Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the better quality steers and heifers sold steady to $6 higher, plain cattle we steady to $6 lower. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $201.11/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$201.11

37 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

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

$20.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.95

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	209.53	970	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	438	206.75	905	14thin
Medium and Large 2	521	188.56	982	13thin

One grade step is worth $20.96/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale37 hd

201.11

—

MS average12 barns · 677 hd

203.06

−1.95

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	1,435	89.00	1,277	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	88.69	1,011	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	74.05	760	15

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,680	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,325	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	971	$1,267	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,219	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,250	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	343	234.50/cwt	234.00–235.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	233.80/cwt	232.50–235.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	195.14/cwt	188.00–206.00	1,112	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	453	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	221.27/cwt	217.50–225.00	947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	215.70/cwt	210.00–221.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	195.06/cwt	190.00–200.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	205.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,104	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	224.22/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	214.05/cwt	210.00–217.50	824	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	193.73/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	175.42/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,114	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	213.37/cwt	210.00–215.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	211.28/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,134	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,680	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	1,266.91/head	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,267	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,218.81/head	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,219	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	572	2
Bulls	—	—	1,435	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,277	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	88.69/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,011	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	77.01/cwt	73.00–83.00	809	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	65.92/cwt	60.00–69.00	633	4

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 Oct 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 149Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 39Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 12Year ago 26

Compared to last week, the better quality steers and heifers sold steady to $6 higher, plain cattle we steady to $6 lower. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	234.00–235.00	234.50
2	—	365	232.50–235.00	233.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	188.00–206.00	195.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	210.00	210.00
1	—	330	210.00	210.00
1	—	665	186.00	186.00
1	—	385	210.00	210.00
1	—	280	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	217.50–225.00	221.27
2	—	508	200.00–210.00	205.02
1	—	705	180.00	180.00
3	—	368	210.00–215.00	213.37
2	—	475	210.00–212.50	211.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	190.00–200.00	195.06
1	—	755	167.50	167.50
2	—	558	192.50–195.00	193.73
3	—	360	200.00	200.00
3	—	635	170.00–186.00	175.42
2	—	518	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	385	210.00–217.50	214.05
3	—	630	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	210.00–221.00	215.70
1	—	380	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	210.00	210.00
5	—	445	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	220.00–227.50	224.22

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,680	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,230	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	971	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,266.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,090	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,218.81
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	89.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,140	85.00–92.00	88.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,050	73.00–83.00	77.01
4	—	960	60.00–69.00	65.92

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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Heifers · 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

Winona Stockyard - Winona, MS

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Slaughter Cattle