Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold steady to $8 higher. slaughter cows sold $3-$6 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $249.18/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$249.18

97 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$40.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.12

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	399	256.60	1,023	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	438	251.08	1,099	79
Medium and Large 2	349	215.99	753	7thin

One grade step is worth $40.61/cwt here — about $270 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 sale97 hd

249.18

—

MS average13 barns · 1,200 hd

245.06

+4.12

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	1,840	128.00	2,355	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,290	106.84	1,378	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	92.30	979	9thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	245	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	314.27/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,006	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	271.69/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,272	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	275.50/cwt	272.00–282.50	964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	265.49/cwt	256.00–273.00	1,197	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,344	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	286.35/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,200	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	230.91/cwt	224.00–237.50	1,432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	319.93/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	289.80/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,381	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	219.81/cwt	207.50–245.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	249.08/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,076	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	317.37/cwt	315.00–325.00	898	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	308.20/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,103	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	212.45/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,349	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	281.34/cwt	275.00–287.00	926	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	984	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	247.79/cwt	225.00–259.00	1,189	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	226.36/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	271.99/cwt	271.00–272.50	889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	248.72/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	287.39/cwt	281.00–295.00	802	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,272	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	231.85/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,178	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	262.28/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,256	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,356	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,102	5
Bulls	—	—	1,840	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,355	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,518	109.34/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,660	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	92.30/cwt	85.00–96.00	979	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	105.17/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,197	9

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 Jan 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 511Year ago 179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 41Year ago 14

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold steady to $8 higher. slaughter cows sold $3-$6 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	300.00	300.00
1	—	295	324.00	324.00
3	—	320	307.50–317.50	314.27
3	—	423	265.00–275.00	271.69
4	—	479	245.00–275.00	262.28
1	—	725	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	257.00	257.00
2	—	318	312.50	312.50
5	—	611	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	350	272.00–282.50	275.50
2	—	525	222.50–230.00	226.36
3	—	327	271.00–272.50	271.99
2	—	420	247.50–250.00	248.72
1	—	465	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	222.50	222.50
3	—	223	207.50–245.00	219.81
1	—	395	210.00	210.00
2	—	488	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	432	246.00–252.00	249.08
10	—	635	210.00–215.00	212.45
12	—	329	275.00–287.00	281.34
5	—	374	263.00	263.00
12	—	279	281.00–295.00	287.39
7	—	578	220.00	220.00
8	—	508	230.00–233.00	231.85
5	—	461	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	451	256.00–273.00	265.49
6	—	611	220.00	220.00
4	—	383	280.00–300.00	289.80
8	—	523	264.00	264.00
8	—	283	315.00–325.00	317.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	315.00	315.00
5	—	419	275.00–315.00	286.35
2	—	620	224.00–237.50	230.91
2	—	340	315.00–325.00	319.93
5	—	358	302.00–320.00	308.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	207.50	207.50
3	—	480	225.00–259.00	247.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	128.00	128.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,518	108.00–110.00	109.34
9	—	1,138	99.00–108.00	105.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,061	85.00–96.00	92.30

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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