Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week there was not enough comparable data to call an accurate trend, but seemed higher. slaughter cows were 2-8 higher, bulls were steady -4 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $254.09/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −110.96 against this barn's trailing median of $365.05.

Average price

$254.09

5 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$5.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.40

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	257.50	1,403	2thin
Medium and Large 2	530	251.82	1,335	3thin

One grade step is worth $5.68/cwt here — about $69 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

254.09

—

MS average11 barns · 87 hd

272.49

−18.40

This barn, trailing median1 sales

365.05

−110.96

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	—	High	1,906	146.23	2,787	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	122.03	1,444	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,690	114.00	1,927	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	102.36	1,019	12

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,026	$1,644	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,325	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,908	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	780	$1,425	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,300	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	846	$780	5

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	—	2,205	149.45/cwt	148.00–151.00	3,295	2
Bulls	—	—	1,960	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,960	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	122.03/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,444	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,927	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	83.97/cwt	82.00–85.00	867	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	108.49/cwt	95.00–115.00	1,066	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	282.46/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,003	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	775	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	331.51/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,270	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	276.24/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	314.47/cwt	295.00–330.00	981	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	1,643.84/head	1,525.00–1,775.00	1,644	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	253.26/cwt	248.00–262.00	1,565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	295.85/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,089	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	259.16/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	780.38/head	700.00–800.00	780	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	466	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,328	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	227.61/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,179	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	251.82/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,335	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	348.40/cwt	330.00–365.00	962	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	803	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	262.28/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	195	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	292.32/cwt	285.00–300.00	614	2
Bulls	—	—	1,255	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	321.27/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	338.80/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,659	1

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 84Last week 165Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 20Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 38Year ago 16

Compared to last week there was not enough comparable data to call an accurate trend, but seemed higher. slaughter cows were 2-8 higher, bulls were steady -4 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,205	148.00–151.00	149.45
1	—	1,960	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,255	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,183	114.00–125.00	122.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	114.00	114.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	82.00–85.00	83.97
9	—	983	95.00–115.00	108.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	367.50	367.50
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	505	275.00–277.50	276.24
3	600–650	618	248.00–262.00	253.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	466	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	350	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	312	295.00–330.00	314.47
2	350–400	355	280.00–285.00	282.46
1	400–450	400	297.50	297.50
3	500–550	510	257.50–260.00	259.16
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	720	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	775	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	360.00	360.00
3	500–550	545	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	250.00–275.00	262.28
2	500–550	518	220.00–235.00	227.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	276	330.00–365.00	348.40
3	300–350	318	325.00–350.00	338.80
12	350–400	383	320.00–332.50	331.51
2	400–450	413	317.50–325.00	321.27
1	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	530	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	302.50	302.50
2	200–250	210	285.00–300.00	292.32
1	300–350	315	255.00	255.00
2	350–400	368	270.00–320.00	295.85
3	500–550	530	235.00–260.00	251.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	780	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,540	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,026	1,525.00–1,775.00	1,643.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,000	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,725.00	1,725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	846	700.00–800.00	780.38
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,000	1,300.00	1,300.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Winona Stockyard - Winona, MS

Slaughter Cattle

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Replacement Cattle