Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers old 3-9 lower, heifers sold 2-10 lower. slaughter cows were steady to 4lower, slaughter bulls were steady. Quality was more plain than usual.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $223.10/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$223.10

38 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,314

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$301

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

$9.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.45

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	447	230.00	1,027	3thin
Medium and Large 1	596	227.61	1,357	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	603	220.17	1,328	24

One grade step is worth $9.83/cwt here — about −$301 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

223.10

—

MS average13 barns · 883 hd

238.55

−15.45

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	1,566	123.36	1,932	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	102.36	1,190	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	87.42	865	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	82.00	1,324	1thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$1,127	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,250	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$775	5

Every lot, as filed

50 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 2	—	345	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,101	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	212.78/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	718	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	234.00/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,006	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	747	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	247.46/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,149	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,510	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	227.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,251	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	229.15/cwt	225.00–230.00	539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	226.64/cwt	225.00–230.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	875	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,324	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	87.42/cwt	79.00–97.00	865	31
Bulls	—	—	1,670	121.44/cwt	117.00–125.00	2,028	2
Bulls	—	—	975	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,121	1
Bulls	—	—	1,758	129.46/cwt	128.00–131.00	2,276	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	107.80/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,342	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	100.55/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,141	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	825	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,045	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,126.76/head	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,127	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	225.18/cwt	220.00–230.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	187.49/cwt	180.00–200.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	213.82/cwt	210.00–217.50	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,083	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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 27Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 99Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 3Year ago 5

Compared to last week steers old 3-9 lower, heifers sold 2-10 lower. slaughter cows were steady to 4lower, slaughter bulls were steady. Quality was more plain than usual.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	215.00	215.00
1	—	660	180.00	180.00
1	—	585	170.00	170.00
4	—	464	180.00–200.00	187.49
2	—	255	210.00–217.50	213.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	506	217.50	217.50
10	—	319	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	747	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	186.00	186.00
1	—	600	186.00	186.00
1	—	535	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	675	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	235.00	235.00
2	—	460	225.00–230.00	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	220.00	220.00
1	—	320	258.00	258.00
3	—	722	210.00–216.00	212.78
2	—	483	245.00–250.00	247.46
1	—	505	227.50	227.50
1	—	770	217.00	217.00
1	—	615	223.00	223.00
1	—	555	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	605	215.00	215.00
6	—	430	230.00–238.00	234.00
10	—	719	210.00	210.00
3	—	562	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	758	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	220.00	220.00
1	—	355	255.00	255.00
1	—	300	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	235	225.00–230.00	229.15
3	—	377	225.00–230.00	226.64
1	—	560	190.00	190.00
1	—	530	202.50	202.50
2	—	280	220.00–230.00	225.18
1	—	310	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	324	270.00	270.00
4	—	395	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	82.00	82.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	989	79.00–97.00	87.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,245	107.00–110.00	107.80
15	—	1,135	94.00–104.00	100.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	117.00–125.00	121.44
1	—	975	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,758	128.00–131.00	129.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,250.00	1,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	825	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	110.00	110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	995	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,126.76

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle