Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week it was a small run with not enough to call a true market but feeders looked a little higher: Slaughter cows and bulls looked mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.95/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$120.95

26 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$8.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.04

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	122.22	545	22
Medium and Large 2	394	114.00	449	4thin

One grade step is worth $8.22/cwt here — about $96 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 sale26 hd

120.95

—

MS average12 barns · 532 hd

115.91

+5.04

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	1,630	78.00	1,271	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,124	48.70	547	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	924	35.83	331	11

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	123.93/cwt	121.00–127.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	116.30/cwt	101.00–127.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	609	96.49/cwt	94.00–100.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	108.18/cwt	101.00–116.00	556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	119.93/cwt	118.00–122.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	127.72/cwt	126.00–131.00	354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	130.95/cwt	128.00–134.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	142.22/cwt	138.00–148.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	144.03/cwt	136.00–154.00	472	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	109.75/cwt	108.00–111.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	888	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	634	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,271	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	48.70/cwt	43.00–53.50	547	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	805	31.50/cwt	31.50–31.50	254	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	36.26/cwt	30.00–42.50	339	10

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 Nov 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 77Last week 170Year ago 366

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 34Year ago 56

Compared to last week it was a small run with not enough to call a true market but feeders looked a little higher: Slaughter cows and bulls looked mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
1	—	280	151.00	151.00
2	—	415	121.00–127.00	123.93
3	—	493	101.00–127.00	116.30
4	—	609	94.00–100.00	96.49
5	—	514	101.00–116.00	108.18
6	—	328	136.00–154.00	144.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
1	—	280	141.00	141.00
1	—	305	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	146.00	146.00
2	—	473	128.00–134.00	130.95
3	—	418	138.00–148.00	142.22
1	—	825	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	100.00	100.00
3	—	653	110.00	110.00
1	—	315	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	725	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	118.00–122.00	119.93
3	—	277	126.00–131.00	127.72
1	—	600	96.00	96.00
1	—	840	81.00	81.00
1	—	565	112.00	112.00
4	—	514	107.00–110.00	108.48
4	—	465	108.00–111.00	109.75
1	—	340	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	124.00	124.00
1	—	310	111.00	111.00
1	—	535	92.00	92.00
1	—	490	100.00	100.00
1	—	720	88.00	88.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	78.00	78.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,124	43.00–53.50	48.70
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	31.50	31.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	936	30.00–42.50	36.26

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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