Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2023-04-18

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Apr 18
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
215 head
▲ 121 vs last sale 94▲ 111 vs year ago 104 · +106.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 43▲ 97 vs year ago 15 · +646.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 100▲ 31 vs year ago 19 · +163.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold steady to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.30/cwt on 68 head.
Average price
$191.30
68 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$930
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.86
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1449202.4090819thin
Medium and Large 1-2560195.721,09724
Medium and Large 2443178.6379225
One grade step is worth $23.77/cwt here — about $116 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 sale68 hd
191.30
—
MS average13 barns · 1,282 hd
196.16
−4.86
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
Bulls—Average1,538103.241,5874thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,094100.221,09641
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33599.001,3221thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average88274.5265737

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$1,2251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)987$1,1167
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)908$1,1062thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)835$9882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$9663thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,067$9603thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,6457
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,6252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,215$1,5001thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2—615159.84/cwt150.00–165.009833
HeifersMedium and Large 2—420182.00/cwt182.00–182.007641
HeifersMedium and Large 2—320204.00/cwt204.00–204.006531
HeifersMedium and Large 2—380192.80/cwt174.00–205.007333
HeifersMedium and Large 2—195192.00/cwt192.00–192.003741
HeifersMedium and Large 1—840159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3361
HeifersMedium and Large 1—545212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1551
HeifersMedium and Large 2—268192.10/cwt178.00–200.005154
HeifersMedium and Large 1—290210.00/cwt210.00–210.006091
SteersMedium and Large 2—630176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1091
SteersMedium and Large 1—573234.66/cwt228.00–240.001,3453
SteersMedium and Large 1—890161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,4331
HeifersMedium and Large 2—565159.12/cwt154.00–168.008993
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—445212.07/cwt200.00–218.009443
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—544210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1428
SteersMedium and Large 1—390234.00/cwt234.00–234.009131
SteersMedium and Large 1—525234.13/cwt230.00–240.001,2294
SteersMedium and Large 2—445212.50/cwt212.50–212.509462
SteersMedium and Large 2—685180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2331
HeifersMedium and Large 1—553185.74/cwt184.00–187.501,0272
HeifersMedium and Large 1—373218.94/cwt218.00–220.008172
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—700225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,57510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—565239.93/cwt232.00–245.001,3565
SteersMedium and Large 1—710176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—483242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,1713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—740175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2955
HeifersMedium and Large 2—215195.00/cwt195.00–195.004191
SteersMedium and Large 1—490234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,1471
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—615190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1693
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—582196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,14111
BullsMedium and Large 2—505160.00/cwt160.00–160.008081
BullsMedium and Large 1—325232.10/cwt230.00–236.007544
BullsMedium and Large 1—363241.70/cwt235.00–250.008773
BullsMedium and Large 1—443219.01/cwt218.00–220.009702
BullsMedium and Large 1—680168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1421
CowsLean 85-90%—98085.78/cwt70.00–97.0084122
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,33599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,3221
CowsLean 85-90%—77462.25/cwt52.00–65.004829
Bulls——1,627113.98/cwt108.00–119.001,8543
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,094100.22/cwt94.00–110.001,09641
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—66947.00/cwt47.00–47.003145
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—77075.00/cwt75.00–75.005781
Bulls——1,27071.00/cwt71.00–71.009021
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0331,561.80/head1,250.00–1,675.001,5624
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—885108.65/cwt107.50–115.0096220
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9301,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—855965.50/head900.00–1,075.009663
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9081,106.47/head1,025.00–1,200.001,1062
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,067959.84/head875.00–1,075.009603
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—740750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9871,116.24/head800.00–1,425.001,1167
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9151,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2351,755.06/head1,675.00–1,825.001,7553
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1151,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
HeifersMedium and Large 1—428202.60/cwt183.00–222.008675
BullsMedium and Large 2—220217.16/cwt210.00–224.004782
BullsMedium and Large 2—474187.42/cwt180.00–212.008888
BullsMedium and Large 2—323220.46/cwt200.00–232.007125
BullsMedium and Large 1—595180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0711
BullsMedium and Large 1—510235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1991
HeifersMedium and Large 2—705145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0221
HeifersMedium and Large 2—518176.98/cwt172.00–180.009174
BullsMedium and Large 2—278210.46/cwt195.00–232.005855
BullsMedium and Large 2—420197.57/cwt186.00–210.008302
HeifersMedium and Large 1—322218.39/cwt216.00–220.007035
HeifersMedium and Large 1—623175.14/cwt170.00–180.001,0912
HeifersMedium and Large 2—468178.70/cwt170.00–196.008363
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—458196.00/cwt196.00–196.008986
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—658165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0862

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.