Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold mostly steady to 8 higher across all categories. slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $434.17/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +69.11 against this barn's trailing median of $365.05.

Average price

$434.17

3 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$423

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

$81.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.52

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	461.25	2,456	2thin
Medium and Large 2	535	380.00	2,033	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.25/cwt here — about $423 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

434.17

—

MS average13 barns · 102 hd

426.64

+7.52

This barn, trailing median1 sales

365.05

+69.11

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	179.45	2,049	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,735	160.00	2,776	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	748	130.00	972	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	168.74/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,937	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	183.73/cwt	183.00–185.00	2,093	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,776	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	775	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,085	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	306	591.01/cwt	590.00–592.50	1,808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	519.73/cwt	512.50–527.50	1,918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	509.96/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,171	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	556.97/cwt	500.00–595.00	1,788	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	483.63/cwt	420.00–520.00	1,799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	547.00/cwt	535.00–565.00	1,942	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,096	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	395.00/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	429.61/cwt	405.00–457.50	1,985	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	512.35/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	446.34/cwt	420.00–515.00	1,879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	398.00/cwt	377.50–420.00	2,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	500.85/cwt	487.50–515.00	2,194	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	473.71/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	605.00/cwt	580.00–630.00	1,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	452.42/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,970	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 Mar 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 36Year ago 89

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 19Year ago 67

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold mostly steady to 8 higher across all categories. slaughter cattle sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	160.00–177.00	168.74
5	—	1,139	183.00–185.00	183.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	160.00	160.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	140.00	140.00
1	—	720	120.00	120.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	580.00–630.00	605.00
1	250–300	270	645.00	645.00
7	300–350	321	500.00–595.00	556.97
1	350–400	355	555.00	555.00
2	400–450	415	500.00–525.00	512.35
3	450–500	462	470.00	470.00
1	500–550	500	475.00	475.00
1	550–600	565	447.50	447.50
1	700–750	730	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	306	590.00–592.50	591.01
5	350–400	355	535.00–565.00	547.00
8	400–450	403	520.00	520.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	480	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	535	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	745	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	334	490.00–520.00	509.96
4	350–400	369	512.50–527.50	519.73
3	550–600	558	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	450.00–495.00	473.71
1	300–350	315	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	372	420.00–520.00	483.63
5	400–450	421	420.00–515.00	446.34
5	450–500	462	405.00–457.50	429.61
3	500–550	523	375.00–425.00	395.00
1	600–650	640	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	510.00	510.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	610.00	610.00
1	300–350	325	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	355	540.00	540.00
3	400–450	438	487.50–515.00	500.85
1	450–500	450	535.00	535.00
2	500–550	518	450.00–455.00	452.42
2	550–600	570	377.50–420.00	398.00
1	600–650	610	380.00	380.00

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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