Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2026-02-10

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Feb 10
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
115 head
37 vs last sale 78 43 vs year ago 72 · +59.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
28 vs last sale 11 36 vs year ago 3 · +1,200.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
27 vs last sale 0 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers, bull and heifers all sold $10 -$25 higher, Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5-10 higher. Had a nice herd sale out that brought really good also.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $396.85/cwt on 16 head, up $47.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 7 comparable sales and sits +23.79 against this barn's trailing median of $373.06.
Average price
$396.85
47.63 vs prior sale
16 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,024
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$10
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$11.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.96
vs MS average
27.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2504402.502,0298thin
Medium and Large 1516391.192,0198thin
One grade step is worth $11.31/cwt here — about $10 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales
411386361335median 373.0601/0601/1302/2405/1907/14
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 sale16 hd
396.85
MS average11 barns · 222 hd
391.89
+4.96
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−27.10
This barn, trailing median7 sales
373.06
+23.79
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,952199.033,8844thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,345188.202,53228
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,695178.003,0171thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,338161.262,1582thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,249$3,21219
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$2,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,222$3,5673thin

Every lot, as filed

46 lots · USDA AMS · Winona Stockyard - Winona, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500478480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,2944
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1753,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3153,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300265452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,1991
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350335490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6421
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2493,211.74/head2,800.00–3,450.003,21219
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0902,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650610375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2882
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700669351.40/cwt330.00–367.502,3517
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350308654.05/cwt620.00–665.002,0144
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700663347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,3015
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2865159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,010188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,8993
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450403560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,2575
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500490480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,3523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450415410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400362410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4842
Bulls1,635170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,7801
Bulls2,057208.71/cwt205.00–211.004,2933
CowsLean 85-90%1,338161.26/cwt152.00–173.002,1582
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,695178.00/cwt178.00–178.003,0171
CowsBoner 80-85%1,365190.18/cwt185.00–193.002,59616
CowsBoner 80-85%1,319185.57/cwt180.00–189.002,44812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600593363.52/cwt357.50–367.502,1565
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300270703.58/cwt670.00–750.001,9003
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450405560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,2681
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400358595.00/cwt595.00–595.002,1304
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550518412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,1372
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550516391.19/cwt350.00–450.002,0198
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350330575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,8981
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400370400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4802
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500485445.52/cwt420.00–470.002,1612
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250230688.75/cwt635.00–750.001,5842
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550530430.23/cwt421.00–440.002,2802
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550540420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2681
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400375555.00/cwt520.00–590.002,0812
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300270600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6201
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450428423.42/cwt400.00–450.001,8123
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650635425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,6991
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400375515.81/cwt490.00–565.001,9343
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600595312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,8591
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500473383.33/cwt365.00–400.001,8132
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450435355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5441
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8491
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550504402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,0298
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350345535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,8466

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.