Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last market: All classes of feeders and slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.32/cwt on 7 head, down $16.74 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 7 comparable sales and sits −16.74 against this barn's trailing median of $373.06.

Average price

$356.32

▼ 16.74 vs prior sale

7 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$5.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−54.21

vs MS average

−64.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	583	358.00	2,087	5thin
Medium and Large 1	568	352.11	2,000	2thin

One grade step is worth $5.89/cwt here — about $87 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale7 hd

356.32

—

MS average13 barns · 220 hd

410.53

−54.21

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−64.64

This barn, trailing median7 sales

373.06

−16.74

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	1,558	176.50	2,749	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	182.90	2,236	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	139.34	1,410	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$3,850	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
Bulls	—	—	1,310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,031	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,158	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	185.86/cwt	183.00–191.00	2,262	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	154.04/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,653	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	132.45/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,325	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	404	506.74/cwt	501.00–511.00	2,047	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	438.09/cwt	420.00–446.00	1,638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	412.49/cwt	400.00–433.00	1,757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	4,333	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,898	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	366.25/cwt	362.50–370.00	2,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	513.84/cwt	501.00–550.00	1,917	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	408.95/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,678	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	447.90/cwt	426.00–455.00	2,284	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	352.11/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,043	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	224	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,456	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	511.47/cwt	465.00–525.00	1,862	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	433.42/cwt	415.00–460.00	2,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	465.53/cwt	450.00–482.50	1,997	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	594.52/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,087	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	404.97/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,997	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,574	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	285	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	370.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	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 Mar 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 114Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 14Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 0

Compared to last market: All classes of feeders and slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,805	198.00	198.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	174.00	174.00
3	—	1,217	183.00–191.00	185.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,073	150.00–161.00	154.04
5	—	1,000	120.00–145.00	132.45
1	—	830	115.00	115.00

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	435	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	570.00	570.00
7	400–450	404	501.00–511.00	506.74
13	500–550	510	426.00–455.00	447.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	305	550.00	550.00
5	350–400	364	465.00–525.00	511.47
4	400–450	429	450.00–482.50	465.53
1	450–500	495	427.50	427.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	330	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	360	365.00–375.00	370.00
2	450–500	490	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	309	502.50	502.50
7	350–400	374	420.00–446.00	438.09
5	400–450	426	400.00–433.00	412.49
18	450–500	452	420.00	420.00
5	550–600	583	358.00	358.00
3	900–950	940	461.00	461.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	350	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	435	400.00–417.50	408.95
2	450–500	493	400.00–410.00	404.97
2	550–600	568	340.00–365.00	352.11
1	650–700	655	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	600.00	600.00
2	250–300	260	570.00–620.00	594.52
1	300–350	325	540.00	540.00
1	400–450	405	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	487	415.00–460.00	433.42
1	550–600	560	392.50	392.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	224	650.00	650.00
3	250–300	285	600.00	600.00
11	350–400	373	501.00–550.00	513.84
3	450–500	452	452.00	452.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	465.00	465.00
2	550–600	565	362.50–370.00	366.25
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	620.00	620.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	3,850.00	3,850.00

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

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