Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Steers were steady to $5 higher, Heifers were steady to $3 higher. Slaughter cows 1-3 higher, slaughter bulls were higher 3-7.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.65/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$146.65

47 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$10.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.18

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	148.01	720	41
Medium and Large 2	518	137.34	711	6thin

One grade step is worth $10.67/cwt here — about $9 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 sale47 hd

146.65

—

MS average13 barns · 1,424 hd

150.83

−4.18

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,475	107.74	1,589	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,328	84.26	1,119	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	72.00	1,008	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,018	68.60	699	10

Every lot, as filed

47 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 2	—	323	172.56/cwt	155.00–185.00	557	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	172.05/cwt	170.00–175.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	187.59/cwt	182.00–199.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,008	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	337	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	988	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	70.25/cwt	63.00–77.00	719	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	125.29/cwt	122.00–127.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	129.99/cwt	129.00–131.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	163.36/cwt	152.00–173.00	993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	139.51/cwt	138.00–141.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	144.59/cwt	138.00–150.00	742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	148.71/cwt	138.00–160.00	993	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	163.60/cwt	157.50–170.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	169.46/cwt	163.00–175.00	985	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	149.95/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,084	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	170.60/cwt	164.00–175.00	815	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	81.65/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,066	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	88.84/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,216	4
Bulls	—	—	1,127	92.36/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,041	3
Bulls	—	—	1,649	115.43/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,903	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	174.78/cwt	171.00–177.00	652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	134.50/cwt	132.00–137.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	147.91/cwt	145.00–151.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	162.46/cwt	151.00–176.00	518	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	191.75/cwt	180.00–201.00	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	139.73/cwt	125.00–144.00	796	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	158.17/cwt	150.00–177.00	595	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	158.99/cwt	156.00–163.00	650	4

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 Aug 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 126Year ago 242

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 17Year ago 18

Compared to last week, Steers were steady to $5 higher, Heifers were steady to $3 higher. Slaughter cows 1-3 higher, slaughter bulls were higher 3-7.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	155.00–185.00	172.56
1	—	650	138.00	138.00
1	—	420	155.00	155.00
5	—	373	171.00–177.00	174.78
2	—	620	132.00–137.00	134.50
2	—	480	145.00–151.00	147.91
2	—	515	140.00–142.00	141.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	170.00–175.00	172.05
3	—	375	182.00–199.00	187.59
1	—	285	193.00	193.00
1	—	625	145.00	145.00
3	—	478	164.00–175.00	170.60
1	—	720	129.00	129.00
6	—	323	180.00–201.00	191.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	122.00–127.00	125.29
2	—	670	129.00–131.00	129.99
1	—	280	172.00	172.00
7	—	513	138.00–150.00	144.59
2	—	780	121.00	121.00
7	—	319	151.00–176.00	162.46
1	—	490	148.00	148.00
7	—	570	125.00–144.00	139.73
7	—	376	150.00–177.00	158.17
4	—	409	156.00–163.00	158.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	138.00–141.00	139.51
2	—	245	150.00–155.00	152.50
1	—	835	115.00	115.00
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	152.00–173.00	163.36
1	—	780	142.00	142.00
1	—	515	178.00	178.00
2	—	668	138.00–160.00	148.71
4	—	581	163.00–175.00	169.46
3	—	723	146.00–154.00	149.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
1	—	560	160.00	160.00
1	—	660	140.00	140.00
2	—	415	157.50–170.00	163.60
1	—	850	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	72.00	72.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	44.00	44.00
1	—	1,235	80.00	80.00
8	—	1,023	63.00–77.00	70.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,305	79.00–84.00	81.65
4	—	1,369	87.00–92.00	88.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,127	90.00–95.00	92.36
6	—	1,649	105.00–121.00	115.43

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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