Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold steady to 10 higher. slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $232.84/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$232.84

52 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$87

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

$75.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.61

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	335	285.92	957	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	501	239.00	1,198	12thin
Medium and Large 2	497	210.16	1,045	29

One grade step is worth $75.76/cwt here — about −$87 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 sale52 hd

232.84

—

MS average13 barns · 1,735 hd

252.46

−19.61

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	1,340	128.00	1,715	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	103.34	1,221	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	86.58	892	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 2	—	370	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	223.91/cwt	200.00–230.00	970	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	285.33/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,201	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	217.54/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	346.53/cwt	315.00–377.50	981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	302.09/cwt	275.00–317.50	840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	337.41/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	810	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	103.34/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,221	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	86.58/cwt	85.00–88.00	892	2
Bulls	—	—	1,340	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,170	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	293.38/cwt	270.00–317.50	939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	328.75/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,036	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,088	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	268.81/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,296	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	284.23/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,217	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,196	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,238	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	260.00/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,115	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 Feb 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 203Year ago 179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 31Year ago 14

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold steady to 10 higher. slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	202.50	202.50
5	—	433	200.00–230.00	223.91
1	—	260	260.00	260.00
2	—	488	210.00–225.00	217.54
9	—	665	185.00	185.00
5	—	347	215.00	215.00
3	—	550	217.50	217.50
2	—	535	210.00	210.00
1	—	205	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	278	275.00–317.50	302.09
2	—	320	270.00–317.50	293.38
1	—	215	310.00	310.00
4	—	429	257.50–262.50	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	518	239.00	239.00
2	—	417	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	275.00	275.00
1	—	475	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	270.00–300.00	285.33
1	—	380	337.50	337.50
1	—	225	340.00	340.00
2	—	283	315.00–377.50	346.53
1	—	480	280.00	280.00
1	—	515	270.00	270.00
3	—	330	335.00–340.00	337.41
1	—	575	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	507	248.00	248.00
3	—	338	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	251.00	251.00
4	—	440	266.00	266.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	225.00	225.00
1	—	515	267.50	267.50
1	—	350	310.00	310.00
1	—	275	330.00	330.00
1	—	240	337.50	337.50
1	—	650	235.00	235.00
1	—	570	260.00	260.00
2	—	315	325.00–332.50	328.75
3	—	482	267.50–270.00	268.81
3	—	428	275.00–295.00	284.23
1	—	765	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	180.00	180.00
2	—	320	270.00–275.00	272.46
1	—	375	260.00	260.00
2	—	465	234.00	234.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,182	98.00–108.00	103.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	85.00–88.00	86.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	128.00	128.00

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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