Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to a light run on feeders last week, not able to call an accurate trend but seemed steady to a little lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold $2-5 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.81/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −137.24 against this barn's trailing median of $373.06.

Average price

$235.81

25 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,285

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.49

vs MS average

−28.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	235.81	1,285	25

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale25 hd

235.81

—

MS average13 barns · 321 hd

246.30

−10.49

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−28.71

This barn, trailing median7 sales

373.06

−137.24

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	1,475	146.44	2,160	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	123.93	1,407	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	112.02	1,176	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	110.00	1,672	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	259.90/cwt	258.00–261.50	1,614	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,151	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,518	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,379	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,641	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	318.94/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,155	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,411	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	236.95/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	259.44/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	238.55/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,248	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,201	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	247.01/cwt	235.00–267.50	1,074	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	295.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,277	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	112.02/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,176	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,672	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	123.93/cwt	118.00–133.00	1,407	10
Bulls	—	—	1,475	146.44/cwt	128.00–152.00	2,160	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	316.52/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,038	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	255.06/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	166.00/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	260.95/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	565	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	331.47/cwt	325.00–337.50	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	316.28/cwt	302.50–327.50	1,313	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	283.81/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	525	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	223.54/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	280.74/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,050	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	278.14/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,154	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,359	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1700–1750	1,725	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	4,011	3

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 Apr 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 51Year ago 215

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 65Year ago 112

Due to a light run on feeders last week, not able to call an accurate trend but seemed steady to a little lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold $2-5 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	484	285.00	285.00
11	500–550	544	279.00	279.00
13	600–650	621	258.00–261.50	259.90
2	700–750	700	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	325.00–337.50	331.47
1	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	365	327.50	327.50
4	400–450	415	302.50–327.50	316.28
1	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	738	220.00–227.00	223.54
1	800–850	800	201.00	201.00
1	900–950	905	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	254.00–265.00	259.44
1	500–550	520	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	373	322.00	322.00
12	400–450	420	274.00	274.00
17	500–550	523	234.00–240.00	238.55
8	550–600	591	230.00	230.00
22	600–650	627	225.00	225.00
8	700–750	746	220.00	220.00
3	1700–1750	1,725	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	235.00	235.00
1	350–400	380	275.00	275.00
4	400–450	435	235.00–267.50	247.01
1	450–500	495	225.00	225.00
2	800–850	830	160.00–172.00	166.00
1	850–900	885	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	280.00	280.00
5	350–400	374	270.00–295.00	280.74
3	400–450	415	272.50–287.50	278.14
2	450–500	463	250.00–272.50	260.95
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	705	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	770	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	890	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	695	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	310.00–327.50	316.52
5	350–400	362	310.00–327.50	318.94
2	400–450	433	290.00–300.00	295.03
2	450–500	485	277.50–290.00	283.81
2	500–550	523	252.50–257.50	255.06
1	550–600	565	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	365	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	480	220.00–255.00	236.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	247.50	247.50
1	550–600	565	227.50	227.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	111.00–113.00	112.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,135	118.00–133.00	123.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,475	128.00–152.00	146.44

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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