Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers, heifers and bulls sold 7-20 higher, Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3-7 higher. In addition to the cattle in the barn, sold 1 load of heifers @ 820 lbs, $256.25.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $332.15/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −115.75 against this barn's trailing median of $447.90.

Average price

$332.15

44 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,847

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$8.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.23

vs MS average

−32.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	333.75	1,874	36
Medium and Large 1	532	324.96	1,728	8thin

One grade step is worth $8.79/cwt here — about $146 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

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 sale44 hd

332.15

—

MS average13 barns · 344 hd

331.92

+0.23

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

−32.61

This barn, trailing median3 sales

447.90

−115.75

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	1,575	176.54	2,781	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,074	141.86	1,524	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	130.02	2,031	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	127.01	1,326	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,129	$2,561	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	953	$1,817	3thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	—	1,575	176.54/cwt	176.00–177.00	2,781	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	127.01/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,326	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	130.02/cwt	125.00–133.00	2,031	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	141.86/cwt	133.00–149.00	1,524	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	630	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	909	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,363	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	310.25/cwt	310.25–310.25	2,119	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	330.37/cwt	317.00–340.00	1,933	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	277.55/cwt	261.00–295.00	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,641	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	915	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,740	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	287.58/cwt	260.00–300.50	2,209	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	337.53/cwt	337.00–338.00	1,806	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	341.50/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,660	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,537	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,652.69/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,833	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	328.53/cwt	308.00–350.00	1,738	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	341.65/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,138	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	363.50/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	285.54/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	400.50/cwt	400.00–401.00	1,482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	281.36/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	464.15/cwt	425.00–510.00	1,462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	412.76/cwt	380.00–445.00	1,560	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	357.26/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	309.29/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	312.31/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,174	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	292.49/cwt	280.00–312.00	1,375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	260.09/cwt	256.00–280.00	1,615	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	282.39/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,898	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	389.58/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	296.62/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,453	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,259	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,516	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	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 Apr 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 57Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 6Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers, heifers and bulls sold 7-20 higher, Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3-7 higher. In addition to the cattle in the barn, sold 1 load of heifers @ 820 lbs, $256.25.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	176.00–177.00	176.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,044	120.00–135.00	127.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,562	125.00–133.00	130.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,074	133.00–149.00	141.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	400.00–401.00	400.50
3	400–450	423	340.00–380.00	363.50
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	610	281.00–290.00	285.54
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	583	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	740	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	261.00–295.00	277.55
1	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	421	299.00	299.00
15	450–500	490	290.00–299.00	296.62
9	500–550	521	291.00	291.00
9	550–600	596	292.00	292.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	335.00–350.00	341.65
5	350–400	376	290.00–325.00	312.31
2	400–450	420	290.00–330.00	309.29
3	450–500	470	280.00–312.00	292.49
3	550–600	563	279.00–285.00	281.36
8	600–650	621	256.00–280.00	260.09
1	700–750	715	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	610	269.00	269.00
1	650–700	695	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	365	421.00	421.00
2	400–450	425	340.00	340.00
19	450–500	486	340.00–342.00	341.50
17	500–550	535	337.00–338.00	337.53
19	550–600	585	317.00–340.00	330.37
10	600–650	601	305.00	305.00
18	650–700	683	310.25	310.25
13	750–800	768	260.00–300.50	287.58
29	900–950	909	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	425.00–510.00	464.15
6	350–400	378	380.00–445.00	412.76
4	400–450	418	380.00–400.00	389.58
2	450–500	465	335.00–380.00	357.26
7	500–550	529	308.00–350.00	328.53
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	645	280.00	280.00
5	650–700	672	278.00–290.00	282.39
1	700–750	700	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	770	261.00	261.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	630	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,173	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,652.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	2,300.00	2,300.00

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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Winona Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle