Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparedtolast week: Feeder steers sold 6-20 higher, heifers sold steady to 12 higher. slaughter cows sold 3-8 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $341.73/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −106.17 against this barn's trailing median of $447.90.

Average price

$341.73

22 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,928

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$20.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.66

vs MS average

−67.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	350.25	1,918	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	577	338.08	1,951	12thin
Medium and Large 2	555	329.50	1,829	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.75/cwt here — about $89 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

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 sale22 hd

341.73

—

MS average13 barns · 452 hd

379.38

−37.66

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

−67.57

This barn, trailing median3 sales

447.90

−106.17

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	170.10	1,931	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	154.87	1,513	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$2,888	3thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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%	—	1,135	170.10/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,931	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	154.87/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	329.53/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,957	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	362.34/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,988	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	324.62/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,162	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	338.08/cwt	335.00–344.00	1,951	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	176.54/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	404.91/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	332.59/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	331.39/cwt	312.50–350.00	1,422	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	337.58/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	327.41/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,932	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	2,888.07/head	2,600.00–3,075.00	2,888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	327.45/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	346.08/cwt	340.00–354.00	2,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	338.16/cwt	315.00–372.50	1,911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	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 Aug 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 158Year ago 52

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 25Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 10Year ago 11

Comparedtolast week: Feeder steers sold 6-20 higher, heifers sold steady to 12 higher. slaughter cows sold 3-8 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,135	165.00–176.00	170.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	977	147.00–160.00	154.87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	355	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	480	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	535	325.00–330.00	327.45
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	665	309.00	309.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	360	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	570	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	538	348.00	348.00
6	550–600	594	320.00–339.00	329.53
10	600–650	631	315.00	315.00
3	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	415.00	415.00
2	250–300	265	400.00–410.00	404.91
1	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	429	312.50–350.00	331.39
2	450–500	478	330.00–335.00	332.59
4	500–550	513	315.00–335.00	327.41
1	550–600	560	331.00	331.00
1	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	332.50	332.50
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	570	339.00	339.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	410.00	410.00
4	500–550	530	350.00–370.00	362.34
4	550–600	565	315.00–372.50	338.16
3	600–650	619	340.00–354.00	346.08
2	650–700	673	335.00–340.00	337.58
1	700–750	735	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	577	335.00–344.00	338.08
11	650–700	666	320.00–337.00	324.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,062	172.00–180.00	176.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,177	2,600.00–3,075.00	2,888.07

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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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

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