Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cows/Bulls were steady to 3 lower; Feeder Steers/Heifers were Steady to 4 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.52/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$120.52

45 head · 374 lb average

Value per head Derived

$450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$35.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.37

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	352	125.84	442	20
Medium and Large 1-2	548	118.50	649	4thin
Medium and Large 2	359	117.13	420	20
Medium and Large 3	420	90.00	378	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.84/cwt here — about $64 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale45 hd

120.52

—

MS average13 barns · 1,496 hd

109.15

+11.37

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	1,350	70.00	945	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,397	46.17	645	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	45.00	628	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	35.51	386	8thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	Medium and Large 1	—	318	137.94/cwt	137.00–139.00	439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	129.10/cwt	125.00–133.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	129.32/cwt	128.00–130.00	495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	102.89/cwt	96.00–109.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned	—	645	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	129.39/cwt	121.00–130.00	419	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	101.93/cwt	90.00–114.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	97.92/cwt	90.00–106.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	97.94/cwt	95.00–101.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	333	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	731	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	131.37/cwt	123.00–140.00	427	2
Bulls	—	—	1,350	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	945	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	46.17/cwt	45.50–48.00	645	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	628	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	41.10/cwt	37.50–45.00	484	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	755	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	151	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	885	17.50/cwt	17.50–17.50	155	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 Oct 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 95Last week 134Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 21Year ago 0

Compared to last week Slaughter Cows/Bulls were steady to 3 lower; Feeder Steers/Heifers were Steady to 4 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	137.00–139.00	137.94
2	—	410	125.00–133.00	129.10
3	—	383	128.00–130.00	129.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	140.00	140.00
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	111.00	111.00
2	—	310	120.00	120.00
4	—	531	96.00–109.00	102.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	118.00	118.00
2	—	380	123.00–125.00	123.99
2	—	505	105.00	105.00
15	—	324	121.00–130.00	129.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	125.00	125.00
2	—	610	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	121.00	121.00
1	—	380	112.00	112.00
1	—	480	106.00	106.00
2	—	418	90.00–114.00	101.93
2	—	510	90.00–106.00	97.92
2	—	633	95.00–101.00	97.94
11	—	260	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	135.00	135.00
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
1	—	765	119.00	119.00
1	—	840	123.50	123.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	133.00	133.00
6	—	610	117.00	117.00
7	—	562	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	135.00	135.00
1	—	370	137.00	137.00
1	—	875	97.00	97.00
2	—	325	123.00–140.00	131.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	45.50–48.00	46.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,177	37.50–45.00	41.10
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	20.00	20.00
1	—	885	17.50	17.50

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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