Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold steady to 8 higher, slaughter cattle seemed steady on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $304.40/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −143.50 against this barn's trailing median of $447.90.

Average price

$304.40

9 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.41

vs MS average

−44.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	304.40	1,659	9thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $456.21, low $413.06, median $447.90 across 3 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 sale9 hd

304.40

—

MS average11 barns · 291 hd

311.81

−7.41

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

−44.26

This barn, trailing median3 sales

447.90

−143.50

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	136.00	1,727	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	109.09	1,073	4thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	296.68/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	273.36/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,993	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	332.70/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,434	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	291.24/cwt	277.50–312.50	1,523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	320.02/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,148	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	224.02/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,858	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,131	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	832	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	118.78/cwt	112.00–128.00	1,146	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	271.98/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,436	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	327.43/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	303.08/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	407.52/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	292.22/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	257.64/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	305.46/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	303.08/cwt	301.00–315.00	1,885	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	276.21/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	266.35/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	362.50/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,269	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 Jan 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 49Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 12Year ago 31

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold steady to 8 higher, slaughter cattle seemed steady on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	405.00–410.00	407.52
1	300–350	330	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	385	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	438	315.00–340.00	327.43
1	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
5	500–550	528	300.00–312.50	305.46
4	550–600	566	297.50–310.00	303.08
3	600–650	610	290.00–302.50	296.68
2	650–700	688	257.50–275.00	266.35
1	750–800	785	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	407	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	469	335.00	335.00
13	600–650	622	301.00–315.00	303.08
19	650–700	688	270.00	270.00
8	700–750	729	262.50–280.00	273.36
24	800–850	826	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	315	342.50	342.50
2	350–400	393	317.50–322.50	320.02
1	400–450	425	282.50	282.50
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
6	500–550	528	255.00–280.00	271.98
1	550–600	580	257.50	257.50
1	600–650	640	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	655	227.50	227.50
1	700–750	740	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	880	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	270.00–282.50	276.21
1	500–550	500	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	575	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	575	282.00	282.00
2	650–700	655	245.00	245.00
6	700–750	715	245.00	245.00
3	750–800	785	232.50	232.50
4	800–850	813	223.00–225.00	224.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	300	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	350	350.00–375.00	362.50
5	400–450	431	315.00–350.00	332.70
2	450–500	468	285.00–300.00	292.22
3	500–550	523	277.50–312.50	291.24
2	600–650	610	240.00–275.00	257.64
1	900–950	905	186.00	186.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	80.00	80.00
3	—	965	112.00–128.00	118.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	136.00	136.00

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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