Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale 2 weeks ago feeder steers sold 15-25 higer, heifiers sold 10-25 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4-7 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.50/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −111.55 against this barn's trailing median of $373.06.

Average price

$261.50

10 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$28.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.76

vs MS average

−45.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	508	276.00	1,402	3thin
Medium and Large 1	567	258.43	1,465	5thin
Medium and Large 2	513	247.43	1,269	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.57/cwt here — about $133 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale10 hd

261.50

—

MS average12 barns · 181 hd

272.26

−10.76

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−45.51

This barn, trailing median7 sales

373.06

−111.55

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	1,523	164.84	2,511	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	139.89	1,819	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	133.00	2,068	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	126.72	1,392	7thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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%	—	1,300	139.89/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,819	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,068	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	130.34/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,500	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Bulls	—	—	1,523	164.84/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	398.35/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,287	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	800–850	800	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	330.40/cwt	329.00–332.50	1,398	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	277.71/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	365.51/cwt	352.50–372.00	1,374	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	249.30/cwt	239.00–260.00	1,665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	336.43/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	247.08/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	390.08/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	253.04/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,470	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	355.61/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	312.63/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	293.30/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	369.29/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	255.12/cwt	248.00–276.00	1,681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	247.43/cwt	232.50–262.50	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	298	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,162	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	424.72/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,126	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 Feb 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 72Year ago 354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 3Year ago 22

Compared to last sale 2 weeks ago feeder steers sold 15-25 higer, heifiers sold 10-25 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4-7 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,300	138.00–141.00	139.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	133.00	133.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,151	123.00–136.00	130.34
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	160.00–168.00	164.84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	420.00–430.00	424.72
3	400–450	423	340.00–375.00	355.61
3	450–500	475	300.00–340.00	312.63
3	550–600	560	290.00–300.00	293.30
1	600–650	610	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	665	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	435	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	341.00	341.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	435.00	435.00
2	300–350	328	380.00–400.00	390.08
2	350–400	373	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	420	350.00–390.00	369.29
2	450–500	485	327.50–345.00	336.43
4	650–700	659	248.00–276.00	255.12
1	700–750	715	264.00	264.00
1	750–800	775	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	390.00	390.00
12	350–400	376	352.50–372.00	365.51
12	400–450	423	329.00–332.50	330.40
3	450–500	460	285.00	285.00
3	500–550	508	276.00	276.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	410.00	410.00
3	300–350	323	385.00–415.00	398.35
1	400–450	400	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	472	275.00–283.00	277.71
1	500–550	510	280.00	280.00
4	550–600	581	245.00–265.00	253.04
2	600–650	620	230.00–265.00	247.08
2	650–700	668	239.00–260.00	249.30
1	700–750	725	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
5	800–850	800	1,600.00	1,600.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	455	275.00	275.00
2	500–550	513	232.50–262.50	247.43

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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