Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2023-05-02

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, May 2
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
355 head
265 vs last sale 90 236 vs year ago 119 · +198.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
24 vs last sale 14 4 vs year ago 34 · +11.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
26 vs last sale 2 18 vs year ago 10 · +180.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steersand hiefers sold 2-10 higher, slaughter cows an bulls sold steady to 5 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $216.42/cwt on 172 head.
Average price
$216.42
172 head · 638 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,380
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$41.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.92
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1508239.651,21822
Medium and Large 1-2663213.851,417142
Medium and Large 2553198.201,0958thin
One grade step is worth $41.45/cwt here — about $123 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 sale172 hd
216.42
MS average13 barns · 1,089 hd
218.34
−1.92
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
BullsAverage1,16794.531,1034thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13493.591,06117
CowsLean 85-90%Average94679.187499thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,078$1,6555
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)920$1,5751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,2612thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)945$1,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)985$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,047$1,2235
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)720$1,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,060$1,0253thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)930$1,0251thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)780$9612thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2415217.00/cwt217.00–217.009015
HeifersMedium and Large 1720176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2671
HeifersMedium and Large 1580189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,0961
SteersMedium and Large 1468253.12/cwt246.00–260.001,1853
SteersMedium and Large 1675206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,3911
HeifersMedium and Large 1815160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3041
HeifersMedium and Large 1450207.00/cwt207.00–207.009321
HeifersMedium and Large 1240230.00/cwt230.00–230.005521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2274217.42/cwt212.00–223.005964
SteersMedium and Large 2585203.35/cwt195.00–212.001,1902
SteersMedium and Large 2543201.48/cwt198.00–205.001,0942
SteersMedium and Large 2420196.21/cwt190.00–202.008242
SteersMedium and Large 1-2686206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,41311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525243.72/cwt232.00–248.001,2809
SteersMedium and Large 1-2704206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,4508
SteersMedium and Large 1-2429259.71/cwt256.00–262.001,1145
SteersMedium and Large 1-2466259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,2077
SteersMedium and Large 2680181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2290246.00/cwt246.00–246.007135
SteersMedium and Large 1-2803182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,4614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2374266.00/cwt266.00–266.009954
SteersMedium and Large 1-2618222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,37221
SteersMedium and Large 1630212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3391
SteersMedium and Large 1-2860187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,6083
SteersMedium and Large 1-2755198.50/cwt198.50–198.501,49965
SteersMedium and Large 1300257.50/cwt257.50–257.507731
SteersMedium and Large 2645202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,3061
SteersMedium and Large 1533244.15/cwt242.00–255.001,3019
SteersMedium and Large 1578227.53/cwt220.00–238.001,3153
SteersMedium and Large 1411239.23/cwt232.00–258.009834
BullsMedium and Large 1-2272280.00/cwt280.00–280.007623
BullsMedium and Large 1233246.53/cwt237.50–255.005742
BullsMedium and Large 1277252.75/cwt250.00–257.507006
BullsMedium and Large 1364234.37/cwt230.00–245.008534
BullsMedium and Large 1315259.69/cwt250.00–274.008183
BullsMedium and Large 1485215.94/cwt210.00–222.001,0472
CowsLean 85-90%94679.18/cwt71.00–88.007499
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13493.59/cwt85.00–99.001,06117
Bulls1,04078.91/cwt70.00–87.008212
Bulls1,293110.14/cwt105.00–114.001,4242
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2780960.74/head825.00–1,100.009612
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29301,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29201,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29451,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0781,654.96/head1,650.00–1,675.001,6555
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1201,260.71/head1,150.00–1,350.001,2612
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2985850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0471,222.99/head1,075.00–1,275.001,2235
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0601,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0253
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27201,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2451227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,0244
BullsMedium and Large 1430215.06/cwt200.00–222.509254
BullsMedium and Large 2175230.00/cwt230.00–230.004031
BullsMedium and Large 2323212.74/cwt200.00–220.006873
BullsMedium and Large 2425170.00/cwt170.00–170.007231
BullsMedium and Large 2355222.50/cwt222.50–222.507901
HeifersMedium and Large 1266219.89/cwt210.00–225.005855
HeifersMedium and Large 1323229.40/cwt223.00–235.007414
HeifersMedium and Large 1412204.59/cwt200.00–214.008433
BullsMedium and Large 2250210.00/cwt210.00–210.005251
BullsMedium and Large 2245220.00/cwt220.00–220.005391
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350245.00/cwt245.00–245.008582
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2470207.43/cwt190.00–215.0097516
HeifersMedium and Large 2275185.00/cwt185.00–185.005091
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2372215.24/cwt213.00–220.008019
HeifersMedium and Large 2540157.50/cwt157.50–157.508511
HeifersMedium and Large 2240200.00/cwt200.00–200.004801
HeifersMedium and Large 1530204.05/cwt197.50–218.001,0815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2667190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2673
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2330228.00/cwt228.00–228.007522
HeifersMedium and Large 1363223.78/cwt218.00–227.508123

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.