Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold steady to 7 higher. slaughter cows were steady to 4 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $219.22/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$219.22

23 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$26.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.52

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	228.47	1,104	15thin
Medium and Large 2	451	201.88	910	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.59/cwt here — about $194 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 sale23 hd

219.22

—

MS average13 barns · 462 hd

202.70

+16.52

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	1,375	125.00	1,719	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	110.09	1,298	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	85.00	1,231	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	80.00	784	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	573	224.87/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,289	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	221.71/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,164	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	252.49/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	246.27/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,091	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	242.99/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,249	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	236.48/cwt	230.00–240.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	227.44/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,099	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	218.87/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,167	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	240.22/cwt	227.50–258.00	1,026	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	225.03/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	527	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,719	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	103.37/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,202	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	112.78/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,338	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,231	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	784	1

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 Aug 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 32Year ago 126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 35Year ago 17

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold steady to 7 higher. slaughter cows were steady to 4 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	215.00–235.00	224.87
1	—	340	270.00	270.00
1	—	625	208.00	208.00
5	—	525	212.00–230.00	221.71
1	—	285	220.00	220.00
3	—	427	227.50–258.00	240.22
2	—	473	220.00–230.00	225.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	205.00	205.00
1	—	615	185.00	185.00
1	—	650	190.00	190.00
1	—	365	200.00	200.00
1	—	710	180.00	180.00
2	—	260	220.00	220.00
1	—	245	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	250.00–255.00	252.49
2	—	443	242.50–250.00	246.27
5	—	514	235.00–247.50	242.99
1	—	315	292.50	292.50
1	—	555	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	200.00	200.00
1	—	440	205.00	205.00
1	—	255	235.00	235.00
1	—	395	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	220.00	220.00
3	—	327	230.00–240.00	236.48
6	—	483	225.00–230.00	227.44
1	—	550	215.00	215.00
2	—	533	210.00–228.00	218.87
1	—	295	232.00	232.00
1	—	695	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	215.00	215.00
1	—	375	210.00	210.00
1	—	275	210.00	210.00
1	—	470	210.00	210.00
1	—	545	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	125.00	125.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	100.00–106.00	103.37
5	—	1,186	111.00–115.00	112.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	85.00	85.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	80.00	80.00

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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