Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to six higher on a lightly tested market. Slaughter cattle were steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $340.03/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −25.03 against this barn's trailing median of $365.05.

Average price

$340.03

6 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$36.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.65

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	346.03	1,834	5thin
Medium and Large 2	550	310.00	1,705	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.03/cwt here — about $129 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 sale6 hd

340.03

—

MS average12 barns · 158 hd

347.67

−7.65

This barn, trailing median1 sales

365.05

−25.03

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	1,530	184.00	2,815	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,058	148.22	1,568	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	892	132.07	1,178	6thin

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)	1,150	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	932	$2,864	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	935	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	760	$1,250	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	780	$2,100	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,530	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,815	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	148.22/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,568	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	135.98/cwt	125.00–146.00	1,259	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	810	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	760	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,140	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,703	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	2,864.40/head	2,100.00–3,800.00	2,864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	309.90/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,457	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	339.75/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,770	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	396.11/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,680	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	420.10/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	418.61/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,115	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	411.52/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	376.44/cwt	375.00–377.00	2,206	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	378.95/cwt	355.00–405.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	456.84/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	353.25/cwt	320.00–377.50	1,795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	335.20/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	325.06/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	342.21/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,105	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 Sep 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 73Year ago 17

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 4Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 3

Compared to last week: feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to six higher on a lightly tested market. Slaughter cattle were steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	184.00	184.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	144.00–152.00	148.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	926	125.00–146.00	135.98
1	—	720	112.50	112.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	932	2,100.00–3,800.00	2,864.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	3,400.00	3,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,950.00	1,950.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	396.00	396.00
1	450–500	475	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	586	375.00–377.00	376.44
2	600–650	635	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	540.00	540.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	335.00–350.00	342.21
2	450–500	470	300.00–319.00	309.90
1	550–600	575	313.00	313.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	450.00–470.00	456.84
4	350–400	379	410.00–440.00	420.10
4	400–450	426	390.00–440.00	418.61
2	450–500	475	355.00–405.00	378.95
1	500–550	525	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	615	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	655	327.00	327.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	443	315.00–335.00	325.06
3	450–500	468	300.00–370.00	339.75
1	550–600	550	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	415.00	415.00
5	350–400	380	390.00–430.00	411.52
4	400–450	424	380.00–405.00	396.11
3	500–550	508	320.00–377.50	353.25
2	550–600	563	320.00–350.00	335.20
2	600–650	613	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	720	296.00	296.00
1	800–850	800	286.00	286.00

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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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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