Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2020-12-15

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Dec 15
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
190 head
▼ 305 vs last sale 495▲ 20 vs year ago 170 · +11.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 34▼ 4 vs year ago 26 · −15.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 5▲ 1 vs year ago 7 · +14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compar3d to last week: Feeder steers sold lower 1.00 to 6.00 and feeder heifers sold lower 5.00 to 7.00. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.47/cwt on 65 head.
Average price
$115.47
65 head · 425 lb average
Value per head Derived
$490
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$53
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.48
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1401120.2948320
Medium and Large 1-2496116.5057712thin
Medium and Large 2414113.2046829
Medium and Large 3410104.734304thin
One grade step is worth $15.56/cwt here — about $53 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 sale65 hd
115.47
—
MS average13 barns · 1,331 hd
122.95
−7.48
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—Average1,46283.651,2238thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13947.345397thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average90833.603052thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Bulls——1,57382.95/cwt73.00–89.501,3055
Bulls—Light Weight—1,27884.81/cwt82.00–88.001,0843
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,13947.34/cwt42.50–52.505397
CowsLean 85-90%—90833.60/cwt32.00–35.003052
BullsMedium and Large 1—295151.00/cwt151.00–151.004451
BullsMedium and Large 1—470121.00/cwt121.00–121.005691
SteersMedium and Large 1—335154.98/cwt153.00–157.005193
BullsMedium and Large 1—700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
BullsMedium and Large 1—560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006162
BullsMedium and Large 1—643106.50/cwt106.00–107.006852
HeifersMedium and Large 1—288127.43/cwt125.00–130.003672
SteersMedium and Large 1—370164.00/cwt164.00–164.006071
SteersMedium and Large 1—675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008101
BullsMedium and Large 1—510122.50/cwt122.50–122.506254
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,215900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,9351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—533113.50/cwt113.50–113.506054
SteersMedium and Large 1—453148.49/cwt147.00–150.006732
HeifersMedium and Large 1—540115.00/cwt115.00–115.006211
HeifersMedium and Large 1—630105.00/cwt105.00–105.006621
HeifersMedium and Large 1—230125.00/cwt125.00–125.002882
BullsMedium and Large 1—332150.99/cwt150.00–152.005013
BullsMedium and Large 2—380141.00/cwt141.00–141.005361
BullsMedium and Large 1—365147.96/cwt145.00–151.005404
HeifersMedium and Large 1—372125.01/cwt124.00–126.004653
HeifersMedium and Large 1—305125.00/cwt125.00–125.003811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—618105.00/cwt105.00–105.006494
HeifersMedium and Large 1—461116.19/cwt115.00–117.005365
BullsMedium and Large 2—430127.93/cwt120.00–133.005503
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—621116.00/cwt116.00–116.007209
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—336131.00/cwt131.00–131.004404
BullsMedium and Large 2—220143.00/cwt143.00–143.003151
BullsMedium and Large 2—490115.00/cwt115.00–115.005641
SteersMedium and Large 3—525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005781
BullsMedium and Large 2—335140.00/cwt140.00–140.004692
HeifersMedium and Large 3—378108.95/cwt108.00–110.004122
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,052761.71/cwt600.00–850.008,0136
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—715510.00/cwt510.00–510.003,6471
SteersMedium and Large 1—563133.01/cwt131.00–135.007492
HeifersMedium and Large 3—465101.00/cwt101.00–101.004701
SteersMedium and Large 1—505138.50/cwt135.00–142.006992
HeifersMedium and Large 2—225118.00/cwt118.00–118.002661
BullsMedium and Large 3—305131.00/cwt131.00–131.004001
BullsMedium and Large 3—260125.00/cwt120.00–130.003253
BullsMedium and Large 3—438115.09/cwt110.00–120.005042
BullsMedium and Large 3—368121.00/cwt121.00–121.004452
SteersMedium and Large 3—395141.00/cwt141.00–141.005571
SteersMedium and Large 2—615105.00/cwt105.00–105.006461
SteersMedium and Large 2—430138.50/cwt135.00–142.005962
HeifersMedium and Large 2—563103.51/cwt101.00–106.005832
BullsMedium and Large 2—519112.01/cwt110.00–116.005814
BullsMedium and Large 2—280145.00/cwt140.00–150.004062
HeifersMedium and Large 3—420100.00/cwt100.00–100.004201
BullsMedium and Large 2—570107.50/cwt106.00–108.006134
HeifersMedium and Large 2—468108.56/cwt105.00–111.005089
HeifersMedium and Large 2—373116.12/cwt115.00–120.004336
HeifersMedium and Large 2—295123.00/cwt123.00–123.003634
SteersMedium and Large 2—390147.00/cwt147.00–147.005731
BullsMedium and Large 3—476106.63/cwt101.00–110.005085
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—338155.00/cwt155.00–155.005244
SteersMedium and Large 2—505126.00/cwt126.00–126.006361
HeifersMedium and Large 2—625100.00/cwt100.00–100.006251
HeifersMedium and Large 2—425112.75/cwt111.00–115.004794
HeifersMedium and Large 2—343120.50/cwt120.00–121.004132
BullsMedium and Large 2—700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
HeifersMedium and Large 1—419119.99/cwt117.00–123.005035

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.