Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers, heifers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cattle sold steady on a light tested market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $373.06/cwt on 16 head, down $23.79 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 7 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $373.06.

Average price

$373.06

▼ 23.79 vs prior sale

16 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$82

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

$19.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.60

vs MS average

−57.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	501	376.76	1,888	13thin
Medium and Large 1	552	357.00	1,969	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.76/cwt here — about −$82 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

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

373.06

—

MS average14 barns · 215 hd

398.66

−25.60

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−57.36

This barn, trailing median7 sales

373.06

+0.00

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	1,060	145.00	1,537	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	182.66	2,011	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	149.24	1,455	5thin

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)	948	$1,463	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$3,000	1thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	488.71/cwt	450.00–515.00	1,989	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	362.39/cwt	349.00–370.00	2,250	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	376.76/cwt	356.00–385.00	1,888	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	528.07/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	397.50/cwt	360.00–435.00	2,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,771	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	484.33/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,436	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	352.44/cwt	337.00–368.00	2,707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	569.62/cwt	565.00–572.50	1,903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,353	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	136.47/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,239	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	157.76/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,609	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	182.66/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,011	4
Bulls	—	—	1,060	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,419	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	554.25/cwt	535.00–575.00	1,846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	203	562.41/cwt	555.00–570.00	1,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	175	533.00/cwt	500.00–570.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	350.50/cwt	340.00–361.00	1,963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	424.27/cwt	395.00–455.00	2,177	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	452.47/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	503.12/cwt	450.00–535.00	1,655	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	406.93/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	386.69/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,602	4

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 Feb 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 145Year ago 96

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 13Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: steers, heifers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cattle sold steady on a light tested market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	670.00	670.00
1	250–300	275	575.00	575.00
3	400–450	407	450.00–515.00	488.71
2	450–500	490	450.00–455.00	452.47
2	500–550	513	395.00–455.00	424.27
1	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
4	650–700	673	370.00–392.50	386.69
1	750–800	790	332.00	332.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	565.00–572.50	569.62
2	400–450	420	470.00	470.00
8	500–550	503	475.00–490.00	484.33
4	550–600	556	435.00	435.00
4	600–650	613	411.00	411.00
6	750–800	768	337.00–368.00	352.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	525.00	525.00
2	350–400	375	550.00	550.00
2	400–450	440	402.50	402.50
2	450–500	470	378.00	378.00
13	500–550	501	356.00–385.00	376.76
8	600–650	621	349.00–370.00	362.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	175	500.00–570.00	533.00
2	200–250	203	555.00–570.00	562.41
2	250–300	273	500.00–560.00	528.07
8	300–350	329	450.00–535.00	503.12
5	400–450	418	400.00–425.00	406.93
1	500–550	535	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	560	340.00–361.00	350.50
1	600–650	630	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	720	304.00	304.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	415	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	660.00	660.00
2	300–350	333	535.00–575.00	554.25
1	350–400	380	530.00	530.00
1	400–450	405	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	485	475.00	475.00
2	500–550	525	360.00–435.00	397.50
1	650–700	665	340.00	340.00

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	—	1,005	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	133.00–140.00	136.47
3	—	1,020	150.00–163.00	157.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,101	180.00–184.00	182.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	145.00	145.00

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