Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and bulls were steady to 8 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $250.97/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$250.97

38 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,246

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$609

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

$47.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.83

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	277.50	1,540	6thin
Medium and Large 1	512	251.37	1,287	24
Medium and Large 2	405	229.88	931	8thin

One grade step is worth $47.63/cwt here — about $609 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 sale38 hd

250.97

—

MS average13 barns · 1,015 hd

243.14

+7.83

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	1,450	121.05	1,755	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	102.57	1,230	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	95.00	1,496	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	90.46	882	11

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	350	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	231.80/cwt	220.00–237.50	981	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,540	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	244.73/cwt	240.00–250.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	238.73/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	267.54/cwt	265.00–270.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	231.28/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	264.63/cwt	257.50–285.00	1,268	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	265.77/cwt	227.50–285.00	1,406	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	230.02/cwt	220.00–235.00	932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	217.78/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,119	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	218.37/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	204.38/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,187	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	209.47/cwt	205.00–214.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	926	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	121.05/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,755	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	805	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	628	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	102.57/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,230	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,496	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	92.29/cwt	80.00–98.00	918	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,008	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	665	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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 27Last week 270Year ago 338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 32Year ago 93

Compared to last week steers and bulls were steady to 8 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	255.00	255.00
1	—	425	240.00	240.00
1	—	555	200.00	200.00
1	—	305	247.50	247.50
1	—	505	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	240.00	240.00
1	—	520	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	220.00–237.50	231.80
1	—	325	235.00	235.00
1	—	295	240.00	240.00
1	—	505	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	555	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	240.00–250.00	244.73
2	—	613	235.00–242.50	238.73
1	—	755	215.00	215.00
2	—	340	265.00–270.00	267.54
1	—	350	260.00	260.00
1	—	415	255.00	255.00
3	—	657	225.00–239.00	231.28
5	—	479	257.50–285.00	264.63
5	—	529	227.50–285.00	265.77
1	—	570	225.00	225.00
1	—	725	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	210.00	210.00
1	—	635	215.00	215.00
4	—	405	220.00–235.00	230.02
6	—	514	210.00–224.00	217.78
3	—	460	215.00–220.00	218.37
4	—	581	200.00–210.00	204.38
1	—	390	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	205.00	205.00
1	—	660	185.00	185.00
2	—	403	205.00–214.00	209.47
2	—	480	200.00–210.00	205.00
1	—	335	202.50	202.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,450	118.00–126.00	121.05
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	78.00	78.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,199	98.00–105.00	102.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	95.00	95.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	995	80.00–98.00	92.29
2	—	1,003	100.00–101.00	100.50
1	—	950	70.00	70.00

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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