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Winona Livestock Auction

Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Sep 29

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

147 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 188▲ 64 vs year ago 83 · +77.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 13▼ 2 vs year ago 12 · −16.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers, heifers, and bulls sold steady to 5 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady on a lightly tested market.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $369.54/cwt on 19 head, down $1.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 7 comparable sales and sits −1.65 against this barn's trailing median of $371.19.

Average price

$369.54

▼ 1.65 vs prior sale

19 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$14.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.03

vs MS average

−45.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	372.60	1,981	15thin
Medium and Large 1	540	358.07	1,934	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.53/cwt here — about $48 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 sale19 hd

369.54

—

MS average13 barns · 337 hd

379.57

−10.03

National average184 barns · 17,632 hd

414.66

−45.12

This barn, trailing median7 sales

371.19

−1.65

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $456.21, low $334.47, median $371.19 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	—	High	1,750	192.00	3,360	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	154.81	1,881	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	125.00	1,241	2thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,425	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,617	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	470.81/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,827	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,357	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	440.24/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,884	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	415.39/cwt	392.50–440.00	1,907	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,951	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,763	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	501	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,959	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	364.09/cwt	342.50–380.00	1,911	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,994	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,989	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	344.50/cwt	344.50–344.50	2,077	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	329.89/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,062	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	327.49/cwt	317.50–342.50	2,188	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,322	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	447.73/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,231	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	420.22/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,366	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	399.29/cwt	360.00–440.00	1,505	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	420.74/cwt	408.00–442.50	1,750	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,697	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	359.40/cwt	344.00–380.00	1,707	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,736	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	306.25/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,485	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	340.59/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,768	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,995	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,120	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	492.09/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,589	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	470.11/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,772	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	432.51/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,873	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	397.42/cwt	362.50–435.00	1,900	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	351.74/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,822	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,748	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,967	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	321.12/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,033	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	336.05/cwt	327.50–345.00	2,252	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,750	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,360	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,241	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	147.00/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,658	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	160.01/cwt	159.00–161.00	2,037	3

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 Sep 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 188Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 13Year ago 12

Compared to last week: steers, heifers, and bulls sold steady to 5 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady on a lightly tested market.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	145.00–150.00	147.00
3	—	1,273	159.00–161.00	160.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	192.00	192.00

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	200	560.00	560.00
2	300–350	323	485.00–500.00	492.09
5	350–400	377	460.00–480.00	470.11
2	400–450	433	430.00–435.00	432.51
2	450–500	478	362.50–435.00	397.42
2	500–550	518	330.00–375.00	351.74
1	550–600	570	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	633	310.00–332.50	321.12
2	650–700	670	327.50–345.00	336.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	555	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	330	490.00	490.00
5	350–400	388	445.00–490.00	470.81
3	400–450	428	435.00–445.00	440.24
5	450–500	459	392.50–440.00	415.39
3	500–550	525	342.50–380.00	364.09
1	550–600	585	340.00	340.00
3	600–650	625	320.00–340.00	329.89
4	650–700	668	317.50–342.50	327.49
1	700–750	720	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	470	415.00	415.00
9	500–550	501	391.00	391.00
6	550–600	578	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	603	344.50	344.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	470	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	440.00–450.00	447.73
5	300–350	325	400.00–450.00	420.22
3	350–400	377	360.00–440.00	399.29
1	400–450	435	390.00	390.00
5	450–500	475	344.00–380.00	359.40
10	500–550	519	320.00–360.00	340.59
1	550–600	570	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	485	300.00–312.50	306.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	416	408.00–442.50	420.74
7	450–500	481	361.00	361.00
6	500–550	540	330.00	330.00

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.