Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to a short run last last week, not able to call an accurate trend but all classes of cattle sold really well.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $292.28/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −80.78 against this barn's trailing median of $373.06.

Average price

$292.28

17 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$44.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.63

vs MS average

−41.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	514	307.10	1,578	5thin
Medium and Large 1	559	290.82	1,626	10thin
Medium and Large 2	560	262.50	1,470	2thin

One grade step is worth $44.60/cwt here — about $108 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale17 hd

292.28

—

MS average13 barns · 353 hd

311.91

−19.63

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−41.98

This barn, trailing median7 sales

373.06

−80.78

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	1,660	165.00	2,739	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	159.68	1,950	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	133.77	1,313	3thin

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)	1,040	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$2,316	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$2,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,285	$3,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	1,415	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	275.01/cwt	274.00–276.00	2,241	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	289.02/cwt	277.00–295.00	1,858	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	284.18/cwt	268.00–295.00	1,895	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	277.47/cwt	269.00–286.00	1,784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,315.57/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	310.10/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	233.58/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	356.25/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	260.17/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,897	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,934	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	902	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,368	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	307.10/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,050	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	274.58/cwt	274.00–277.00	2,026	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,562	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	143.16/cwt	140.50–145.50	1,453	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,052	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	159.68/cwt	149.50–167.50	1,950	7
Bulls	—	—	1,660	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	289.61/cwt	275.00–309.00	1,680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	292.64/cwt	270.00–312.00	1,545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	405.44/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	254.47/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,962	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	310.13/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	388.84/cwt	385.00–392.50	1,653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,171	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	337.58/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,197	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 May 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 14Year ago 86

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 5Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 8

Due to a short run last last week, not able to call an accurate trend but all classes of cattle sold really well.

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	1	—	1,415	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,173	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,315.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,285	3,450.00	3,450.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	435	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	460	332.50	332.50
1	500–550	515	367.00	367.00
2	550–600	578	300.00–320.00	310.13
1	600–650	600	317.00	317.00
1	650–700	655	301.00	301.00
1	700–750	720	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	770	282.00	282.00
2	800–850	815	274.00–276.00	275.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	371.00	371.00
2	550–600	595	332.00	332.00
5	600–650	628	308.00	308.00
10	700–750	713	287.50	287.50
3	800–850	840	267.50	267.50
2	850–900	883	252.00	252.00
5	900–950	902	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	465	334.00	334.00
5	500–550	514	300.00–312.00	307.10
7	600–650	643	277.00–295.00	289.02
14	650–700	667	268.00–295.00	284.18
15	700–750	738	274.00–277.00	274.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	377	380.00–435.00	405.44
2	400–450	425	352.50–360.00	356.25
4	500–550	528	270.00–312.00	292.64
6	550–600	580	275.00–309.00	289.61
2	600–650	643	269.00–286.00	277.47
1	650–700	655	273.00	273.00
5	700–750	729	255.00–266.00	260.17
4	750–800	771	250.00–262.00	254.47
2	800–850	830	220.00–247.00	233.58
1	850–900	865	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	575	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	345	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	425	385.00–392.50	388.84
3	450–500	463	332.50–345.00	337.58
2	500–550	505	300.00–320.00	310.10
1	600–650	610	256.00	256.00
1	650–700	680	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	360	422.50	422.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	241.00	241.00
1	800–850	800	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	140.50–145.50	143.16
1	—	915	115.00	115.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,221	149.50–167.50	159.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	165.00	165.00

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

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Slaughter Cattle