Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2020-03-03

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Mar 3
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
84 head
▼ 142 vs last sale 226▲ 84 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 12▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 2▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cattle were steady. Lower priced replacement cattle were longhorn.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.51/cwt on 40 head.
Average price
$126.51
40 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$625
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$257
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.82
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1488128.7962810thin
Medium and Large 1-2510128.3565425
Medium and Large 2445114.505104thin
Medium and Large 3350106.003711thin
One grade step is worth $22.79/cwt here — about $257 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 sale40 hd
126.51
—
MS average13 barns · 870 hd
129.33
−2.82
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—Average1,59679.261,2655thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25860.057558thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50052.007801thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13242.904854thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1-2—211174.00/cwt174.00–174.003673
BullsMedium and Large 1—470131.00/cwt131.00–131.006161
BullsMedium and Large 1—360160.00/cwt160.00–160.005761
BullsMedium and Large 1—335160.00/cwt160.00–160.005361
BullsMedium and Large 1—250170.00/cwt170.00–170.004251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—8751,090.00/cwt1,090.00–1,090.009,5382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,100610.00/cwt610.00–610.006,7101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—980750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,35021
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2201,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0012,3221
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3—750610.00/cwt610.00–610.004,5755
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3—750360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,7002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,015700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,1051
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—985825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,1261
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,400900.00/cwt900.00–900.0012,6001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5871,661.45/cwt1,600.00–1,750.0026,3673
SteersMedium and Large 2—410121.00/cwt121.00–121.004961
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—617143.00/cwt143.00–143.008824
SteersMedium and Large 1—285170.00/cwt170.00–170.004852
SteersMedium and Large 1—555145.50/cwt145.50–145.508081
SteersMedium and Large 1—500148.50/cwt148.50–148.507431
SteersMedium and Large 1—415151.00/cwt151.00–151.006271
SteersMedium and Large 1—385165.00/cwt165.00–165.006351
SteersMedium and Large 1—345162.00/cwt162.00–162.005591
HeifersMedium and Large 3—350106.00/cwt106.00–106.003711
HeifersMedium and Large 2—565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006221
HeifersMedium and Large 2—505106.00/cwt106.00–106.005351
HeifersMedium and Large 2—495117.00/cwt117.00–117.005791
HeifersMedium and Large 2—215125.00/cwt125.00–125.002691
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—663116.86/cwt115.50–118.5077513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—244147.00/cwt147.00–147.003597
CowsLean 85-90%—1,22747.20/cwt40.50–55.005793
CowsLean 85-90%—84530.00/cwt30.00–30.002541
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,50052.00/cwt52.00–52.007801
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,25860.05/cwt55.50–64.007558
Bulls——1,73385.33/cwt70.00–90.501,4794
Bulls——1,05055.00/cwt55.00–55.005781
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—835830.00/cwt830.00–830.006,9311
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3—665450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,9934
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3—690480.00/cwt480.00–480.003,3125
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3—705460.00/cwt460.00–460.003,2434
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3—655310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0313
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2—645360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—505131.50/cwt131.50–131.506643
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—450133.00/cwt133.00–133.005992
HeifersMedium and Large 1—555120.50/cwt120.00–121.006692
HeifersMedium and Large 1—460134.45/cwt132.00–137.006182
HeifersMedium and Large 1—423137.96/cwt136.00–140.005842
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375135.52/cwt135.00–136.005082
HeifersMedium and Large 1—715107.00/cwt107.00–107.007651
HeifersMedium and Large 1—535124.00/cwt124.00–124.006631
BullsMedium and Large 3—75092.00/cwt92.00–92.006901
BullsMedium and Large 2—610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006712
BullsMedium and Large 2—475116.45/cwt112.00–121.005532
BullsMedium and Large 2—435121.40/cwt113.00–130.005282
BullsMedium and Large 2—88094.00/cwt94.00–94.008271
BullsMedium and Large 2—67598.00/cwt98.00–98.006621
BullsMedium and Large 2—520101.00/cwt101.00–101.005251
BullsMedium and Large 2—375129.00/cwt129.00–129.004841
BullsMedium and Large 2—325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—278172.00/cwt172.00–172.004784

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.