Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 6 higher, heifers sold 4-12 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2-5 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.08/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$182.08

20 head · 391 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$24.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.45

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	407	189.39	770	14thin
Medium and Large 2	355	165.01	586	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.38/cwt here — about $184 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 sale20 hd

182.08

—

MS average13 barns · 1,131 hd

194.53

−12.45

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	1,629	107.92	1,757	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,084	94.73	1,027	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	877	69.43	609	6thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	968	$1,121	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	910	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$841	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$875	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	274	226.19/cwt	220.00–230.00	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	227.90/cwt	225.00–231.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	198.37/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	222.49/cwt	222.00–223.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	226.99/cwt	225.00–229.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	171.07/cwt	167.00–175.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	229.91/cwt	225.00–235.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	192.26/cwt	185.00–202.50	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	223.33/cwt	221.00–227.00	960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	199.85/cwt	190.00–210.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	186.82/cwt	179.00–198.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	160.46/cwt	153.00–168.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	745	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	665	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	961.27/head	875.00–1,025.00	961	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	1,120.96/head	750.00–1,425.00	1,121	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Bulls	—	—	1,603	114.06/cwt	104.00–120.00	1,828	6
Bulls	—	—	1,705	89.50/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,526	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	775	63.43/cwt	60.00–67.00	492	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	94.73/cwt	87.00–104.50	1,027	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	72.43/cwt	69.00–75.00	672	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 Mar 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 50Last week 367Year ago 54

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 98Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 6 higher, heifers sold 4-12 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2-5 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	274	220.00–230.00	226.19
1	—	510	192.00	192.00
2	—	373	225.00–231.00	227.90
1	—	465	217.50	217.50
1	—	425	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	150.00	150.00
1	—	340	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	235.00	235.00
2	—	525	195.00–202.00	198.37
2	—	340	222.00–223.00	222.49
2	—	358	225.00–229.00	226.99
2	—	285	225.00–235.00	229.91
3	—	430	221.00–227.00	223.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	167.00–175.00	171.07
1	—	225	160.00	160.00
2	—	513	153.00–168.00	160.46
1	—	310	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	180.00	180.00
1	—	780	151.00	151.00
4	—	374	185.00–202.50	192.26
1	—	290	207.00	207.00
1	—	235	197.50	197.50
2	—	340	190.00–210.00	199.85
4	—	423	179.00–198.00	186.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	665	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	875.00–1,025.00	961.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	968	750.00–1,425.00	1,120.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	850.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	760	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,603	104.00–120.00	114.06
2	—	1,705	89.00–90.00	89.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	60.00–67.00	63.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,084	87.00–104.50	94.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	928	69.00–75.00	72.43

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Winona Stockyard - Winona, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle