Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold 8-15 higher. slaughter cows ans bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $228.28/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$228.28

50 head · 389 lb average

Value per head Derived

$887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$52.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.39

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	367	243.60	894	23
Medium and Large 1	392	227.27	890	18thin
Medium and Large 2	438	191.13	838	9thin

One grade step is worth $52.47/cwt here — about $56 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 sale50 hd

228.28

—

MS average12 barns · 1,072 hd

218.89

+9.39

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	1,583	118.30	1,873	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	87.50	1,069	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	86.75	1,228	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	79.51	902	58

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)	1,107	$1,079	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$1,064	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$900	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,463	$1,497	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 1-2	—	515	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	241.64/cwt	240.00–242.50	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	240.29/cwt	220.00–252.50	908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	202.30/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	244.41/cwt	239.00–250.00	953	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	252.61/cwt	250.00–255.00	806	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	206.33/cwt	202.50–210.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	228.38/cwt	210.00–247.50	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	204.67/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,152	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	258.55/cwt	252.50–265.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	243.79/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,024	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	231.32/cwt	220.00–245.00	962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	253.67/cwt	250.00–257.50	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	204.06/cwt	192.50–220.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	983	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	241.54/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,159	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	258	271.14/cwt	267.50–275.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,463	1,497.44/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,497	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	1,078.66/head	900.00–1,250.00	1,079	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,064.05/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,064	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	900.37/head	800.00–1,025.00	900	4
Bulls	—	—	1,583	118.30/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,873	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	80.79/cwt	70.00–88.00	931	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	65.98/cwt	60.00–70.00	622	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	87.50/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,069	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	86.75/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,228	2

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 Dec 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 59Year ago 128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 34Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold 8-15 higher. slaughter cows ans bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	190.00	190.00
10	—	390	239.00–250.00	244.41
11	—	319	250.00–255.00	252.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	240.00–242.50	241.64
4	—	378	220.00–252.50	240.29
3	—	520	190.00–210.00	202.30
2	—	475	202.50–210.00	206.33
4	—	416	220.00–245.00	231.32
1	—	230	220.00	220.00
1	—	330	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	210.00	210.00
1	—	525	172.50	172.50
1	—	610	177.50	177.50
1	—	675	173.00	173.00
1	—	595	180.00	180.00
3	—	238	192.50–220.00	204.06
1	—	390	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	250.00	250.00
1	—	530	227.50	227.50
1	—	345	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	270.00	270.00
14	—	381	258.00	258.00
7	—	480	238.00–243.00	241.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	210.00–247.50	228.38
2	—	563	190.00–220.00	204.67
2	—	315	252.50–265.00	258.55
4	—	420	240.00–250.00	243.79
1	—	465	240.00	240.00
2	—	373	250.00–257.50	253.67
2	—	258	267.50–275.00	271.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	162.00	162.00
1	—	355	210.00	210.00
1	—	610	190.00	190.00

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	2	—	1,463	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,497.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,107	900.00–1,250.00	1,078.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,064.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,090	800.00–1,025.00	900.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,583	116.00–120.00	118.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,152	70.00–88.00	80.79
5	—	943	60.00–70.00	65.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,222	84.00–92.00	87.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	84.00–89.00	86.75

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle