Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2020-03-10

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Mar 10
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 84▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 23▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 59▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Very light run this week due to the futures falling, Compared to last week feeder cattle were 4-9 lower; Slaughter cows were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.79/cwt on 20 head.
Average price
$123.79
20 head · 425 lb average
Value per head Derived
$526
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$304
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$22.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.43
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1395129.4551113thin
Medium and Large 2369115.804275thin
Medium and Large 1-2762107.008152thin
One grade step is worth $22.45/cwt here — about −$304 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 sale20 hd
123.79
—
MS average13 barns · 1,065 hd
123.36
+0.43
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—Average1,17575.508871thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19057.846882thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low87338.003322thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2—545115.00/cwt115.00–115.006271
SteersMedium and Large 1—445145.00/cwt145.00–145.006451
SteersMedium and Large 1—378151.00/cwt151.00–151.005712
SteersMedium and Large 3—35090.00/cwt90.00–90.003151
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19057.84/cwt55.50–60.506882
BullsMedium and Large 2—485110.00/cwt110.00–110.005341
BullsMedium and Large 2—750100.00/cwt100.00–100.007502
BullsMedium and Large 1—510138.96/cwt135.00–143.007092
BullsMedium and Large 2—393130.50/cwt130.00–131.005132
BullsMedium and Large 3—280112.89/cwt110.00–116.003162
Bulls——1,17575.50/cwt75.50–75.508871
BullsMedium and Large 1—340144.00/cwt144.00–144.004901
BullsMedium and Large 2—730101.00/cwt101.00–101.007371
BullsMedium and Large 3—77075.00/cwt75.00–75.005781
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,055630.00/cwt630.00–630.006,6471
HeifersMedium and Large 1—490121.00/cwt121.00–121.005931
HeifersMedium and Large 1—333131.65/cwt125.00–135.004383
HeifersMedium and Large 2—215110.00/cwt110.00–110.002371
HeifersMedium and Large 2—485117.00/cwt117.00–117.005671
HeifersMedium and Large 1—418126.54/cwt125.00–128.005292
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—762107.00/cwt107.00–107.008152
HeifersMedium and Large 2—315110.00/cwt110.00–110.003471
HeifersMedium and Large 1—560124.00/cwt124.00–124.006941
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375131.64/cwt129.00–134.004946
HeifersMedium and Large 2—285127.00/cwt127.00–127.003621
SteersMedium and Large 1—345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
SteersMedium and Large 1—830115.00/cwt115.00–115.009551
SteersMedium and Large 2—305135.00/cwt135.00–135.004122
CowsLean 85-90%—88035.50/cwt35.50–35.503121
SteersMedium and Large 1—470152.00/cwt152.00–152.007141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—747117.00/cwt117.00–117.008744
CowsLean 85-90%—86540.50/cwt40.50–40.503501

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.