Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: It was a light run with not enough data to call an accurate trend, but a higher undertone was noted in all classes of feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $427.50/cwt on 1 head, up $54.44 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 7 comparable sales and sits +54.44 against this barn's trailing median of $373.06.

Average price

$427.50

▲ 54.44 vs prior sale

1 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+30.55

vs MS average

+11.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	427.50	2,138	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale1 hd

427.50

—

MS average13 barns · 142 hd

396.95

+30.55

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

+11.38

This barn, trailing median7 sales

373.06

+54.44

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	1,230	170.00	2,091	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,500	184.00	2,760	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	848	136.50	1,157	2thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	853	$3,255	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	700	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	910	$3,610	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	861	$3,404	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	795	$2,454	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$2,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	—	1,230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,091	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,760	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,258	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,138	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	665.13/cwt	650.00–680.00	1,916	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	2,453.77/head	1,950.00–2,850.00	2,454	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	3,403.72/head	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,404	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	3,610.00/head	3,610.00–3,610.00	3,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	471.43/cwt	467.50–475.00	1,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	603.21/cwt	580.00–630.00	2,129	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	2,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	462.36/cwt	452.50–472.50	1,688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	3,255.08/head	3,050.00–3,450.00	3,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	498.58/cwt	485.00–512.50	2,019	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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 36Last week 22Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 5Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: It was a light run with not enough data to call an accurate trend, but a higher undertone was noted in all classes of feeder cattle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	170.00	170.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	184.00	184.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	143.00	143.00
1	—	815	130.00	130.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	650.00	650.00
1	500–550	505	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	580	377.50	377.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	435.00	435.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	640.00	640.00
1	200–250	210	610.00	610.00
1	250–300	265	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	315	467.50–475.00	471.43
2	350–400	365	452.50–472.50	462.36
1	400–450	420	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	470	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	500	427.50	427.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	650.00–680.00	665.13
1	300–350	305	690.00	690.00
3	350–400	353	580.00–630.00	603.21
2	400–450	405	485.00–512.50	498.58
1	450–500	495	450.00	450.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	1,950.00–2,850.00	2,453.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	861	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,403.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	3,610.00	3,610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	853	3,050.00–3,450.00	3,255.08

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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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

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