Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were 3-6 higher, heifers steady to 5 higher, slaughter cows and bulls higher 2-4. Also sold 13 loads on the board; 4 loads steers @ 775 lbs $137.25, 1 load steers @690lbs. 143.25, 2 loads steers @840lbs. 120.10 , 2 loads of heifers @ 700lbs. 132.5, 2 loads heifers @ 840 lbs. 118.40, 1 load heifers @700lbs. $127.5

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.71/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$141.71

89 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$23.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.54

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	146.03	809	55
Medium and Large 2	465	137.83	641	3thin
Medium and Large 1	578	134.80	779	30
Medium 1	500	123.00	615	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.03/cwt here — about $194 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 sale89 hd

141.71

—

MS average12 barns · 1,436 hd

137.16

+4.54

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	—	High	1,943	99.61	1,935	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,141	68.04	776	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	60.00	870	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	51.44	492	4thin

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	914	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	870	1
Bulls	—	—	1,943	99.61/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,935	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	41.03/cwt	40.00–42.00	354	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	61.85/cwt	60.00–63.00	648	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	67.05/cwt	55.00–71.50	732	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	138.92/cwt	126.00–152.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	121.73/cwt	120.00–123.50	959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	129.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	140.89/cwt	129.00–148.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	146.50/cwt	140.00–153.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	130.23/cwt	125.00–135.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	133.20/cwt	131.50–135.00	694	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	128.75/cwt	123.50–145.00	811	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	140.03/cwt	138.50–141.50	802	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	143.44/cwt	135.00–147.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	131.67/cwt	129.00–136.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	849	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	130.08/cwt	126.00–134.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	792	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	500	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	136.02/cwt	130.00–141.00	437	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	820	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	139.51/cwt	137.00–143.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	131.55/cwt	127.50–135.00	891	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	896	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	125.11/cwt	122.00–126.50	784	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	165.45/cwt	162.00–173.00	713	15

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 249Year ago 297

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 35Year ago 27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	71.00	71.00
6	—	1,092	55.00–71.50	67.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	40.00–42.00	41.03
2	—	1,048	60.00–63.00	61.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,943	95.00–103.00	99.61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	126.00–152.00	138.92
2	—	788	120.00–123.50	121.73
4	—	563	129.00–148.00	140.89
2	—	440	140.00–153.00	146.50
14	—	630	123.50–145.00	128.75
4	—	483	135.00–147.00	143.44
1	—	325	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	573	138.50–141.50	140.03
4	—	515	156.50	156.50
4	—	612	134.00	134.00
11	—	677	127.50–135.00	131.55
15	—	431	162.00–173.00	165.45
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	113.50	113.50
1	—	280	160.00	160.00
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	139.00	139.00
2	—	565	125.00–135.00	129.91
5	—	463	125.00–135.00	130.23
3	—	413	129.00–136.00	131.67
2	—	515	126.00–134.00	130.08
1	—	740	107.00	107.00
1	—	235	144.00	144.00
4	—	321	130.00–141.00	136.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	521	131.50–135.00	133.20
5	—	748	113.50	113.50
7	—	789	113.50	113.50
4	—	571	127.00	127.00
6	—	400	141.50	141.50
16	—	627	122.00–126.50	125.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	138.00	138.00
1	—	545	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	151.00	151.00
4	—	470	137.00–143.00	139.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	160.00	160.00
1	—	435	138.00	138.00
1	—	390	134.00	134.00

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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