Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last week steers heifers and bulls sold steady to 8 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 6 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $255.42/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −192.48 against this barn's trailing median of $447.90.

Average price

$255.42

6 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,399

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$26.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−39.93

vs MS average

−55.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	264.39	1,442	4thin
Medium and Large 2	553	237.50	1,312	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.88/cwt here — about $130 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $456.21, low $413.06, median $447.90 across 3 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

255.42

—

MS average13 barns · 268 hd

295.35

−39.93

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

−55.35

This barn, trailing median3 sales

447.90

−192.48

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	1,623	145.03	2,354	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	119.69	1,454	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	102.40	1,032	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,360	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	126.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,682	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	106.75/cwt	95.00–115.00	1,129	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	118.52/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,417	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	684	1
Bulls	—	—	1,623	145.03/cwt	139.00–151.00	2,354	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,888	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1450–1500	1,485	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	3,519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,758	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,360.06/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	256.72/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,304	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	268.77/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	228.58/cwt	217.50–240.00	1,424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	175	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	238.53/cwt	220.00–267.50	1,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	240.05/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	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 →

Winona Stockyard - Winona, MS

Tue May 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 142Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 19Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 34

Compare to last week steers heifers and bulls sold steady to 8 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 6 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	125.00–130.00	126.74
18	—	1,196	110.00–125.00	118.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,058	95.00–115.00	106.75
1	—	805	85.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,623	139.00–151.00	145.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	287.50	287.50
2	400–450	418	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	990	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	220.00–267.50	238.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
6	700–750	745	236.00	236.00
11	850–900	878	215.00	215.00
2	1450–1500	1,485	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	337.50	337.50
2	500–550	528	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	563	267.50–270.00	268.77
1	650–700	675	238.00	238.00
1	850–900	895	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	570	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	760	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	260	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	495	247.50	247.50
3	500–550	508	255.00–260.00	256.72
3	600–650	623	217.50–240.00	228.58
1	650–700	680	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	262.50	262.50
2	500–550	535	235.00–245.00	240.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,085	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,360.06

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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Winona Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Winona Stockyard - Winona, MS

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