Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2021-08-17

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 17
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
242 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 268▲ 142 vs year ago 100 · +142.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 36▼ 10 vs year ago 28 · −35.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 6▼ 15 vs year ago 25 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were steady to 4 lower, heifers were steady to 3 higher, Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 4 lower. Groups Listed as Medium & Large 1-2

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $145.45/cwt on 125 head.
Average price
$145.45
125 head · 595 lb average
Value per head Derived
$865
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$4.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.18
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2595145.8486884
Medium and Large 1597144.8386539
Medium and Large 2533141.257522thin
One grade step is worth $4.59/cwt here — about $116 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 sale125 hd
145.45
—
MS average13 barns · 1,241 hd
147.63
−2.18
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—Average1,60590.361,4502thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20461.667428thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03654.245624thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03654.24/cwt50.00–56.505624
SteersMedium and Large 1—858127.52/cwt125.00–130.001,0942
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—610126.57/cwt120.00–130.0077225
HeifersMedium and Large 1—561128.46/cwt120.00–134.007217
SteersMedium and Large 1—627136.57/cwt130.00–140.008563
SteersMedium and Large 1—525146.25/cwt140.00–151.007685
HeifersMedium and Large 1—513135.99/cwt135.00–137.006982
SteersMedium and Large 1—441155.73/cwt149.00–165.006879
HeifersMedium and Large 1—470134.74/cwt131.00–136.006338
SteersMedium and Large 1—728141.01/cwt140.00–142.001,0272
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,035785.65/cwt650.00–920.008,1312
HeifersMedium and Large 1—680121.00/cwt121.00–121.008231
SteersMedium and Large 1—925124.03/cwt118.00–130.001,1472
SteersMedium and Large 1—473158.35/cwt153.00–164.007492
SteersMedium and Large 1—320165.00/cwt165.00–165.005281
SteersMedium and Large 1—812129.32/cwt125.00–133.001,0503
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2—775550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,2631
BullsMedium and Large 1—433138.95/cwt136.00–142.006022
BullsMedium and Large 1—390155.00/cwt151.00–159.006052
BullsMedium and Large 1—94095.00/cwt95.00–95.008931
SteersMedium and Large 1—385153.00/cwt153.00–153.005891
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—985980.00/cwt980.00–980.009,6531
BullsMedium and Large 1—760120.00/cwt120.00–120.009121
BullsMedium and Large 1—595137.00/cwt137.00–137.008151
BullsMedium and Large 1—520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006761
Bulls——1,60590.36/cwt88.00–93.001,4502
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20461.66/cwt59.00–63.007428
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—705140.00/cwt140.00–140.009877
BullsMedium and Large 2—405133.00/cwt133.00–133.005391
BullsMedium and Large 2—375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005631
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,049923.03/cwt820.00–1,010.009,6835
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0701,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0011,5031
SteersMedium and Large 1—576149.48/cwt148.00–150.008614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—543150.30/cwt140.00–151.0081615
HeifersMedium and Large 2—505125.00/cwt125.00–125.006311
SteersMedium and Large 2—310162.50/cwt162.50–162.505041
BullsMedium and Large 2—310142.50/cwt142.50–142.504421
HeifersMedium and Large 2—555115.00/cwt115.00–115.006381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—662145.50/cwt145.50–145.5096324
HeifersMedium and Large 1—390141.00/cwt141.00–141.005501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—635138.75/cwt130.00–147.508814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—486150.43/cwt150.00–151.007319
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—565144.60/cwt140.00–152.0081725
SteersMedium and Large 2—755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—675130.00/cwt130.00–130.0087813
SteersMedium and Large 1—681140.02/cwt135.00–144.009545
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—592130.50/cwt130.50–130.507734
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—544130.00/cwt130.00–130.007076
HeifersMedium and Large 1—825115.00/cwt115.00–115.009491
BullsMedium and Large 2—858110.00/cwt110.00–110.009442
HeifersMedium and Large 1—615126.00/cwt126.00–126.007752
HeifersMedium and Large 1—730110.00/cwt110.00–110.008031
BullsMedium and Large 1—473146.81/cwt140.00–154.006942
HeifersMedium and Large 1—433137.67/cwt135.00–140.005963

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.