Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last market: Calves sold much higher starting back the new year, slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $358.73/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 3 of 7 comparable sales and sits −14.32 against this barn's trailing median of $373.06.

Average price

$358.73

11 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$50

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

$5.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.34

vs MS average

−51.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	361.01	1,925	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	555	356.00	1,976	5thin

One grade step is worth $5.01/cwt here — about −$50 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale11 hd

358.73

—

MS average11 barns · 177 hd

370.07

−11.34

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−51.37

This barn, trailing median7 sales

373.06

−14.32

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	—	Low	1,375	157.50	2,166	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	156.00	1,966	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	980	120.93	1,185	10

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	401.02/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	198	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	208	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	1,591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	406.90/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,925	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	469.20/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,942	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	430.72/cwt	390.00–475.00	1,387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,656	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	111.25/cwt	105.00–117.50	1,106	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,988	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	122.39/cwt	118.00–127.50	1,163	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	142.96/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,415	2
Bulls	—	—	1,330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	340.12/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	316.28/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	408.71/cwt	405.00–412.50	1,901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	474.25/cwt	425.00–550.00	1,546	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	361.81/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,885	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	362.28/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	467.41/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	234	681.60/cwt	620.00–710.00	1,595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	590.54/cwt	515.00–680.00	1,919	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,034	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,913	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 Jan 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 118Last week 119Year ago 74

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 35Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to last market: Calves sold much higher starting back the new year, slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	600.00	600.00
5	300–350	326	425.00–550.00	474.25
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	422	395.00–405.00	401.02
2	450–500	465	405.00–412.50	408.71
5	500–550	521	350.00–385.00	361.81
1	550–600	595	357.00	357.00
2	600–650	618	330.00–350.00	340.12
2	650–700	675	312.50–320.00	316.28
1	800–850	815	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	198	600.00	600.00
4	300–350	322	390.00–475.00	430.72
3	350–400	360	460.00	460.00
4	450–500	473	395.00–420.00	406.90
1	500–550	515	360.00	360.00
4	550–600	565	355.00	355.00
2	650–700	650	317.50	317.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	234	620.00–710.00	681.60
1	250–300	255	740.00	740.00
4	300–350	325	515.00–680.00	590.54
1	350–400	375	485.00	485.00
2	400–450	430	460.00–475.00	467.41
1	450–500	480	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	515	395.00	395.00
1	600–650	645	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	208	765.00	765.00
3	300–350	315	585.00	585.00
5	400–450	414	460.00–475.00	469.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	350	570.00	570.00
1	400–450	440	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	490.00	490.00
2	450–500	462	440.00	440.00
2	500–550	505	420.00	420.00
3	550–600	592	402.50	402.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	680.00	680.00
2	400–450	418	485.00	485.00
1	450–500	475	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	590	407.50	407.50
1	650–700	670	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	490.00	490.00
1	500–550	510	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	575	350.00–375.00	362.28

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,675.00	2,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,925.00	1,925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	3,200.00	3,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	994	105.00–117.50	111.25
3	—	950	118.00–127.50	122.39
2	—	990	139.00–147.00	142.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	168.00	168.00
2	—	1,265	150.00	150.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,330	175.00	175.00

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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Winona Livestock Auction

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

Winona Stockyard - Winona, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle