Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were 2-10 higher, Heifers were 2-12 higher. slaughter cows and bulls were 1-5 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.81/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$168.81

191 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$38

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

$47.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.84

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	182.06	811	25
Medium and Large 1-2	663	171.04	1,134	147
Medium and Large 2	633	134.08	849	19thin

One grade step is worth $47.98/cwt here — about −$38 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 sale191 hd

168.81

—

MS average13 barns · 1,183 hd

172.65

−3.84

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	1,438	66.50	956	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	63.24	725	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	50.10	508	19

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	199.98/cwt	194.00–208.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	159.01/cwt	158.00–160.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	192.78/cwt	188.00–197.50	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	293	202.97/cwt	200.00–206.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	163.47/cwt	156.00–170.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	187.10/cwt	180.00–191.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	164.71/cwt	150.00–181.00	861	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	201.30/cwt	190.00–206.00	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	160.86/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,058	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,090	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	186.24/cwt	175.00–188.50	1,103	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,090	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	140.99/cwt	140.00–145.00	836	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,209	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	161.35/cwt	150.00–172.50	465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	200.06/cwt	192.00–206.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	973	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,244	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	128.36/cwt	121.00–145.00	873	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	151.00/cwt	138.00–157.00	954	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	136.57/cwt	135.00–139.00	979	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	146.22/cwt	145.00–148.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	153.93/cwt	151.00–158.00	867	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	138.49/cwt	138.00–139.00	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	134.52/cwt	134.00–135.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	167.98/cwt	166.00–170.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	141.50/cwt	130.00–165.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	115.10/cwt	100.00–126.00	724	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,151	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	770	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	63.24/cwt	60.00–68.00	725	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	53.82/cwt	48.00–58.00	552	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	32.71/cwt	30.00–35.00	346	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	44.34/cwt	42.00–46.00	411	3

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 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 331Year ago 107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 37Year ago 18

Compared to last week feeder steers were 2-10 higher, Heifers were 2-12 higher. slaughter cows and bulls were 1-5 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
3	—	327	194.00–208.00	199.98
2	—	435	158.00–160.00	159.01
2	—	373	188.00–197.50	192.78
2	—	293	200.00–206.00	202.97
3	—	465	156.00–170.00	163.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	134.00–135.00	134.52
1	—	275	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	166.00	166.00
3	—	412	180.00–191.00	187.10
6	—	523	150.00–181.00	164.71
6	—	330	190.00–206.00	201.30
3	—	478	181.00	181.00
1	—	665	145.00	145.00
4	—	365	192.00–206.00	200.06
1	—	630	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	386	199.00	199.00
2	—	473	192.00	192.00
23	—	658	155.00–164.00	160.86
3	—	623	175.00	175.00
46	—	592	175.00–188.50	186.24
8	—	908	120.00	120.00
4	—	853	115.00	115.00
8	—	780	155.00	155.00
8	—	515	189.00	189.00
40	—	732	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	120.00–121.00	120.50
10	—	593	140.00–145.00	140.99
2	—	620	125.00–130.00	127.44
5	—	680	121.00–145.00	128.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	150.00–172.50	161.35
5	—	478	145.00–148.00	146.22
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
1	—	410	160.00	160.00
2	—	683	138.00–139.00	138.49
1	—	610	174.00	174.00
2	—	328	166.00–170.00	167.98
4	—	576	130.00–165.00	141.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	910	121.00	121.00
42	—	632	138.00–157.00	151.00
10	—	717	135.00–139.00	136.57
3	—	370	165.00	165.00
23	—	563	151.00–158.00	153.93
3	—	528	155.00	155.00
3	—	488	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	120.00–125.00	122.45
6	—	629	100.00–126.00	115.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,400	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,147	60.00–68.00	63.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,026	48.00–58.00	53.82
2	—	1,058	30.00–35.00	32.71
3	—	927	42.00–46.00	44.34

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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