Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers, bulls and heifers sold mostly steady, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.77/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$215.77

136 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$225

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$40.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.34

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	397	226.83	900	28
Medium and Large 1-2	524	223.97	1,175	73
Medium and Large 2	496	192.68	956	20
Medium and Large 2-3	605	186.00	1,125	15thin

One grade step is worth $40.83/cwt here — about −$225 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 sale136 hd

215.77

—

MS average13 barns · 1,481 hd

222.11

−6.34

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	1,572	117.71	1,851	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	109.60	1,425	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	931	81.32	757	7thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	221.17/cwt	215.00–232.50	922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	210.34/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,346	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,130	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	216.47/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,106	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	248.30/cwt	235.00–267.50	1,294	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	244.00/cwt	232.50–256.00	1,135	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	220.83/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	871	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	978	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	223.54/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,042	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,485	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,163	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	241.23/cwt	240.00–242.50	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,514	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,353	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	220.65/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,172	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	303	228.24/cwt	220.00–240.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	257.16/cwt	248.00–270.00	831	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	263.14/cwt	252.50–275.00	995	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	253.36/cwt	244.00–262.50	1,067	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	107.23/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,466	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	91.90/cwt	89.00–98.00	919	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	879	73.39/cwt	62.00–79.00	645	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,309	2
Bulls	—	—	1,489	103.53/cwt	97.00–115.00	1,542	4
Bulls	—	—	1,639	129.05/cwt	127.00–133.00	2,115	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	227.06/cwt	225.00–230.00	970	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	232.22/cwt	220.00–240.00	875	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	240.49/cwt	240.00–242.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	239.16/cwt	230.00–247.50	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	205.03/cwt	200.00–210.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	202.27/cwt	200.00–205.00	848	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	224.76/cwt	220.00–230.00	955	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	226.47/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,334	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	229.47/cwt	220.00–237.50	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,125	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	184.17/cwt	180.50–201.00	976	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 67Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 14Year ago 38

Compared to last week steers, bulls and heifers sold mostly steady, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	220.00	220.00
5	—	417	215.00–232.50	221.17
6	—	466	218.00–231.00	223.54
6	—	377	220.00–240.00	232.22
4	—	314	240.00–242.00	240.49
3	—	267	220.00–237.50	229.47
1	—	525	218.00	218.00
1	—	560	222.50	222.50
1	—	610	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	640	200.00–211.00	210.34
8	—	511	215.00–218.00	216.47
13	—	363	240.00	240.00
12	—	425	220.00–230.00	224.76
24	—	589	220.00–229.00	226.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	419	200.00–205.00	202.27
1	—	645	189.00	189.00
1	—	685	182.50	182.50
1	—	295	212.00	212.00
1	—	345	185.00	185.00
1	—	820	165.00	165.00
7	—	530	180.50–201.00	184.17
1	—	490	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	605	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	653	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	235.00–267.50	248.30
2	—	465	232.50–256.00	244.00
2	—	623	215.00–227.00	220.83
1	—	650	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	353	277.00	277.00
4	—	663	224.00	224.00
12	—	423	275.00	275.00
7	—	721	210.00	210.00
4	—	505	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	225.00	225.00
2	—	355	240.00–242.50	241.23
1	—	625	200.00	200.00
4	—	531	215.00–227.50	220.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	303	220.00–240.00	228.24
3	—	427	225.00–230.00	227.06
2	—	268	230.00–247.50	239.16
1	—	610	216.00	216.00
2	—	463	200.00–210.00	205.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	248.00–270.00	257.16
3	—	378	252.50–275.00	263.14
1	—	515	230.00	230.00
4	—	421	244.00–262.50	253.36
1	—	495	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,367	105.00–112.00	107.23
2	—	1,133	115.00–116.00	115.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	89.00–98.00	91.90
4	—	879	62.00–79.00	73.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,489	97.00–115.00	103.53
5	—	1,639	127.00–133.00	129.05

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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