Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last auction 2 weeks ago, Feeder steers were steady to $4 higher, Heifers were mostly steady. Slaughter cows were higher $5-$9.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.09/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$133.09

108 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$56

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

$4.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.61

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	137.60	811	7thin
Medium and Large 2	470	134.50	632	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	653	132.71	867	97

One grade step is worth $4.89/cwt here — about −$56 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 sale108 hd

133.09

—

MS average10 barns · 563 hd

147.70

−14.61

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	1,155	90.00	1,040	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	71.45	928	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	66.21	1,036	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	53.88	542	14

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	—	1,155	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,040	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	71.45/cwt	63.00–75.00	928	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	66.21/cwt	65.00–67.50	1,036	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	57.57/cwt	45.00–65.00	597	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	44.67/cwt	40.50–48.00	414	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	145.97/cwt	143.00–149.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	150.62/cwt	146.00–155.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	887	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	565	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	946	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	993	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	136.24/cwt	133.50–138.50	834	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	824	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	499	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	749	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	898	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	833	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	986	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	708	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	158.73/cwt	157.50–160.00	695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	794	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	824	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	115.39/cwt	110.00–121.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	113.78/cwt	108.00–120.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	132.96/cwt	131.00–135.00	427	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	668	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 Feb 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 0Year ago 226

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 0Year ago 12

Compared to the last auction 2 weeks ago, Feeder steers were steady to $4 higher, Heifers were mostly steady. Slaughter cows were higher $5-$9.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,299	63.00–75.00	71.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	65.00–67.50	66.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,037	45.00–65.00	57.57
4	—	926	40.50–48.00	44.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	161.00	161.00
1	—	390	151.00	151.00
1	—	495	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
1	—	330	145.00	145.00
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	143.00–149.00	145.97
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
1	—	860	120.00	120.00
2	—	463	146.00–155.00	150.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	739	120.00	120.00
9	—	612	133.50–138.50	136.24
9	—	857	115.00	115.00
2	—	460	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	946	105.00	105.00
9	—	566	145.50	145.50
17	—	499	150.00	150.00
24	—	733	122.50	122.50
8	—	438	157.50–160.00	158.73
7	—	634	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	121.00	121.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
1	—	485	136.00	136.00
1	—	510	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	116.00	116.00
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
2	—	410	125.00	125.00
2	—	518	120.00–123.00	121.51
4	—	321	131.00–135.00	132.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	586	120.50	120.50
3	—	530	123.50	123.50
9	—	452	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	793	105.00	105.00
9	—	578	122.50	122.50
17	—	706	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
2	—	383	110.00–121.00	115.39
1	—	715	106.00	106.00
1	—	230	131.00	131.00
2	—	468	108.00–120.00	113.78
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00

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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