Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2023-05-23

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, May 23
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
458 head
298 vs last sale 160 53 vs year ago 405 · +13.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
13 vs last sale 40 13 vs year ago 40 · +32.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
28 vs last sale 34 1 vs year ago 5 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to ast week steers sold 3-12 higher, heifers sold steady to 8higher. slaughter cows and bulls sold 2-8 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $195.44/cwt on 239 head.
Average price
$195.44
239 head · 601 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,175
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$114
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.01
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481203.5097810thin
Medium and Large 1-2610195.301,191224
Medium and Large 2465185.858645thin
One grade step is worth $17.65/cwt here — about $114 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 sale239 hd
195.44
MS average13 barns · 1,284 hd
196.45
−1.01
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
BullsAverage1,174102.771,2064thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,306101.661,32825
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03583.9286914

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$1,2752thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$1,0254thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1-2323211.75/cwt200.00–220.0068416
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2376226.00/cwt226.00–226.0085014
SteersMedium and Large 1-2631219.32/cwt208.00–224.001,38414
SteersMedium and Large 1625209.92/cwt200.00–220.001,3122
HeifersMedium and Large 1365217.50/cwt215.00–220.007942
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2591194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,14719
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2673188.31/cwt188.00–190.001,26745
SteersMedium and Large 1517239.21/cwt230.00–250.001,23715
SteersMedium and Large 1575219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,2591
SteersMedium and Large 1-2486251.24/cwt244.00–252.501,22131
HeifersMedium and Large 1665186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,2371
HeifersMedium and Large 1460204.00/cwt204.00–204.009381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1,066107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1415
SteersMedium and Large 1-2717199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,42716
SteersMedium and Large 1-2406253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,02717
SteersMedium and Large 1725196.64/cwt195.00–200.001,4263
SteersMedium and Large 2565190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0741
SteersMedium and Large 2475208.00/cwt208.00–208.009881
SteersMedium and Large 1850191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,6241
SteersMedium and Large 1667206.06/cwt200.00–218.001,3745
SteersMedium and Large 1-2694205.33/cwt202.50–214.001,42512
SteersMedium and Large 1467241.10/cwt227.50–250.001,1263
BullsMedium and Large 2310225.00/cwt225.00–225.006981
BullsMedium and Large 1368237.95/cwt230.00–246.008762
BullsMedium and Large 1423234.34/cwt222.00–246.009916
BullsMedium and Large 1300230.00/cwt230.00–230.006901
BullsMedium and Large 1525200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0501
BullsMedium and Large 1280260.00/cwt260.00–260.007281
CowsBoner 80-85%1,306101.66/cwt95.00–106.001,32825
Bulls1,04587.68/cwt83.00–94.009162
Bulls1,303117.85/cwt113.00–121.001,5362
CowsLean 85-90%67560.00/cwt60.00–60.004051
CowsLean 85-90%1,06385.76/cwt72.00–92.0091213
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29001,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0254
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1601,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2752
HeifersMedium and Large 2440180.00/cwt180.00–180.007921
BullsMedium and Large 1-2443236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,0454
HeifersMedium and Large 1505189.00/cwt189.00–189.009541
BullsMedium and Large 1-2371236.00/cwt236.00–236.0087611
BullsMedium and Large 2415200.00/cwt200.00–200.008301
BullsMedium and Large 2283230.00/cwt230.00–230.006516
HeifersMedium and Large 1585190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1121
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2521208.07/cwt204.00–209.001,08421
BullsMedium and Large 2383178.73/cwt177.50–180.006852
BullsMedium and Large 2640163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0431
HeifersMedium and Large 2335195.00/cwt195.00–195.006531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2775184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,42623
HeifersMedium and Large 1300205.00/cwt205.00–205.006151
HeifersMedium and Large 1425219.00/cwt219.00–219.009312
HeifersMedium and Large 2480186.63/cwt175.00–199.008962
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added603196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1829
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added704190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,33849
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423213.93/cwt211.00–215.0090519
SteersMedium and Large 1330238.55/cwt237.00–240.007872
HeifersMedium and Large 1710188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2644190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2244
HeifersMedium and Large 2590181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0681

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.