Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2023-05-09

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, May 9
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
135 head
220 vs last sale 355 6 vs year ago 129 · +4.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
8 vs last sale 38 7 vs year ago 23 · +30.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
16 vs last sale 28 3 vs year ago 15 · 20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold 2-10 lower, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.84/cwt on 48 head.
Average price
$199.84
48 head · 457 lb average
Value per head Derived
$913
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$25.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.96
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2458207.3995121
Medium and Large 1455198.2190120
Medium and Large 2460181.878367thin
One grade step is worth $25.52/cwt here — about $115 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 sale48 hd
199.84
MS average13 barns · 1,178 hd
194.89
+4.96
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
BullsAverage1,535119.001,8272thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08795.081,03410
CowsLean 85-90%Average94076.1971611

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)1,025$1,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,015$1,1002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)680$5801thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,008$1,0995

Every lot, as filed

47 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
BullsMedium and Large 1340234.00/cwt234.00–234.007961
BullsMedium and Large 1370225.14/cwt220.00–230.008332
BullsMedium and Large 1413226.36/cwt220.00–232.509352
BullsMedium and Large 1495190.00/cwt190.00–190.009411
BullsMedium and Large 2533177.25/cwt177.00–177.509452
BullsMedium and Large 2395170.00/cwt170.00–170.006721
HeifersMedium and Large 1276225.05/cwt220.00–230.006214
SteersMedium and Large 1429227.83/cwt218.00–237.509774
SteersMedium and Large 1365235.00/cwt235.00–235.008581
SteersMedium and Large 2730160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1681
SteersMedium and Large 2635186.38/cwt180.00–189.501,1846
SteersMedium and Large 1-2536219.39/cwt200.00–231.001,1768
HeifersMedium and Large 1565190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2478237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,13311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2367243.00/cwt243.00–243.008923
SteersMedium and Large 1520216.96/cwt215.00–219.001,1282
SteersMedium and Large 2420200.00/cwt200.00–200.008401
SteersMedium and Large 2485208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,0091
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2412215.40/cwt215.00–216.0088713
HeifersMedium and Large 1521181.82/cwt170.00–190.009476
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2534194.38/cwt192.50–200.001,0388
SteersMedium and Large 1475202.00/cwt202.00–202.009601
SteersMedium and Large 1590190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1211
CowsLean 85-90%97981.81/cwt75.00–89.008018
CowsLean 85-90%83761.20/cwt51.00–68.005123
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08795.08/cwt87.00–104.001,03410
Bulls1,535119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,8272
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2680580.00/head580.00–580.005801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2955800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0151,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29601,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0601,230.97/head1,000.00–1,325.001,2313
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2900800.00/head800.00–800.008001
HeifersMedium and Large 1335216.57/cwt210.00–220.007263
HeifersMedium and Large 1605179.54/cwt175.00–184.001,0862
HeifersMedium and Large 1425210.12/cwt200.00–220.008932
BullsMedium and Large 2805131.48/cwt129.00–134.001,0582
BullsMedium and Large 3395156.00/cwt156.00–156.006161
BullsMedium and Large 2635173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0991
HeifersMedium and Large 1845154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,3011
HeifersMedium and Large 1385200.00/cwt200.00–200.007701
HeifersMedium and Large 2230218.00/cwt218.00–218.005011
HeifersMedium and Large 2468179.41/cwt174.00–185.008402
BullsMedium and Large 2580176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,0211
HeifersMedium and Large 2513174.07/cwt165.00–179.008934
SteersMedium and Large 1705190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3402

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.