Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: not enough data to call atrend on feeders but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls sold higher 3-6. Sold 1 load of steers @ 875lbs. @$294.5.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $351.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −14.05 against this barn's trailing median of $365.05.

Average price

$351.00

6 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$39

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

$24.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+32.04

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	500	359.00	1,795	4thin
Medium and Large 1	548	335.00	1,834	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.00/cwt here — about −$39 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

351.00

—

MS average12 barns · 162 hd

318.96

+32.04

This barn, trailing median1 sales

365.05

−14.05

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	—	High	1,553	191.09	2,967	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	165.08	1,988	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	900	136.10	1,225	5thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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%	—	1,145	159.16/cwt	150.00–169.50	1,822	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	176.91/cwt	174.50–180.00	2,341	2
Bulls	—	—	1,747	207.79/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,630	3
Bulls	—	—	970	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,368	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	144.23/cwt	136.00–148.00	1,416	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	778	123.91/cwt	110.00–135.00	964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	303.41/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	392.90/cwt	375.00–410.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,795	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,555	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	344.84/cwt	336.00–358.00	1,817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	353.82/cwt	335.00–387.50	1,638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	452.61/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	337.58/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	180	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	342.50/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,490	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 Jul 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 94Year ago 108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 20Year ago 9

Compared to last week: not enough data to call atrend on feeders but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls sold higher 3-6. Sold 1 load of steers @ 875lbs. @$294.5.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,145	150.00–169.50	159.16
2	—	1,323	174.50–180.00	176.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	982	136.00–148.00	144.23
2	—	778	110.00–135.00	123.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,747	205.00–210.00	207.79
1	—	970	141.00	141.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	376	369.00	369.00
5	400–450	428	367.00	367.00
2	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	565	314.00	314.00
2	650–700	650	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	375.00–410.00	392.90
2	350–400	373	335.00–340.00	337.58
1	400–450	405	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	480	300.00–307.50	303.41
1	500–550	545	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	550	289.00	289.00
1	700–750	745	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	450.00	450.00
2	200–250	230	450.00–455.00	452.61
1	250–300	255	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	300	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	378	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	435	353.00	353.00
3	450–500	463	335.00–387.50	353.82
1	500–550	505	338.00	338.00
1	550–600	590	332.00	332.00
1	600–650	610	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	377	412.50	412.50
4	500–550	500	359.00	359.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	435	325.00–360.00	342.50
1	800–850	815	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	425	382.50	382.50
1	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	450.00	450.00
3	500–550	527	336.00–358.00	344.84
1	600–650	620	329.00	329.00
1	650–700	660	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	453	350.00	350.00
3	500–550	506	340.00	340.00

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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