Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold 5-10 higher, heifers sold 2-7 higher slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $290.33/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −74.72 against this barn's trailing median of $365.05.

Average price

$290.33

3 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$556

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

$113.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+47.80

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	328.00	1,771	2thin
Medium and Large 2	565	215.00	1,215	1thin

One grade step is worth $113.00/cwt here — about $556 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

290.33

—

MS average12 barns · 126 hd

242.54

+47.80

This barn, trailing median1 sales

365.05

−74.72

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	1,205	136.00	1,639	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	112.51	1,332	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,129	88.53	999	6thin

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)	1,353	$2,065	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,028	$1,734	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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%	—	1,184	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,332	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	705	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	99.04/cwt	89.00–102.00	1,157	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	711	1
Bulls	—	—	1,205	136.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,062	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,211	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	1,734.25/head	1,325.00–2,050.00	1,734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	185.49/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	287.62/cwt	262.50–328.00	966	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,209	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	316.71/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,042	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	251.16/cwt	240.00–272.50	962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	248.57/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	211.76/cwt	211.00–212.50	1,387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	315.74/cwt	302.50–327.50	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	288.56/cwt	281.00–300.00	1,221	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	259.84/cwt	250.00–270.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,204	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,139	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	2,065.30/head	2,025.00–2,125.00	2,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	277.50/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,290	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 Nov 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 78Last week 140Year ago 179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 18Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 3Year ago 20

Compared to last week steers sold 5-10 higher, heifers sold 2-7 higher slaughter cattle sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,184	110.00–115.00	112.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	65.00	65.00
4	—	1,168	89.00–102.00	99.04
1	—	1,015	70.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	130.00–140.00	136.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	302.50–327.50	315.74
1	300–350	310	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	360	337.50	337.50
1	400–450	420	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	470	256.00	256.00
2	650–700	655	211.00–212.50	211.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	565	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	605	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	675	189.00	189.00
2	700–750	715	185.00–186.00	185.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	330.00	330.00
6	300–350	329	315.00–320.00	316.71
3	350–400	372	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	450	269.00	269.00
2	500–550	540	328.00	328.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	385	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	292.50	292.50
5	300–350	336	262.50–328.00	287.62
6	400–450	429	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	277.50	277.50
2	300–350	305	250.00–270.00	259.84
3	350–400	383	240.00–272.50	251.16
1	500–550	520	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	560	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	645	217.00	217.00
1	650–700	655	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	247.50	247.50
1	450–500	470	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	322.50	322.50
4	400–450	423	281.00–300.00	288.56
2	450–500	465	270.00–285.00	277.50
2	500–550	515	242.50–255.00	248.57
1	550–600	550	246.00	246.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,028	1,325.00–2,050.00	1,734.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,353	2,025.00–2,125.00	2,065.30
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	118.00	118.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	110.00	110.00

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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