Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the market 2 weeks ago steers and hifers sold 8-20 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $278.94/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −94.11 against this barn's trailing median of $373.06.

Average price

$278.94

9 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$30.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.89

vs MS average

−42.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	288.25	1,594	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	592	275.00	1,628	4thin
Medium and Large 2	535	257.50	1,378	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.75/cwt here — about $216 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 sale9 hd

278.94

—

MS average12 barns · 271 hd

294.83

−15.89

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−42.80

This barn, trailing median7 sales

373.06

−94.11

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	1,551	173.75	2,695	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	144.37	1,603	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	128.15	1,312	20

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,012	$2,705	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$2,060	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	893	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	918	$1,778	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,198	$3,015	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	913	$2,588	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,222	$2,546	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	786	$1,447	6
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	775	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	2,251.43/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	291.68/cwt	276.00–307.50	1,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	225.05/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,614	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	3,015.78/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,016	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,358.03/head	1,800.00–3,300.00	2,358	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	3,139.29/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,139	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,274	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	2,059.61/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,060	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	2,704.78/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,705	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	1,778.34/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,778	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	1,446.82/head	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,447	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	271.13/cwt	250.00–292.50	1,307	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	422.62/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,639	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	144.37/cwt	134.00–154.00	1,603	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	130.21/cwt	115.00–139.50	1,352	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	676	1
Bulls	—	—	1,551	173.75/cwt	164.00–180.00	2,695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	376.90/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	406.90/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,282	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	292.60/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	329.10/cwt	312.50–337.50	1,376	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	325.82/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	330.10/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	348.07/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	282.93/cwt	272.50–294.00	1,910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	284.81/cwt	272.00–297.50	1,547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	304.08/cwt	287.50–320.00	1,879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	310.64/cwt	297.00–325.00	1,802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	315.24/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,475	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	258.80/cwt	240.00–278.00	1,845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	295.31/cwt	288.00–302.50	1,846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,691	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	2,925.30/head	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	2,871.80/head	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,872	6

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 Mar 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 75Year ago 92

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 7Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 0Year ago 35

Compared to the market 2 weeks ago steers and hifers sold 8-20 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	788	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,251.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,363	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,015.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,165	1,800.00–3,300.00	2,358.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,207	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,139.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,038	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,925.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,191	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,871.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	893	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,158	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,059.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,012	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,704.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	918	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,778.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,200.00	1,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	786	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,446.82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	592	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	360.00	360.00
3	350–400	380	315.00–335.00	325.82
4	400–450	418	312.50–337.50	329.10
1	450–500	465	295.00	295.00
2	500–550	543	272.00–297.50	284.81
2	550–600	563	276.00–307.50	291.68
1	650–700	660	269.00	269.00
3	700–750	717	200.00–240.00	225.05
1	750–800	765	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	805	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	315	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	428	290.00–295.00	292.60
1	500–550	535	257.50	257.50
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	250.00–292.50	271.13
1	500–550	520	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	685	248.00	248.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	410.00–435.00	422.62
2	300–350	315	395.00–420.00	406.90
2	350–400	368	360.00–395.00	376.90
2	400–450	415	330.00–367.50	348.07
6	450–500	468	300.00–332.50	315.24
2	500–550	505	320.00–340.00	330.10
2	550–600	580	297.00–325.00	310.64
2	600–650	625	288.00–302.50	295.31
1	650–700	680	241.00	241.00
2	700–750	713	240.00–278.00	258.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	332.50	332.50
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	618	287.50–320.00	304.08
2	650–700	675	272.50–294.00	282.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,110	134.00–154.00	144.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,038	115.00–139.50	130.21
1	—	760	89.00	89.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,551	164.00–180.00	173.75

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Winona Stockyard - Winona, MS

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle