Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2023-11-07

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Nov 7
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 91 vs last sale 122▼ 127 vs year ago 158 · −80.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
194 head
▲ 163 vs last sale 31▲ 141 vs year ago 53 · +266.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 26▼ 25 vs year ago 26 · −96.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold steady to 6 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.37/cwt on 45 head.
Average price
$208.37
45 head · 440 lb average
Value per head Derived
$917
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$81
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$13.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.15
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2422211.2389124
Medium and Large 1486208.941,01614thin
Medium and Large 2410197.438097thin
One grade step is worth $13.80/cwt here — about $81 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 sale45 hd
208.37
—
MS average13 barns · 1,074 hd
210.52
−2.15
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
Bulls—Average1,57388.001,3842thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12689.811,0117thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98972.3871612

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 PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,425$1,4751thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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—705180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2691
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—513211.50/cwt211.50–211.501,0855
SteersMedium and Large 1—715218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,5591
SteersMedium and Large 2—783186.25/cwt185.00–187.501,4582
HeifersMedium and Large 1—515217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,1201
HeifersMedium and Large 1—345210.00/cwt210.00–210.007251
SteersMedium and Large 1—515230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1851
SteersMedium and Large 1—675216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4581
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—625220.92/cwt219.00–225.501,3817
SteersMedium and Large 2—300220.00/cwt220.00–220.006601
HeifersMedium and Large 1—467220.92/cwt210.00–227.501,0323
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—251225.00/cwt225.00–225.005654
SteersMedium and Large 2—540207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—500230.00/cwt220.00–240.001,1504
SteersMedium and Large 1—340257.50/cwt257.50–257.508761
SteersMedium and Large 1—845195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6481
SteersMedium and Large 2—880176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,5491
SteersMedium and Large 2—388202.50/cwt202.50–202.507863
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—440248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,0912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—356262.50/cwt262.50–262.509358
SteersMedium and Large 1—416244.35/cwt235.00–250.001,0164
SteersMedium and Large 1—468251.65/cwt240.00–265.001,1783
SteersMedium and Large 1—370265.00/cwt265.00–265.009811
BullsMedium and Large 1—573199.78/cwt190.00–210.001,1452
BullsMedium and Large 1—535202.55/cwt200.00–205.001,0842
BullsMedium and Large 1—330245.00/cwt245.00–245.008091
BullsMedium and Large 1—618194.99/cwt190.00–200.001,2053
BullsMedium and Large 1—472217.33/cwt210.00–222.501,0263
BullsMedium and Large 1—705180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2691
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02281.53/cwt78.00–86.008337
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,12689.81/cwt85.00–94.001,0117
CowsLean 85-90%—87050.97/cwt50.00–52.004432
CowsLean 85-90%—99065.32/cwt63.00–68.006473
Bulls——1,03591.00/cwt91.00–91.009421
Bulls——2,11085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,7941
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4251,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—455232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,0583
BullsMedium and Large 1—430235.52/cwt220.00–240.001,0138
BullsMedium and Large 1—362249.83/cwt240.00–262.509045
BullsMedium and Large 2—550195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0731
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—375245.00/cwt245.00–245.009192
BullsMedium and Large 2—272235.00/cwt235.00–235.006393
BullsMedium and Large 1—275245.36/cwt240.00–250.006752
BullsMedium and Large 1—215243.78/cwt242.50–245.005242
HeifersMedium and Large 1—420213.98/cwt205.00–225.008995
HeifersMedium and Large 1—580195.00/cwt192.50–200.001,1313
BullsMedium and Large 2—630185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1661
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—265243.00/cwt243.00–243.006446
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—481195.00/cwt195.00–195.009384
HeifersMedium and Large 2—660180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1881
HeifersMedium and Large 2—375200.00/cwt200.00–200.007503
HeifersMedium and Large 2—420199.76/cwt195.00–205.008392
HeifersMedium and Large 2—245202.50/cwt202.50–202.504961
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—645200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2902
SteersMedium and Large 1—635211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3401
SteersMedium and Large 1—585230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3461
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—340210.00/cwt210.00–210.007142
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—380216.00/cwt216.00–216.008217

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.