Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2024-02-20

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Feb 20
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
162 head
119 vs last sale 281 104 vs year ago 58 · +179.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
46 vs last sale 15 51 vs year ago 10 · +510.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
6 vs last sale 0 4 vs year ago 2 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks run, there wasn't enough comparable dataon the feeders as most of last weeks sale was weaned yearlings and this week was a lot of fresh sucking calves but it was a higher undertone on the few that we had. slaughter cows and bulls sold higher 2-5.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $267.97/cwt on 54 head.
Average price
$267.97
54 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,278
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$64
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$126.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.05
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1452288.281,30324
Medium and Large 1-2540263.231,42213thin
Medium and Large 2424253.711,07515thin
Medium and Large 2-3765162.001,2392thin
One grade step is worth $126.28/cwt here — about $64 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 sale54 hd
267.97
MS average13 barns · 599 hd
253.92
+14.05
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
BullsAverage1,595128.002,0422thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,265109.481,38532
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55896.441,5032thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02595.9498312

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,6382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,5251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)883$1,5162thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1755191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4421
HeifersMedium and Large 1650212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3811
HeifersMedium and Large 1487245.80/cwt240.00–250.001,1973
HeifersMedium and Large 1330302.42/cwt300.00–305.009982
HeifersMedium and Large 2473224.94/cwt215.00–230.001,0643
SteersMedium and Large 1471289.89/cwt275.00–312.501,3657
SteersMedium and Large 1405330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3371
SteersMedium and Large 1525282.29/cwt275.00–290.001,4822
HeifersMedium and Large 1358286.63/cwt285.00–290.001,0263
HeifersMedium and Large 1265330.00/cwt330.00–330.008751
HeifersMedium and Large 2562222.57/cwt215.00–235.001,2513
HeifersMedium and Large 1418258.06/cwt250.00–272.501,0798
SteersMedium and Large 1865207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,7951
SteersMedium and Large 1-2378318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,2022
HeifersMedium and Large 2505217.52/cwt215.00–220.001,0982
HeifersMedium and Large 1200287.50/cwt287.50–287.505751
HeifersMedium and Large 2380250.00/cwt250.00–250.009501
SteersMedium and Large 1730219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5991
SteersMedium and Large 2580235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3631
SteersMedium and Large 2460270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2421
SteersMedium and Large 1385307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,1841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,2553
BullsMedium and Large 1700200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4001
BullsMedium and Large 2335265.00/cwt265.00–265.008881
BullsMedium and Large 1435292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,2721
BullsMedium and Large 1308322.45/cwt310.00–332.509933
BullsMedium and Large 1283330.09/cwt320.00–340.009342
BullsMedium and Large 1613242.68/cwt227.50–257.501,4882
CowsBoner 80-85%1,235114.79/cwt113.00–118.001,4185
CowsLean 85-90%1,02595.94/cwt91.00–100.0098312
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55896.44/cwt95.00–98.001,5032
CowsBoner 80-85%1,271108.50/cwt100.00–113.001,37927
Bulls1,765134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,3651
Bulls1,425122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,7391
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,638.38/head1,625.00–1,650.001,6382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28831,515.51/head1,450.00–1,575.001,5162
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2201,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3765162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,2392
BullsMedium and Large 2605240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4521
BullsMedium and Large 2510225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1482
BullsMedium and Large 1510250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2751
BullsMedium and Large 1577253.01/cwt237.50–270.001,4605
BullsMedium and Large 2558229.72/cwt200.00–250.001,2824
HeifersMedium and Large 2650190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2351
HeifersMedium and Large 1527231.16/cwt215.00–250.001,2183
BullsMedium and Large 2410276.42/cwt262.50–290.001,1332
BullsMedium and Large 1-2653236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5417
BullsMedium and Large 1-2337320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0783
BullsMedium and Large 1-2480270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2963
HeifersMedium and Large 2615195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1991
HeifersMedium and Large 1565235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3281
BullsMedium and Large 1475271.26/cwt270.00–272.501,2882
BullsMedium and Large 1379322.24/cwt300.00–337.501,2217
BullsMedium and Large 2269275.80/cwt232.50–295.007425
HeifersMedium and Large 2330250.00/cwt250.00–250.008252
HeifersMedium and Large 1620221.64/cwt220.00–225.001,3743

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.