Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2023-10-17

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Oct 17
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
173 head
36 vs last sale 137 136 vs year ago 309 · 44.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
35 vs last sale 26 5 vs year ago 56 · +8.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
18 vs last sale 2 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers/bulls and heifers sold mixed from 5 lower to 7 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.16/cwt on 49 head.
Average price
$207.16
49 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,070
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$117
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$38.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.45
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1454215.6497920
Medium and Large 1-2694213.331,48119thin
Medium and Large 2-3227178.754058thin
Medium and Large 2618177.501,0962thin
One grade step is worth $38.14/cwt here — about −$117 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 sale49 hd
207.16
MS average13 barns · 873 hd
208.61
−1.45
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,405109.131,5332thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11792.171,03021
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low99070.9070218

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
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,028$1,2252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)832$1,0933thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)900$1,1252thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)910$7756
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)784$7397

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1570212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2111
HeifersMedium and Large 2640170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0881
HeifersMedium and Large 1300220.00/cwt220.00–220.006602
SteersMedium and Large 1590220.95/cwt215.00–227.001,3042
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3202175.00/cwt175.00–175.003545
HeifersMedium and Large 1513213.71/cwt210.00–220.001,0964
SteersMedium and Large 2340225.00/cwt225.00–225.007651
SteersMedium and Large 1603218.34/cwt215.00–222.501,3173
SteersMedium and Large 1495247.50/cwt245.00–250.001,2252
SteersMedium and Large 2470209.79/cwt200.00–220.009862
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2628216.77/cwt207.50–220.501,36110
HeifersMedium and Large 1610205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2771221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,7048
SteersMedium and Large 2435200.00/cwt200.00–200.008701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2667227.06/cwt214.00–236.001,5145
SteersMedium and Large 1655220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4411
SteersMedium and Large 1418236.41/cwt232.50–240.009882
SteersMedium and Large 1305240.00/cwt240.00–240.007321
SteersMedium and Large 2567208.74/cwt190.00–214.001,1846
SteersMedium and Large 1520234.98/cwt225.00–247.501,2224
BullsMedium and Large 1560205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1481
BullsMedium and Large 2283229.98/cwt220.00–235.006514
BullsMedium and Large 1362230.73/cwt227.50–235.008353
BullsMedium and Large 1535220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1771
BullsMedium and Large 1323237.09/cwt230.00–245.007662
BullsMedium and Large 1470232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,0901
Bulls1,405109.13/cwt103.00–114.001,5332
CowsLean 85-90%83350.90/cwt48.00–54.004243
CowsLean 85-90%95963.03/cwt55.00–73.006045
CowsLean 85-90%1,05380.83/cwt73.00–87.0085110
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11792.17/cwt87.00–96.001,03021
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2784739.02/head700.00–770.007397
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2910775.00/head775.00–775.007756
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0281,225.43/head1,200.00–1,250.001,2252
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2670800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29131,239.25/head825.00–1,525.001,2392
HeifersMedium and Large 1377220.96/cwt215.00–232.508333
BullsMedium and Large 2505200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0101
BullsMedium and Large 2370216.58/cwt200.00–230.008013
BullsMedium and Large 2422205.95/cwt195.00–215.008695
BullsMedium and Large 2631177.09/cwt170.00–180.001,1175
BullsMedium and Large 2570207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1831
HeifersMedium and Large 1428217.51/cwt215.00–220.009315
BullsMedium and Large 2653170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1102
BullsMedium and Large 2235225.00/cwt225.00–225.005291
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3268185.00/cwt185.00–185.004963
HeifersMedium and Large 2595185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1011
HeifersMedium and Large 1730205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4971
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2768209.50/cwt209.50–209.501,6099
HeifersMedium and Large 1295220.00/cwt220.00–220.006491
HeifersMedium and Large 1475212.53/cwt210.00–215.001,0102

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.