Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers were higher 3-9, Slaughter cows were higher 3-6.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.60/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$154.60

39 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$10.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.39

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	506	158.50	802	4thin
Medium and Large 1	505	154.70	782	32
Medium and Large 2	447	148.33	663	3thin

One grade step is worth $10.17/cwt here — about $139 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 sale39 hd

154.60

—

MS average13 barns · 1,136 hd

158.00

−3.39

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,158	62.86	728	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	52.99	497	5thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	Medium and Large 1	—	305	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	166.03/cwt	165.00–167.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	146.50/cwt	145.00–148.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	153.99/cwt	147.00–158.00	659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	162.28/cwt	154.00–169.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	144.43/cwt	141.00–146.00	836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	146.73/cwt	135.00–151.00	916	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	144.68/cwt	136.00–153.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	147.82/cwt	140.00–160.00	782	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	168.52/cwt	168.00–169.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	133.93/cwt	129.00–138.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	137.70/cwt	135.00–140.00	712	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	193.13/cwt	187.50–202.50	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	141.86/cwt	138.00–145.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	134.66/cwt	127.00–144.00	580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	155.49/cwt	155.00–156.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	118.35/cwt	115.00–120.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	140.59/cwt	131.00–150.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	134.08/cwt	130.00–136.00	638	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	832	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	61.92/cwt	55.50–68.50	711	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	52.99/cwt	49.50–55.50	497	5

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 Dec 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 233Year ago 495

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 40Year ago 34

Compared to last week steers and heifers were higher 3-9, Slaughter cows were higher 3-6.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	167.00	167.00
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
1	—	665	135.00	135.00
2	—	373	165.00–167.00	166.03
2	—	450	145.00–148.00	146.50
4	—	428	147.00–158.00	153.99
2	—	505	131.00–150.00	140.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	118.00	118.00
3	—	527	115.00–120.00	118.35
1	—	410	154.00	154.00
4	—	476	130.00–136.00	134.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	154.00–169.00	162.28
5	—	579	141.00–146.00	144.43
5	—	624	135.00–151.00	146.73
1	—	705	140.00	140.00
10	—	529	140.00–160.00	147.82
2	—	383	168.00–169.00	168.52
3	—	263	187.50–202.50	193.13
2	—	463	155.00–156.00	155.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	157.00	157.00
1	—	530	141.00	141.00
1	—	490	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	506	158.50	158.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	136.00–153.00	144.68
2	—	510	129.00	129.00
3	—	463	129.00–138.00	133.93
4	—	328	138.00–145.00	141.86
1	—	290	139.00	139.00
4	—	431	127.00–144.00	134.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	138.00	138.00
9	—	517	135.00–140.00	137.70
2	—	415	140.00	140.00
6	—	489	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
2	—	570	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	68.50	68.50
6	—	1,149	55.50–68.50	61.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	938	49.50–55.50	52.99

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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