Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were steady to 6 higher, Feeder heifers were steady to 5 higher. Slaughter cattle were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.16/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$128.16

138 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$6.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.59

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	411	133.16	547	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	619	127.73	790	122
Medium and Large 2	371	126.25	469	4thin

One grade step is worth $6.91/cwt here — about $79 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 sale138 hd

128.16

—

MS average13 barns · 1,322 hd

123.56

+4.59

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	1,581	91.72	1,450	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,082	65.91	713	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,720	58.50	1,006	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	55.67	541	9thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,505	90.28/cwt	80.00–99.50	1,359	4
Bulls	—	—	1,885	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,838	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	42.21/cwt	40.00–45.00	396	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	59.51/cwt	52.50–62.50	584	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	65.91/cwt	63.00–70.00	713	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	142.26/cwt	136.00–145.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	138.45/cwt	136.00–142.00	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	132.75/cwt	129.00–135.00	566	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	134.52/cwt	133.00–136.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	150.65/cwt	149.00–153.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	124.67/cwt	120.50–126.00	906	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	141.55/cwt	140.00–143.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	127.98/cwt	127.00–129.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	135.10/cwt	135.10–135.10	880	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	137.74/cwt	135.00–141.00	437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	536	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	153.44/cwt	150.00–162.00	580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	129.98/cwt	123.00–138.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	128.98/cwt	125.00–133.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	789	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	132.86/cwt	132.50–133.00	619	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	133.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	129.01/cwt	121.50–130.00	810	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	871	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	983	9

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 May 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 171Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 57Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 8Year ago 6

Compared to last week feeder steers were steady to 6 higher, Feeder heifers were steady to 5 higher. Slaughter cattle were steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,505	80.00–99.50	90.28
1	—	1,885	97.50	97.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	40.00–45.00	42.21
7	—	981	52.50–62.50	59.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,082	63.00–70.00	65.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	58.50	58.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	136.00–145.00	142.26
1	—	275	180.00	180.00
5	—	573	136.00–142.00	138.45
2	—	623	133.00–136.00	134.52
3	—	357	149.00–153.00	150.65
2	—	518	140.00–143.00	141.55
1	—	715	128.00	128.00
2	—	405	140.00–142.00	140.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	727	120.50–126.00	124.67
27	—	651	135.10	135.10
2	—	615	136.00	136.00
10	—	516	153.00	153.00
3	—	385	153.00	153.00
9	—	855	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	139.00	139.00
1	—	360	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	128.00	128.00
5	—	426	129.00–135.00	132.75
1	—	360	137.00	137.00
2	—	488	127.00–129.00	127.98
3	—	317	135.00–141.00	137.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	541	126.00	126.00
15	—	466	132.50–133.00	132.86
2	—	710	113.00	113.00
91	—	628	121.50–130.00	129.01
10	—	778	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	126.00	126.00
1	—	570	113.00	113.00
2	—	265	130.00–136.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	133.00	133.00
1	—	415	131.00	131.00
1	—	330	162.50	162.50
4	—	378	150.00–162.00	153.44
2	—	508	125.00–133.00	128.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	123.00–138.00	129.98
1	—	390	130.00	130.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	850.00	850.00

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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Winona Livestock Auction

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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