Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle sold really good on a light run. Not enough to call an accurate trend but a higher undertone was noticed. Sold 2 loads to be loaded on farm, load of heifers @ 785lbs. $264. load of steers @ 825 lbs. $2.84.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.79/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −102.26 against this barn's trailing median of $373.06.

Average price

$270.79

5 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,497

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$25.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.42

vs MS average

−58.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	275.99	1,518	4thin
Medium and Large 2	565	250.00	1,413	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.99/cwt here — about $105 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 sale5 hd

270.79

—

MS average13 barns · 274 hd

298.21

−27.42

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−58.55

This barn, trailing median7 sales

373.06

−102.26

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	1,600	170.00	2,720	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,015	150.88	1,531	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	858	105.71	907	2thin

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)	1,490	$2,700	4thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	321.36/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,761	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	308.66/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	434.89/cwt	432.50–437.50	1,209	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,720	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	150.88/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,531	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	105.71/cwt	100.00–111.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	293.02/cwt	290.00–296.00	2,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	279.26/cwt	267.00–292.00	1,480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	318.74/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	272.72/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	296.03/cwt	294.00–298.00	1,711	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 Apr 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 34Last week 83Year ago 91

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 12Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	530	317.50	317.50
1	550–600	585	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	380	367.50	367.50
2	400–450	413	317.50–325.00	321.36
2	450–500	473	317.50–320.00	318.74
2	500–550	530	267.00–292.00	279.26
2	550–600	570	265.00–281.00	272.72
1	700–750	715	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	743	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	267.50	267.50
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	432.50–437.50	434.89
1	300–350	315	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	508	302.50–315.00	308.66
2	550–600	578	294.00–298.00	296.03
1	650–700	690	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	705	290.00–296.00	293.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	281.00	281.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,490	2,700.00	2,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	170.00	170.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	145.00–156.00	150.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	100.00–111.00	105.71

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle