Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale last week to compare for trends.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $222.12/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −150.93 against this barn's trailing median of $373.06.

Average price

$222.12

7 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,214

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$16.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.47

vs MS average

−37.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	226.77	1,231	5thin
Medium and Large 2	555	210.50	1,168	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.27/cwt here — about $63 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

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 sale7 hd

222.12

—

MS average13 barns · 334 hd

228.59

−6.47

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−37.51

This barn, trailing median7 sales

373.06

−150.93

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	1,544	142.63	2,202	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	121.52	1,540	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,680	117.00	1,966	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,043	102.26	1,066	11

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	235.80/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,000	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	226.75/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	238.98/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	232.30/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,180	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	263.45/cwt	250.00–290.00	993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	230.09/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,185	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	226.70/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,031	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	221.80/cwt	216.00–227.50	1,298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	222.37/cwt	203.00–260.00	1,614	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	91.95/cwt	75.00–109.00	830	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	87.86/cwt	85.00–90.00	980	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	109.32/cwt	95.00–117.00	1,161	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,966	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	121.52/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,540	7
Bulls	—	—	1,544	142.63/cwt	134.00–148.00	2,202	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,111	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,151	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	257.46/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	263.77/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	308.73/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	272.53/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,145	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	225.10/cwt	220.00–230.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	230.04/cwt	225.00–235.00	959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	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 Oct 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 10Year ago 149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 4Year ago 39

No sale last week to compare for trends.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
6	400–450	424	225.00–245.00	235.80
3	450–500	455	220.00–230.00	226.70
3	500–550	515	225.00–237.50	230.09
2	550–600	585	216.00–227.50	221.80
1	650–700	695	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	270.00	270.00
3	400–450	418	255.00	255.00
6	700–750	726	203.00–260.00	222.37
2	850–900	875	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	384	220.00–230.00	225.10
3	400–450	417	225.00–235.00	230.04
1	450–500	455	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	525	201.00	201.00
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	458	225.00–252.50	238.98
3	500–550	518	200.00–250.00	226.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	430	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	478	250.00–265.00	257.46
2	550–600	573	260.00–267.50	263.77
1	650–700	655	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	312.50	312.50
2	300–350	330	307.50–310.00	308.73
3	350–400	377	250.00–290.00	263.45
4	400–450	420	262.50–277.50	272.53
1	450–500	495	232.50	232.50
3	500–550	508	220.00–245.00	232.30
2	550–600	568	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	605	227.50	227.50
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	277.50	277.50
1	300–350	335	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	395	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	565	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	394	282.00	282.00
2	950–1000	985	237.50	237.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	75.00–109.00	91.95
2	—	1,115	85.00–90.00	87.86
7	—	1,062	95.00–117.00	109.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	117.00	117.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,267	118.00–124.00	121.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,544	134.00–148.00	142.63

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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