Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2020-02-18

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Feb 18
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
282 head
106 vs last sale 176 282 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
24 vs last sale 10 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
4 vs last sale 0 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Really good run of cattle today, Compared to last week feeder steers were 5-8 higher feeder hefiers were 4-8 higher slaughter bulls were 3-6 higher slaughter cows were 5-10 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.11/cwt on 150 head.
Average price
$128.11
150 head · 627 lb average
Value per head Derived
$804
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$230
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$60.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.81
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1482135.5065425
Medium and Large 2-3490127.336249thin
Medium and Large 1-2673127.04855114
Medium and Large 2315125.003941thin
Medium and Large 356575.004241thin
One grade step is worth $60.50/cwt here — about $230 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 sale150 hd
128.11
MS average13 barns · 1,134 hd
132.92
−4.81
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,63490.221,4744thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24065.1680819
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,18548.005691thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average88744.793976thin

Every lot, as filed

56 lots · USDA AMS · Winona Stockyard - Winona, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1775136.38/cwt132.00–141.001,0572
SteersMedium and Large 1385170.00/cwt170.00–170.006552
SteersMedium and Large 2370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005551
SteersMedium and Large 1-2418171.78/cwt170.50–172.507189
SteersMedium and Large 1-2531164.50/cwt164.50–164.508733
SteersMedium and Large 1580149.79/cwt141.00–158.008693
SteersMedium and Large 1720141.16/cwt138.00–144.501,0162
SteersMedium and Large 1650135.00/cwt135.00–135.008781
CowsLean 85-90%91045.75/cwt33.00–53.004165
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight77040.00/cwt40.00–40.003081
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24065.16/cwt55.50–70.5080819
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,18548.00/cwt48.00–48.005691
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572130.32/cwt100.00–132.5074536
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,053105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,10614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,048105.50/cwt105.50–105.501,1068
HeifersMedium and Large 1366141.10/cwt136.00–146.005166
HeifersMedium and Large 1728124.26/cwt123.50–125.009052
HeifersMedium and Large 1690130.00/cwt130.00–130.008971
HeifersMedium and Large 1285140.00/cwt140.00–140.003991
HeifersMedium and Large 356575.00/cwt75.00–75.004241
HeifersMedium and Large 2315125.00/cwt125.00–125.003941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2689129.75/cwt129.75–129.7589419
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2743123.48/cwt122.25–125.5091711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2380146.34/cwt146.00–146.505566
HeifersMedium and Large 1424137.96/cwt135.00–140.005855
HeifersMedium and Large 1765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009181
HeifersMedium and Large 1560131.00/cwt131.00–131.007341
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3385136.00/cwt136.00–136.005243
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2512136.54/cwt134.50–137.2569912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2416142.11/cwt141.00–145.505918
HeifersMedium and Large 1473136.33/cwt131.00–142.006455
HeifersMedium and Large 1505134.00/cwt133.00–135.006772
HeifersMedium and Large 1615132.00/cwt132.00–132.008121
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3543123.00/cwt123.00–123.006686
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,070850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,0951
SteersMedium and Large 2435141.84/cwt135.00–149.006172
SteersMedium and Large 1-2568159.09/cwt158.50–160.0090427
SteersMedium and Large 1-2714138.80/cwt138.50–139.009915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2381176.00/cwt176.00–176.006713
SteersMedium and Large 1432168.36/cwt166.00–170.007273
SteersMedium and Large 1643141.76/cwt140.00–143.509122
SteersMedium and Large 1500154.00/cwt154.00–154.007701
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2670410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,7471
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2725528.62/cwt490.00–560.003,8322
Bulls1,63490.22/cwt84.50–95.501,4744
BullsMedium and Large 2725105.00/cwt105.00–105.007611
BullsMedium and Large 1463152.51/cwt144.00–157.007063
BullsMedium and Large 1245178.00/cwt178.00–178.004361
BullsMedium and Large 1369161.91/cwt150.00–171.005975
BullsMedium and Large 1433166.14/cwt161.00–171.007192
BullsMedium and Large 2645114.00/cwt114.00–114.007351
BullsMedium and Large 1333173.08/cwt170.00–176.005763
SteersMedium and Large 2570138.00/cwt138.00–138.007871
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473166.92/cwt158.00–170.0079015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2690140.50/cwt140.50–140.509693
SteersMedium and Large 1465161.96/cwt156.00–170.007534

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.