Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2022-10-11

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Oct 11
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
288 head
37 vs last sale 325 25 vs year ago 313 · 8.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
4 vs last sale 50 25 vs year ago 71 · 35.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
2 vs last sale 10 23 vs year ago 31 · 74.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 3-9 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2-5 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.65/cwt on 90 head.
Average price
$129.65
90 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$630
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.29
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1437131.5157537
Medium and Large 1-2535129.3169248
Medium and Large 2382119.204565thin
One grade step is worth $12.31/cwt here — about $119 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 sale90 hd
129.65
MS average13 barns · 1,181 hd
133.94
−4.29
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
BullsAverage1,56591.581,4334thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10559.4965716
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00051.5551618

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,248$1,0512thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,245$8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,282$7593thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1580135.00/cwt135.00–135.007831
BullsMedium and Large 1263172.54/cwt168.00–177.004542
BullsMedium and Large 1415143.13/cwt132.00–154.005942
BullsMedium and Large 1525135.78/cwt130.00–151.007135
BullsMedium and Large 1622127.98/cwt122.00–133.007965
BullsMedium and Large 1336165.35/cwt161.00–173.005564
SteersMedium and Large 1700144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0087
SteersMedium and Large 1475160.34/cwt155.00–164.0076210
SteersMedium and Large 1531156.36/cwt147.00–157.0083040
SteersMedium and Large 2475136.00/cwt136.00–136.006461
SteersMedium and Large 1777146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1342
SteersMedium and Large 1615142.53/cwt139.00–146.008776
SteersMedium and Large 1325167.00/cwt167.00–167.005431
SteersMedium and Large 1565150.00/cwt150.00–150.008481
SteersMedium and Large 1425150.48/cwt150.00–151.006402
SteersMedium and Large 2505130.00/cwt130.00–130.006571
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530138.00/cwt138.00–138.007313
SteersMedium and Large 1374165.00/cwt165.00–165.006177
HeifersMedium and Large 2313125.50/cwt125.00–126.003932
HeifersMedium and Large 2225130.00/cwt130.00–130.002931
HeifersMedium and Large 1533126.30/cwt123.00–128.006733
HeifersMedium and Large 1459128.77/cwt125.00–134.005915
HeifersMedium and Large 1374135.43/cwt128.00–141.005076
HeifersMedium and Large 1422133.59/cwt125.00–139.0056416
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2647114.00/cwt114.00–114.007383
CowsLean 85-90%1,00051.55/cwt45.00–60.0051618
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10559.49/cwt52.00–66.0065716
Bulls1,56591.58/cwt86.00–95.001,4334
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2481,050.50/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,282758.75/head750.00–775.007593
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,245800.00/head800.00–800.008001
BullsMedium and Large 2210145.00/cwt145.00–145.003051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2699118.00/cwt118.00–118.008256
BullsMedium and Large 1-2514140.01/cwt135.00–144.007207
BullsMedium and Large 1-2481149.99/cwt135.00–161.007217
BullsMedium and Large 2660109.00/cwt109.00–109.007191
BullsMedium and Large 2500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
BullsMedium and Large 1385162.53/cwt160.00–164.006264
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2418131.00/cwt131.00–131.005482
HeifersMedium and Large 1315130.97/cwt130.00–133.004133
HeifersMedium and Large 1610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007021
BullsMedium and Large 2430135.00/cwt135.00–135.005811
BullsMedium and Large 2375148.00/cwt148.00–148.005551
HeifersMedium and Large 1573128.34/cwt125.00–130.007353
HeifersMedium and Large 2590105.00/cwt105.00–105.006201
HeifersMedium and Large 2470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005171
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2533130.29/cwt128.00–132.0069421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2411137.00/cwt137.00–137.005637
BullsMedium and Large 1479146.21/cwt141.00–150.007004
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2567132.10/cwt128.00–141.0074913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2483127.71/cwt125.00–132.006179

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.