Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2024-02-13

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Feb 13
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
281 head
▲ 170 vs last sale 111▲ 247 vs year ago 34 · +726.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 14▼ 39 vs year ago 54 · −72.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold 4-18 higher, heifers sold 5-15 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 4 higher. Most of the calves were weaned yearling having 2 rounds of shots, listed in reports as M&L 1-2.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $246.51/cwt on 128 head.
Average price
$246.51
128 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,325
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$81
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$38.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.98
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1472257.051,21421
Medium and Large 1-2553246.811,36698
Medium and Large 2518218.651,1339thin
One grade step is worth $38.40/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 sale128 hd
246.51
—
MS average13 barns · 1,705 hd
254.49
−7.98
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
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,106105.191,1636thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60598.001,5731thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13395.201,0796thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
BullsMedium and Large 1—230295.00/cwt295.00–295.006791
BullsMedium and Large 1—275322.50/cwt322.50–322.508871
BullsMedium and Large 1—600205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2301
BullsMedium and Large 1—390300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1702
BullsMedium and Large 1—469269.45/cwt260.00–277.501,2644
BullsMedium and Large 1—430300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—616280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,72513
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—525325.77/cwt321.00–329.001,71022
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—576277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,59627
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—463343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,5886
SteersMedium and Large 2—465268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,2461
SteersMedium and Large 1—530273.75/cwt270.00–277.501,4512
SteersMedium and Large 1—620264.84/cwt260.00–270.001,6422
SteersMedium and Large 1—570268.51/cwt267.00–270.001,5312
SteersMedium and Large 1—318335.28/cwt330.00–340.001,0662
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—741234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,73412
SteersMedium and Large 1—470296.88/cwt280.00–310.001,3953
SteersMedium and Large 1—427312.14/cwt300.00–325.001,3335
SteersMedium and Large 2—573247.51/cwt245.00–250.001,4182
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—520322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,6771
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—555310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7214
SteersMedium and Large 2—400235.00/cwt235.00–235.009401
HeifersMedium and Large 1—473265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2532
HeifersMedium and Large 1—573237.56/cwt232.50–242.501,3613
HeifersMedium and Large 1—283306.19/cwt300.00–312.508672
HeifersMedium and Large 1—535240.74/cwt235.00–245.001,2887
HeifersMedium and Large 1—680235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5981
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—479255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2214
HeifersMedium and Large 2—970166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,6101
HeifersMedium and Large 2—353251.24/cwt250.00–252.508872
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—496276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,3697
HeifersMedium and Large 2—290262.50/cwt262.50–262.507611
HeifersMedium and Large 2—600185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1101
HeifersMedium and Large 1—335289.10/cwt265.00–312.509682
HeifersMedium and Large 1—423252.49/cwt250.00–255.001,0682
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—504258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,30010
HeifersMedium and Large 1—373269.80/cwt260.00–280.001,0062
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—591237.70/cwt231.00–255.001,40570
HeifersMedium and Large 2—475228.48/cwt227.00–230.001,0852
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—349288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,0057
HeifersMedium and Large 2—573197.45/cwt195.00–200.001,1312
BullsMedium and Large 2—470260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2221
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,145113.26/cwt110.00–116.001,2972
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,60598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,5731
CowsLean 85-90%—1,13395.20/cwt88.00–104.001,0796
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,086101.16/cwt98.00–107.001,0994

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.