Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer, heifers,and bulls sold steady to $7 higher inspite the futures market being lower, slaughter cows and bulls were higher 1-4. Nice set of replacement cattle here today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.30/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −130.76 against this barn's trailing median of $373.06.

Average price

$242.30

6 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,232

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$12.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.37

vs MS average

−24.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	246.31	1,239	4thin
Medium and Large 2	520	234.28	1,218	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.03/cwt here — about $21 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $397.24, low $349.22, median $373.06 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

242.30

—

MS average13 barns · 229 hd

257.67

−15.37

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−24.57

This barn, trailing median7 sales

373.06

−130.76

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	1,300	140.00	1,820	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	131.02	1,558	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	129.00	1,754	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	923	95.93	885	5thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,026	$1,581	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,021	$1,214	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$2,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,201	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,309	$2,078	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	670	$1,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	1,606.86/head	1,275.00–1,750.00	1,607	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	312.21/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,280	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	337.73/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	285.33/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	318.58/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,220	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	1,214.47/head	1,075.00–1,375.00	1,214	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	2,340.70/head	1,775.00–2,575.00	2,341	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	2,041.45/head	2,000.00–2,075.00	2,041	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	152.30/cwt	135.00–170.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	234.28/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	278.51/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,331	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	81.57/cwt	76.00–87.00	685	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	105.51/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,032	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,754	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,869	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	129.52/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,509	6
Bulls	—	—	1,300	140.00/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	277.23/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	258.11/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,226	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	935	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	790	1,464.72/head	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,465	2
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	910	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	270.10/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	312.33/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	222.56/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	320.51/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,029	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	342.60/cwt	340.00–345.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	296.16/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	315.54/cwt	300.00–330.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	221.67/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	309.62/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,208	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	246.31/cwt	230.00–285.00	1,239	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 Mar 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 55Year ago 67

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 8Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 0Year ago 3

Compared to last week steer, heifers,and bulls sold steady to $7 higher inspite the futures market being lower, slaughter cows and bulls were higher 1-4. Nice set of replacement cattle here today.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,079	1,275.00–1,750.00	1,606.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,021	1,075.00–1,375.00	1,214.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	790	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,464.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,358	1,775.00–2,575.00	2,340.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,258	2,000.00–2,075.00	2,041.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,250.00	1,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	121.00	121.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	340.00–345.00	342.60
3	300–350	323	332.50–345.00	337.73
2	350–400	383	310.00–327.50	318.58
4	400–450	410	295.00–325.00	312.21
5	450–500	476	285.00–312.50	296.16
2	500–550	523	275.00–295.00	285.33
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	705	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	435	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	540	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	300.00–330.00	315.54
4	300–350	321	300.00–332.50	320.51
5	350–400	390	285.00–330.00	309.62
2	400–450	410	270.00–280.00	275.00
4	500–550	503	230.00–285.00	246.31
1	600–650	640	222.50	222.50
3	650–700	673	220.00–227.50	222.56
3	700–750	730	210.00–227.50	221.67
3	800–850	837	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	420	270.00–285.00	277.23
3	450–500	475	245.00–270.00	258.11
2	500–550	520	210.00–260.00	234.28
2	850–900	875	135.00–170.00	152.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	250.00–305.00	278.51
1	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	355.00	355.00
2	300–350	338	305.00–320.00	312.33
1	350–400	380	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	425	322.50	322.50
2	500–550	508	250.00–290.00	270.10
1	650–700	690	229.00	229.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	76.00–87.00	81.57
3	—	978	100.00–115.00	105.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	129.00	129.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	140.00	140.00
6	—	1,165	127.00–135.00	129.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	136.00–144.00	140.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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