Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, feeder steers and heifers look a little cheaper, slaughter cattle looked higher. Overall the quality of feeders was plain, really nice pairs.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.79/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$117.79

58 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$25.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.06

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	310	133.00	412	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	457	126.98	580	16thin
Medium and Large 1	440	116.56	513	29
Medium and Large 2	364	107.25	390	12thin

One grade step is worth $25.75/cwt here — about $22 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 sale58 hd

117.79

—

MS average11 barns · 780 hd

116.74

+1.06

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	1,725	80.50	1,389	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,252	54.45	682	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,710	52.50	898	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	45.37	444	8thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	109.34/cwt	105.00–112.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	135.04/cwt	133.00–137.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	163.38/cwt	157.00–169.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	121.88/cwt	117.00–128.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	111.77/cwt	111.00–112.50	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	636	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	104.00/cwt	100.00–108.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	124.67/cwt	110.00–130.00	404	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	118.84/cwt	106.00–130.00	503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	395	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,505	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	14,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,254.65/cwt	1,230.00–1,275.00	15,119	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	114.41/cwt	111.00–117.00	540	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	14,280	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	710	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	3,053	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	705	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	139.35/cwt	131.00–148.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	310	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	412	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	45.37/cwt	42.00–48.00	444	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	898	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	658	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	54.37/cwt	47.50–59.00	683	14
Bulls	—	—	1,725	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	133.57/cwt	126.00–141.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	116.78/cwt	111.00–121.00	626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	110.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	137.85/cwt	131.00–146.00	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	160.05/cwt	150.00–168.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	122.95/cwt	121.00–127.00	449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	109.05/cwt	100.00–121.00	344	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	148.46/cwt	146.00–151.00	423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	107.00/cwt	105.00–109.00	608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	112.20/cwt	100.00–125.00	301	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	121.01/cwt	100.00–143.00	390	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	99.73/cwt	95.00–104.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	135.10/cwt	133.00–136.00	511	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	634	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	792.41/cwt	750.00–850.00	7,845	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,583	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,253	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,214.56/cwt	975.00–1,400.00	14,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	270	1

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 Jan 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 190Year ago 194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 22Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 8Year ago 4

Compared to the last sale, feeder steers and heifers look a little cheaper, slaughter cattle looked higher. Overall the quality of feeders was plain, really nice pairs.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	105.00–112.00	109.34
2	—	633	100.00–101.00	100.49
2	—	595	100.00–108.00	104.00
5	—	324	110.00–130.00	124.67
1	—	650	101.00	101.00
6	—	423	106.00–130.00	118.84
1	—	295	134.00	134.00
5	—	472	111.00–117.00	114.41
1	—	205	131.00	131.00
3	—	365	121.00–127.00	122.95
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	115.00	115.00
3	—	515	122.00	122.00
2	—	305	130.00	130.00
7	—	378	133.00–136.00	135.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	100.00–121.00	109.05
3	—	268	100.00–125.00	112.20
1	—	480	105.00	105.00
3	—	525	95.00–104.00	99.73
1	—	245	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	133.00–137.00	135.04
2	—	320	157.00–169.00	163.38
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
2	—	510	126.00–141.00	133.57
1	—	405	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	117.00–128.00	121.88
2	—	563	111.00–112.50	111.77
1	—	360	170.00	170.00
2	—	428	131.00–148.00	139.35
1	—	750	95.00	95.00
4	—	536	111.00–121.00	116.78
4	—	323	150.00–168.00	160.05
1	—	260	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	105.00–115.00	110.00
3	—	367	131.00–146.00	137.85
2	—	285	146.00–151.00	148.46
4	—	568	105.00–109.00	107.00
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
3	—	322	100.00–143.00	121.01
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
1	—	640	99.00	99.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	990	750.00–850.00	792.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	705	380.00	380.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,040	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,205	1,230.00–1,275.00	1,254.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,020	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,198	975.00–1,400.00	1,214.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	710.00	710.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	710	430.00	430.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	978	42.00–48.00	45.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	52.50	52.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	55.50	55.50
14	—	1,257	47.50–59.00	54.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	80.50	80.50

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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Winona Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Winona Stockyard - Winona, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle