Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week it was a much better run of cattle and they sold good, steers sold 3-15 higher, heifers sold 4-12 higher, slaughter cows and bulls were 4-8 higher. Sold 1 load of heifers to be picked up on farm weighing 760lbs @ $167.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.78/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$177.78

170 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$34.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.56

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	437	181.50	793	23
Medium and Large 1-2	583	180.90	1,054	131
Medium and Large 2	450	146.89	661	16thin

One grade step is worth $34.61/cwt here — about $132 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 sale170 hd

177.78

—

MS average13 barns · 1,368 hd

181.34

−3.56

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	1,614	102.50	1,654	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,111	92.36	1,026	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	953	68.72	655	27

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	402	205.00/cwt	199.00–206.00	824	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	183.58/cwt	170.00–194.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	217.97/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	192.22/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,117	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	224.30/cwt	210.00–232.00	857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	915	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,172	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	220.97/cwt	212.00–228.00	961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	209.34/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,057	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	747	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,304	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	180.79/cwt	150.00–195.00	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	175.15/cwt	160.00–190.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,251	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,169	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	203.26/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,256	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	448	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	972	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	205.40/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,085	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	376	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	857	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	221.75/cwt	210.00–230.00	809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	641	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	45.95/cwt	40.00–53.00	420	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	59.03/cwt	55.00–65.00	512	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	75.96/cwt	63.00–88.00	758	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	97.91/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,188	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	91.32/cwt	83.00–99.00	997	48
Bulls	—	—	1,614	102.50/cwt	95.00–114.00	1,654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	153.35/cwt	130.00–169.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	161.31/cwt	152.00–170.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	162.57/cwt	155.00–170.00	460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	210	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	718	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	154.96/cwt	154.00–156.00	330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	184.32/cwt	170.00–187.50	610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	185.63/cwt	170.00–198.00	861	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	190.74/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,122	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	188.54/cwt	187.00–190.00	611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	183.08/cwt	170.00–196.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	194.78/cwt	193.00–200.00	933	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	860	149.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,282	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,250	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	166.63/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,131	14

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 Feb 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 367Last week 58Year ago 317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 10Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	402	199.00–206.00	205.00
2	—	565	199.00	199.00
9	—	467	196.00	196.00
5	—	617	190.00	190.00
22	—	860	140.00–150.00	149.09
18	—	714	175.00	175.00
14	—	679	160.00–169.00	166.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	170.00–194.00	183.58
7	—	331	170.00–187.50	184.32
5	—	464	170.00–198.00	185.63
1	—	550	190.00	190.00
1	—	545	180.00	180.00
2	—	413	170.00–196.00	183.08
1	—	900	144.00	144.00
1	—	695	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	130.00	130.00
3	—	483	130.00–169.00	153.35
2	—	368	152.00–170.00	161.31
2	—	283	155.00–170.00	162.57
2	—	213	154.00–156.00	154.96
1	—	710	140.00	140.00
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	386	186.00	186.00
4	—	269	190.00	190.00
11	—	588	180.00–197.00	190.74
8	—	324	187.00–190.00	188.54
3	—	503	189.00	189.00
2	—	445	190.00	190.00
12	—	479	193.00–200.00	194.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	200.00–227.50	217.97
1	—	320	234.00	234.00
5	—	581	180.00–205.00	192.22
5	—	382	210.00–232.00	224.30
4	—	435	212.00–228.00	220.97
3	—	505	200.00–218.00	209.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	150.00	150.00
1	—	635	170.00	170.00
1	—	390	200.00	200.00
1	—	265	202.00	202.00
1	—	565	150.00	150.00
1	—	440	165.00	165.00
4	—	469	150.00–195.00	180.79
2	—	510	160.00–190.00	175.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	747	174.50	174.50
8	—	671	186.50	186.50
7	—	576	203.00	203.00
6	—	618	190.00–210.00	203.26
19	—	448	217.00	217.00
15	—	528	205.00–206.00	205.40
10	—	376	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	141.00	141.00
1	—	665	167.50	167.50
4	—	365	210.00–230.00	221.75
1	—	840	148.00	148.00
1	—	465	185.00	185.00
1	—	305	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	189.00	189.00
1	—	210	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	40.00–53.00	45.95
8	—	867	55.00–65.00	59.03
17	—	998	63.00–88.00	75.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,213	95.00–100.00	97.91
48	—	1,092	83.00–99.00	91.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,614	95.00–114.00	102.50

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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