Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Quality was mostly attractive and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.88/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −116.18 against this barn's trailing median of $373.06.

Average price

$256.88

7 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.10

vs MS average

−23.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	256.88	1,359	7thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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

256.88

—

MS average13 barns · 231 hd

246.78

+10.10

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−23.42

This barn, trailing median7 sales

373.06

−116.18

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	1,520	135.00	2,052	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	109.63	1,390	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,645	100.00	1,645	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	60.00	636	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
Bulls	—	—	1,520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,052	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	109.63/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,390	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,645	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	269	270.87/cwt	260.00–285.00	729	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	252.14/cwt	250.50–253.00	1,808	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	252.76/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	277.41/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,209	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,736	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	301.88/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,648	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	321.02/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,493	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	237	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	272.57/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,153	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	334.32/cwt	330.00–342.50	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	318.73/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	213.89/cwt	207.50–220.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	265.98/cwt	265.00–270.00	854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	302.31/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	271.00/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	307.97/cwt	305.00–311.00	1,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	298.40/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,259	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	336.82/cwt	335.00–341.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	256.88/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,359	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	340.98/cwt	325.00–350.00	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,279	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	266	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	819	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,755	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 Dec 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 118Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 22Year ago 115

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Quality was mostly attractive and demand was good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,268	105.00–115.00	109.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	100.00	100.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	60.00	60.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	215	325.00–350.00	340.98
3	250–300	270	330.00–342.50	334.32
3	300–350	330	335.00–341.00	336.82
2	350–400	375	317.50–320.00	318.73
3	400–450	422	290.00–302.50	298.40
1	500–550	505	292.50	292.50
1	700–750	735	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	305.00	305.00
1	250–300	260	312.50	312.50
2	400–450	430	275.00–280.00	277.41
1	500–550	545	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	580	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	207.50–220.00	213.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	317.50	317.50
6	550–600	563	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	465	318.00–325.00	321.02
8	500–550	546	300.00–305.00	301.88
6	700–750	717	250.50–253.00	252.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	341.00	341.00
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	480	305.00–311.00	307.97
3	500–550	515	292.50–307.50	302.31
1	550–600	590	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	623	262.50–280.00	271.00
1	650–700	650	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	269	260.00–285.00	270.87
5	300–350	321	265.00–270.00	265.98
1	350–400	390	267.50	267.50
2	400–450	425	245.00–260.00	252.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	237	312.50	312.50
4	250–300	266	308.00	308.00
7	400–450	438	276.00	276.00
7	450–500	452	283.00	283.00
3	600–650	600	244.00	244.00
25	700–750	745	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	423	270.00–275.00	272.57
1	450–500	475	262.50	262.50
7	500–550	529	250.00–260.00	256.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	360	227.50	227.50

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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