Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comapared tolas week the steers, heifers and bulls sold unevenly steady on a light run. slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $213.79/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −159.27 against this barn's trailing median of $373.06.

Average price

$213.79

4 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$18.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.13

vs MS average

−28.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	218.38	1,120	3thin
Medium and Large 2	535	200.00	1,070	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.38/cwt here — about $50 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

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 sale4 hd

213.79

—

MS average13 barns · 496 hd

230.91

−17.13

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−28.10

This barn, trailing median7 sales

373.06

−159.27

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	1,565	158.00	2,473	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	123.50	1,586	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	113.19	1,283	10

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)	1,145	$1,549	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,375	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	853	$1,009	2thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,565	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,473	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	123.50/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,586	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	114.43/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,291	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	995	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	1,008.58/head	925.00–1,075.00	1,009	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	239.37/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,396	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	271.59/cwt	265.00–277.50	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	281.72/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,082	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	218.38/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,120	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,548.69/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	220.58/cwt	219.00–223.00	1,372	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	232.26/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,080	2

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 52Last week 134Year ago 159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 38Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 23Year ago 14

Comapared tolas week the steers, heifers and bulls sold unevenly steady on a light run. slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	158.00	158.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,284	120.00–126.00	123.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,128	107.00–118.00	114.43
1	—	1,185	102.00	102.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	340	292.50	292.50
4	350–400	384	267.50–290.00	281.72
1	400–450	400	292.50	292.50
1	550–600	550	217.50	217.50
1	600–650	645	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	470	205.00	205.00
1	500–550	520	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	600	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	265.00–277.50	271.59
1	300–350	300	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	465	225.00–240.00	232.26
3	500–550	513	210.00–230.00	218.38
7	600–650	622	219.00–223.00	220.58
1	650–700	665	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	735	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	535	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	245.00	245.00
4	550–600	583	237.50–240.00	239.37
1	600–650	600	227.50	227.50
4	750–800	780	220.00	220.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,525.00	1,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,415	128.00	128.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	127.00	127.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,548.69
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	925.00–1,075.00	1,008.58

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

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

Winona Stockyard - Winona, MS

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