Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2021-12-07

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Dec 7
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
107 head
▼ 126 vs last sale 233▼ 388 vs year ago 495 · −78.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 40▼ 16 vs year ago 34 · −47.1%
View

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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2506158.508024thin
Medium and Large 1505154.7078232
Medium and Large 2447148.336633thin
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15862.867287thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average93852.994975thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1—305167.00/cwt167.00–167.005091
BullsMedium and Large 1—595130.00/cwt130.00–130.007741
BullsMedium and Large 1—665135.00/cwt135.00–135.008981
BullsMedium and Large 1—373166.03/cwt165.00–167.006192
BullsMedium and Large 1—450146.50/cwt145.00–148.006592
BullsMedium and Large 1—428153.99/cwt147.00–158.006594
SteersMedium and Large 1—419162.28/cwt154.00–169.006804
SteersMedium and Large 2—320157.00/cwt157.00–157.005021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—506158.50/cwt158.50–158.508024
SteersMedium and Large 2—530141.00/cwt141.00–141.007471
SteersMedium and Large 1—579144.43/cwt141.00–146.008365
SteersMedium and Large 1—624146.73/cwt135.00–151.009165
HeifersMedium and Large 1—358144.68/cwt136.00–153.005182
HeifersMedium and Large 1—510129.00/cwt129.00–129.006582
SteersMedium and Large 1—705140.00/cwt140.00–140.009871
SteersMedium and Large 1—529147.82/cwt140.00–160.0078210
SteersMedium and Large 2—490147.00/cwt147.00–147.007201
SteersMedium and Large 1—383168.52/cwt168.00–169.006452
HeifersMedium and Large 1—463133.93/cwt129.00–138.006203
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—603138.00/cwt138.00–138.008323
HeifersMedium and Large 2—665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007651
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—517137.70/cwt135.00–140.007129
SteersMedium and Large 1—263193.13/cwt187.50–202.505083
BullsMedium and Large 2—625118.00/cwt118.00–118.007381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005812
HeifersMedium and Large 1—328141.86/cwt138.00–145.004654
HeifersMedium and Large 1—290139.00/cwt139.00–139.004031
HeifersMedium and Large 1—431134.66/cwt127.00–144.005804
SteersMedium and Large 1—463155.49/cwt155.00–156.007202
BullsMedium and Large 2—527118.35/cwt115.00–120.006243
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—489140.00/cwt140.00–140.006856
HeifersMedium and Large 2—570111.00/cwt111.00–111.006332
BullsMedium and Large 1—505140.59/cwt131.00–150.007102
BullsMedium and Large 2—410154.00/cwt154.00–154.006311
BullsMedium and Large 2—476134.08/cwt130.00–136.006384
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,21568.50/cwt68.50–68.508321
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,14961.92/cwt55.50–68.507116
CowsLean 85-90%—93852.99/cwt49.50–55.504975

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.