Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2024-04-09

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Apr 9
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
51 head
2 vs last sale 49 43 vs year ago 94 · 45.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
42 vs last sale 23 22 vs year ago 43 · +51.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
101 head
95 vs last sale 6 1 vs year ago 100 · +1.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week it was a really light run on calves, not enough to call a trend on calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $250.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits 115.05 against this barn's trailing median of $365.05.
Average price
$250.00
1 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,263
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
4.35
vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2505250.001,2631thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
250.00
MS average11 barns · 59 hd
254.35
−4.35
This barn, trailing median1 sales
365.05
−115.05
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
BullsAverage1,630156.002,5432thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,265140.001,7711thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,041131.631,37022
CowsLean 85-90%Average924114.351,05620

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)915$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,061$1,44021
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,008$1,2713thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$1,2604thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)910$1,2505
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)825$1,2253thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)885$1,1506
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)805$1,1255
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)905$9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)996$1,7499
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,106$1,67916
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,088$1,4505
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)891$1,22617

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Bulls1,235148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,8281
Bulls2,025164.00/cwt164.00–164.003,3211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,041131.63/cwt124.00–137.001,37022
CowsLean 85-90%919114.10/cwt98.00–133.001,04919
CowsLean 85-90%1,010119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2021
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,265140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7711
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2805925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-28101,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0006
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-27851,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2905925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-27801,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28051,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1255
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8851,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1506
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8251,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0081,270.62/head1,000.00–1,525.001,2713
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0841,495.99/head1,300.00–1,650.001,49619
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28831,578.97/head1,375.00–1,775.001,5792
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0931,377.12/head1,350.00–1,400.001,3772
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2981,802.42/head202.00–2,400.001,8026
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0691,863.62/head1,675.00–1,925.001,8646
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29151,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29451,260.12/head975.00–1,575.001,2604
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29351,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,35011
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0851,498.50/head1,400.00–1,550.001,4993
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0141,647.12/head1,200.00–1,875.001,6479
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300265337.50/cwt337.50–337.508941
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250223303.37/cwt300.00–307.506772
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350310287.50/cwt287.50–287.508911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed875900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29101,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2505
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200185330.00/cwt330.00–330.006111
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300285330.00/cwt330.00–330.009411
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350300340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0201
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400350335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1731
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400380302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,1501
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450405267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,0831
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250200297.50/cwt297.50–297.505951
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400365300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0951
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350315275.00/cwt275.00–275.008661
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550505250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2631
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650625195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2191
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700680188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2781

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.