

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,550	205.00	3,178	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	179.02	2,155	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	155.00	1,752	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,219	$2,737	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,178	$2,432	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,430	$3,347	2thin

Every lot, as filed

35 lots · USDA AMS · Winona Stockyard - Winona, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,475	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,862	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	184.28/cwt	181.50–187.00	2,193	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	3,510	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	173.75/cwt	173.50–174.00	2,116	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	322.75/cwt	322.75–322.75	2,614	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,266	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	3,347.20/head	3,250.00–3,450.00	3,347	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,431.61/head	1,900.00–2,625.00	2,432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	429.13/cwt	413.00–440.00	2,103	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	328.25/cwt	328.25–328.25	2,308	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	358.61/cwt	342.50–370.00	2,098	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,027	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	373.31/cwt	360.00–387.00	2,669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	537.30/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,727	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	2,736.77/head	1,575.00–3,150.00	2,737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,504	1

How this sale compares

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 May 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 71Year ago 149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 18Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 2Year ago 6

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable data to call an accurate trend with most of todays offering being groups, but looked mostly steady. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Groups sold really well.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	194.00	194.00
1	—	1,625	216.00	216.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	181.50–187.00	184.28
2	—	1,218	173.50–174.00	173.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,130	155.00	155.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	305	525.00–550.00	537.30
1	350–400	395	550.00	550.00
1	450–500	480	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	520	390.00	390.00
1	700–750	715	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	780	321.00	321.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	371	465.00	465.00
5	450–500	490	413.00–440.00	429.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	443	457.50	457.50
18	550–600	585	342.50–370.00	358.61
2	600–650	625	362.50	362.50
12	700–750	703	328.25	328.25
34	800–850	810	322.75	322.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	380	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	440	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	540	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	550	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	305	455.00	455.00
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	436.00	436.00
2	600–650	605	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	665	410.00	410.00
2	700–750	715	360.00–387.00	373.31

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	2	—	1,430	3,250.00–3,450.00	3,347.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,178	1,900.00–2,625.00	2,431.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,219	1,575.00–3,150.00	2,736.77

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.

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Winona Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Winona Stockyard - Winona, MS

Slaughter Cattle

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