Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last wee steers /bulls and heifers sold $5-$12 higher. slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $241.15/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$241.15

28 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,160

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$61.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.16

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	384	268.89	1,033	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	509	239.17	1,216	22
Medium and Large 2	370	207.50	768	2thin

One grade step is worth $61.39/cwt here — about $265 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 sale28 hd

241.15

—

MS average12 barns · 1,092 hd

239.99

+1.16

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	1,543	113.60	1,753	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	86.82	980	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	72.78	677	21

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)	991	$991	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$775	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	675	$625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	375	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	233	262.74/cwt	255.00–270.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	215.45/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	242.50/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	236.65/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	268.16/cwt	265.00–275.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	218.78/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,396	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	267.42/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	250.24/cwt	249.00–252.00	1,081	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	230.79/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,202	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	204.29/cwt	192.50–215.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	181.24/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	262.65/cwt	260.00–265.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	275.28/cwt	270.00–280.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	213.74/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	243.75/cwt	240.00–247.50	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,312	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	256.96/cwt	247.50–267.50	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	209.76/cwt	200.00–220.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,173	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	755	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	700	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	675	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,054.28/head	800.00–1,225.00	1,054	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	80.40/cwt	72.00–87.00	804	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	64.39/cwt	54.00–80.00	549	10
Bulls	—	—	1,543	113.60/cwt	104.00–122.00	1,753	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	86.82/cwt	85.00–88.00	980	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 Dec 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 91Last week 151Year ago 58

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 115Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 23Year ago 0

Compared to last wee steers /bulls and heifers sold $5-$12 higher. slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	267.50	267.50
2	—	233	255.00–270.00	262.74
2	—	540	210.00–221.00	215.45
3	—	420	235.00–247.50	242.50
3	—	465	235.00–240.00	236.65
4	—	323	265.00–275.00	268.16
1	—	290	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	172.50	172.50
2	—	318	200.00–220.00	209.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	260.00	260.00
1	—	435	265.00	265.00
2	—	318	270.00–280.00	275.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	195.00	195.00
1	—	225	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	638	218.00–220.00	218.78
4	—	382	260.00–270.00	267.42
5	—	432	249.00–252.00	250.24
5	—	521	230.00–232.00	230.79
3	—	568	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	192.50–215.00	204.29
2	—	560	180.00–182.50	181.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	217.50	217.50
2	—	373	260.00–265.00	262.65
1	—	535	190.00	190.00
2	—	563	212.50–215.00	213.74
2	—	280	240.00–247.50	243.75
1	—	430	210.00	210.00
2	—	323	247.50–267.50	256.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	252.50	252.50
2	—	670	175.00	175.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	675	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,070	800.00–1,225.00	1,054.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,000	72.00–87.00	80.40
10	—	853	54.00–80.00	64.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,129	85.00–88.00	86.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,543	104.00–122.00	113.60

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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Steers · 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