Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2024-10-08

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Oct 8
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 53▼ 127 vs year ago 137 · −92.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 8▼ 22 vs year ago 26 · −84.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 1 vs year ago 2 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There was not enough data to call an accurate trend. No Sale Next Tuesday

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $262.50/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −86.80 against this barn's trailing median of $349.30.
Average price
$262.50
1 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,313
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+24.30
vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500262.501,3131thin
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
262.50
—
MS average12 barns · 145 hd
238.20
+24.30
This barn, trailing median2 sales
349.30
−86.80
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
Bulls—Average985146.001,4381thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average900125.001,1251thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,085119.001,2911thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,280$1,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,455$1,8492thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400365275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0041
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550500262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,3131
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450443259.13/cwt250.00–270.001,1483
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650605200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2101
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850815187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,5241
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1701
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600565232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,3111
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900880176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,5491
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4551,848.63/head1,825.00–1,875.001,8492
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2801,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bulls——985146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,4381
CowsLean 85-90%—1,085119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2911
CowsBoner 80-85%—900125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1251

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.