Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers and hefiers were 2-6 lower, Slaughter cows and bulls were 3 to 6 higher. Some really nice replacement cows here today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.76/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$144.76

8 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$203

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

$3.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.32

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	342	146.67	501	3thin
Medium and Large 1	490	143.61	704	5thin

One grade step is worth $3.06/cwt here — about −$203 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 sale8 hd

144.76

—

MS average12 barns · 771 hd

151.08

−6.32

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	1,598	82.90	1,325	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,324	58.85	779	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,557	57.49	895	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	942	44.94	423	10

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	540	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,623	1,721.56/cwt	1,500.00–2,000.00	27,941	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,887	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,031.05/cwt	600.00–1,200.00	12,630	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	808.91/cwt	620.00–1,100.00	9,003	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,565	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	846.38/cwt	800.00–860.00	7,220	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	11,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	440	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,690	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,250	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	770.96/cwt	560.00–910.00	8,442	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	145.02/cwt	142.00–148.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	585	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	47.97/cwt	45.00–50.50	471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	117.89/cwt	110.00–126.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	593	1
Bulls	—	—	1,598	82.90/cwt	80.50–85.50	1,325	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	50.59/cwt	48.00–53.00	518	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	41.55/cwt	40.00–43.00	402	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	57.46/cwt	55.00–60.50	716	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,468	62.10/cwt	60.50–65.00	912	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	57.49/cwt	55.00–58.50	895	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	785	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	259	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	810	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	369	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 Feb 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 30Last week 66Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: feeder steers and hefiers were 2-6 lower, Slaughter cows and bulls were 3 to 6 higher. Some really nice replacement cows here today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
1	—	385	126.00	126.00
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	140.00–141.00	140.50
1	—	445	147.00	147.00
2	—	493	142.00–148.00	145.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	157.00	157.00
1	—	315	147.00	147.00
1	—	430	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	111.00	111.00
1	—	870	85.00	85.00
2	—	370	110.00–126.00	117.89
1	—	525	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
1	—	440	126.00	126.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,623	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,721.56
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,225	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,225	600.00–1,200.00	1,031.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,113	620.00–1,100.00	808.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,250	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	560.00–910.00	770.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	910	850.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	890	850.00	850.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	853	800.00–860.00	846.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,085	1,060.00	1,060.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,175.00	1,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	981	45.00–50.50	47.97
2	—	968	40.00–43.00	41.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,023	48.00–53.00	50.59
16	—	1,246	55.00–60.50	57.46
17	—	1,468	60.50–65.00	62.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,557	55.00–58.50	57.49
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	33.00	33.00
1	—	810	45.50	45.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	80.50–85.50	82.90

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Winona Stockyard - Winona, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle