Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers, heifers and bulls sold higher 5-20. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2-5 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $318.27/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −46.78 against this barn's trailing median of $365.05.

Average price

$318.27

7 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$50.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.70

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	340.08	1,799	4thin
Medium and Large 2	553	289.19	1,600	3thin

One grade step is worth $50.89/cwt here — about $199 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

318.27

—

MS average12 barns · 120 hd

333.97

−15.70

This barn, trailing median1 sales

365.05

−46.78

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	1,720	200.08	3,441	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,085	163.68	1,776	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	933	142.05	1,325	7thin

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)	900	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,666	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	449.77/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	353.44/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,810	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	422.47/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,567	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,665.76/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,000	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	300.30/cwt	250.00–350.00	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	377.28/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,471	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	165	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	809	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,038	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	144.89/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,376	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,491	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	163.01/cwt	158.00–169.00	1,728	14
Bulls	—	—	1,720	200.08/cwt	194.00–207.00	3,441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	402.50/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	271.28/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	297.06/cwt	287.00–307.50	1,984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	403.92/cwt	375.00–435.00	1,676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	361.59/cwt	312.50–390.00	1,718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	504.04/cwt	475.00–530.00	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	290.92/cwt	272.50–310.00	1,629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	481.51/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,319	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	279.91/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,656	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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 90Last week 128Year ago 100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 26Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 15

Compared to last week: Feeder steers, heifers and bulls sold higher 5-20. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2-5 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	430	385.00	385.00
2	600–650	600	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	470.00	470.00
2	200–250	230	430.00	430.00
1	250–300	265	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	300	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	350	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	420	380.00	380.00
4	450–500	475	312.50–390.00	361.59
2	500–550	535	270.00–290.00	279.91
2	550–600	560	272.50–310.00	290.92
2	650–700	668	287.00–307.50	297.06
1	700–750	730	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	320.00	320.00
1	250–300	295	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	355	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	535	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	585	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	490.00	490.00
2	200–250	223	475.00–530.00	504.04
4	250–300	274	450.00–500.00	481.51
4	300–350	324	430.00–465.00	449.77
7	350–400	371	400.00–465.00	422.47
2	400–450	405	390.00–415.00	402.50
1	450–500	495	330.00	330.00
3	500–550	512	340.00–365.00	353.44
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	690	297.50	297.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	360.00–395.00	377.28
2	400–450	423	250.00–350.00	300.30
1	450–500	495	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	500	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	580	270.00–272.50	271.28
1	600–650	635	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	760	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	606	330.00	330.00
2	750–800	785	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	475.00	475.00
1	300–350	335	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	415	375.00–435.00	403.92
2	500–550	525	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	825	293.00	293.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,665.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	125.00	125.00
6	—	950	140.00–157.00	144.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	173.00	173.00
14	—	1,060	158.00–169.00	163.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,720	194.00–207.00	200.08

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 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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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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