Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold steady to 7 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2-7 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $271.43/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −176.47 against this barn's trailing median of $447.90.

Average price

$271.43

23 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$17.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.82

vs MS average

−8.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	273.75	1,506	20
Medium and Large 1	540	255.94	1,383	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.81/cwt here — about $123 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale23 hd

271.43

—

MS average12 barns · 358 hd

260.61

+10.82

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

−8.91

This barn, trailing median3 sales

447.90

−176.47

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	1,052	134.57	1,416	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	139.95	1,729	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	136.98	1,979	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	111.00	1,174	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	—	1,260	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,104	1
Bulls	—	—	983	123.76/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,217	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	138.94/cwt	128.00–154.00	1,680	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,250	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	136.98/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,979	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	224.53/cwt	215.00–235.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,524	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,227	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	270.65/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,234	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	230.07/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,318	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	212.56/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	261.80/cwt	250.00–270.00	956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,093	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	261.93/cwt	245.00–275.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	292.73/cwt	285.00–300.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	263.16/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	304.90/cwt	300.00–310.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	253.91/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	315.88/cwt	302.50–330.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	265.74/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	259.85/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,317	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	218.37/cwt	200.00–235.00	950	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 Aug 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 57Year ago 270

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 15Year ago 32

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold steady to 7 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2-7 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	167.00	167.00
3	—	983	120.00–128.00	123.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,209	128.00–154.00	138.94
1	—	1,500	150.00	150.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	133.00–140.00	136.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	125.00	125.00
1	—	970	97.00	97.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	425	215.00–235.00	224.53
2	500–550	533	210.00–215.00	212.56
1	550–600	550	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	340.00	340.00
2	250–300	255	300.00–310.00	304.90
2	300–350	325	285.00–300.00	292.73
1	400–450	405	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	573	225.00–235.00	230.07
2	600–650	635	230.00–240.00	235.00
1	650–700	680	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	220.00	220.00
3	400–450	435	200.00–235.00	218.37
1	450–500	460	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	505	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	575	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	270.00	270.00
5	400–450	408	268.00	268.00
10	450–500	472	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	245.00–275.00	261.93
3	350–400	365	250.00–270.00	261.80
3	400–450	423	252.50–275.00	263.16
1	450–500	470	267.50	267.50
3	500–550	507	245.00–275.00	259.85
1	600–650	630	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	310.00	310.00
4	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
8	450–500	456	270.00–272.50	270.65
5	500–550	538	270.00	270.00
15	550–600	554	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	302.50–330.00	315.88
1	350–400	370	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	433	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	478	250.00–275.00	265.74
2	500–550	528	242.50–265.00	253.91
1	550–600	565	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	250.00	250.00

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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