Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2020-02-25

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Feb 25
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
226 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 282▲ 226 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 34▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 4▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was a really good run of weaned cattle today. Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cattle were steady to 4.00 higher on a really light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.22/cwt on 91 head.
Average price
$136.22
91 head · 431 lb average
Value per head Derived
$587
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.32
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1398139.1255323
Medium and Large 1-2456136.5462358
Medium and Large 2358127.6645610thin
One grade step is worth $11.46/cwt here — about $97 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 sale91 hd
136.22
—
MS average13 barns · 929 hd
131.90
+4.32
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,43487.761,2585thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,07263.796845thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
BullsMedium and Large 1—345164.00/cwt164.00–164.005661
BullsMedium and Large 1—400157.00/cwt157.00–157.006281
BullsMedium and Large 1—450144.00/cwt144.00–144.006481
BullsMedium and Large 1—378160.95/cwt157.00–167.006083
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—215176.00/cwt176.00–176.003782
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—341157.02/cwt151.00–172.0053510
SteersMedium and Large 1—265176.00/cwt176.00–176.004661
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,18095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1211
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3101,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.0013,8861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—798122.50/cwt122.50–122.509786
SteersMedium and Large 1—508156.84/cwt146.00–168.007972
SteersMedium and Large 1—565160.01/cwt159.00–161.009042
SteersMedium and Large 1—418167.34/cwt161.00–173.006994
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—240186.00/cwt186.00–186.004462
SteersMedium and Large 1—240179.00/cwt179.00–179.004301
SteersMedium and Large 1—469156.82/cwt142.00–169.007356
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—725133.50/cwt133.50–133.509682
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—581159.00/cwt159.00–159.009244
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—368171.00/cwt171.00–171.006295
SteersMedium and Large 1—605158.00/cwt158.00–158.009561
SteersMedium and Large 1—815121.00/cwt121.00–121.009861
HeifersMedium and Large 1—460138.52/cwt137.00–140.006372
HeifersMedium and Large 2—518121.00/cwt121.00–121.006272
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—510166.00/cwt166.00–166.0084713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—441171.00/cwt171.00–171.0075425
SteersMedium and Large 2—325143.93/cwt140.00–151.004683
SteersMedium and Large 1—380166.82/cwt153.00–172.006346
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—208140.00/cwt140.00–140.002913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—519131.50/cwt131.50–131.506825
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—552125.50/cwt125.50–125.5069313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—450140.50/cwt140.50–140.5063231
HeifersMedium and Large 2—230125.00/cwt125.00–125.002881
HeifersMedium and Large 1—565130.00/cwt130.00–130.007351
HeifersMedium and Large 1—424136.93/cwt130.00–140.005815
HeifersMedium and Large 1—329142.13/cwt140.00–143.004687
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—355142.50/cwt142.50–142.505066
HeifersMedium and Large 2—355131.00/cwt131.00–131.004651
HeifersMedium and Large 2—425118.70/cwt110.00–127.005042
HeifersMedium and Large 2—276135.30/cwt134.00–137.003734
BullsMedium and Large 2—335160.00/cwt160.00–160.005361
CowsBoner 80-85%—97066.50/cwt66.50–66.506451
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,09863.11/cwt60.00–65.006934
HeifersMedium and Large 1—265149.00/cwt149.00–149.003951
HeifersMedium and Large 1—520130.51/cwt129.00–132.006792
HeifersMedium and Large 1—386140.63/cwt138.00–143.005435
BullsMedium and Large 2—560111.00/cwt111.00–111.006221
Bulls——1,43487.76/cwt74.00–94.001,2585
BullsMedium and Large 2—615107.00/cwt107.00–107.006581
BullsMedium and Large 2—69595.00/cwt95.00–95.006601
BullsMedium and Large 2—87095.00/cwt95.00–95.008271
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—900900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,1001

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.