Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2023-09-26

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Sep 26
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
333 head
70 vs last sale 403 317 vs year ago 16 · +1,981.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
2 vs last sale 79 55 vs year ago 22 · +250.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
2 vs last sale 4 482 vs year ago 484 · 99.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steer/bulls sold lower 2-8, heifers sold steady to 7 lower. Slaughter cows sold lower 4-10, slaughter bulls sold lower 3-6.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $214.49/cwt on 113 head.
Average price
$214.49
113 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,046
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$127
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.11
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1476217.571,03537
Medium and Large 1-2500216.341,08163
Medium and Large 2462196.7390813thin
One grade step is worth $20.84/cwt here — about $127 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 sale113 hd
214.49
MS average13 barns · 1,509 hd
218.60
−4.11
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
BullsAverage1,526112.951,7245thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26089.391,12713
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01473.3974447

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 PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$9001thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1-2727200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4543
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2526214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,12610
HeifersMedium and Large 2340215.00/cwt215.00–215.007311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2230225.00/cwt225.00–225.005183
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2474219.82/cwt215.00–225.001,04231
HeifersMedium and Large 1372228.55/cwt220.00–242.508509
HeifersMedium and Large 1563206.69/cwt200.00–217.501,1643
HeifersMedium and Large 1420220.67/cwt215.00–230.009273
HeifersMedium and Large 1523215.32/cwt207.50–227.501,1269
HeifersMedium and Large 1730180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3141
HeifersMedium and Large 2608190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1552
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2566210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1897
SteersMedium and Large 2370202.50/cwt202.50–202.507491
SteersMedium and Large 2325235.00/cwt235.00–235.007642
SteersMedium and Large 1513232.39/cwt225.00–240.001,1922
SteersMedium and Large 1358259.65/cwt257.50–262.509303
SteersMedium and Large 1583222.49/cwt220.00–225.001,2972
SteersMedium and Large 1668216.16/cwt215.00–217.501,4443
SteersMedium and Large 1430240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0321
SteersMedium and Large 1478242.19/cwt230.00–250.001,15811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2632224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,4165
SteersMedium and Large 1-2393261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,0264
SteersMedium and Large 1-2499250.29/cwt246.00–251.001,24928
SteersMedium and Large 1-2588222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,3056
SteersMedium and Large 1333260.85/cwt257.00–265.008692
BullsMedium and Large 1373237.49/cwt232.50–240.008863
BullsMedium and Large 1403220.05/cwt212.50–227.508872
BullsMedium and Large 1-2581202.70/cwt200.00–206.001,17811
BullsMedium and Large 1285242.50/cwt242.50–242.506911
BullsMedium and Large 1200240.00/cwt240.00–240.004801
BullsMedium and Large 1470215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0111
CowsLean 85-90%1,04771.46/cwt69.00–77.0074821
CowsLean 85-90%96564.28/cwt62.00–66.006208
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight81361.34/cwt60.00–62.004993
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight71572.00/cwt72.00–72.005151
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22989.82/cwt88.00–92.001,10411
CowsBoner 80-85%1,43387.00/cwt87.00–87.001,2472
CowsLean 85-90%1,05684.16/cwt79.00–89.0088914
Bulls1,510114.69/cwt110.00–118.001,7324
Bulls1,590106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,6851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,04588.00/cwt88.00–88.009201
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2950900.00/head900.00–900.009001
BullsMedium and Large 2330220.00/cwt220.00–220.007261
BullsMedium and Large 2495200.00/cwt200.00–200.009901
BullsMedium and Large 2640190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2161
BullsMedium and Large 2290230.00/cwt230.00–230.006671
BullsMedium and Large 1-2518211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,0936
BullsMedium and Large 2690180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2421
HeifersMedium and Large 2525190.00/cwt190.00–190.009981
HeifersMedium and Large 2450200.00/cwt200.00–200.009001
BullsMedium and Large 2365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
BullsMedium and Large 1323248.40/cwt245.00–250.008023
BullsMedium and Large 1-2447220.00/cwt220.00–220.009839
BullsMedium and Large 1-2461230.91/cwt220.00–245.001,0647
HeifersMedium and Large 1467220.39/cwt215.00–225.001,0296
HeifersMedium and Large 1614206.43/cwt200.00–215.001,2674
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430226.00/cwt226.00–226.009725
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2638200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2764
HeifersMedium and Large 2285220.00/cwt220.00–220.006271
HeifersMedium and Large 2350215.00/cwt215.00–215.007531
HeifersMedium and Large 1308222.56/cwt220.00–225.006852
HeifersMedium and Large 2568191.24/cwt190.00–192.501,0862
HeifersMedium and Large 2425188.76/cwt185.00–190.008024

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.