Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 11 higher, slaughter cattle sold steady to 8 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $397.24/cwt on 18 head, up $24.18 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 7 comparable sales and sits +24.18 against this barn's trailing median of $373.06.

Average price

$397.24

▲ 24.18 vs prior sale

18 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,153

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$22.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.86

vs MS average

−25.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	401.03	2,181	15thin
Medium and Large 1	533	378.27	2,017	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.77/cwt here — about $163 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 sale18 hd

397.24

—

MS average13 barns · 265 hd

404.10

−6.86

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−25.95

This barn, trailing median7 sales

373.06

+24.18

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	1,655	195.00	3,227	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,334	179.94	2,400	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	156.49	1,582	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	855	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	874	$2,581	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	675	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	848	$1,623	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	—	1,655	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,227	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	178.29/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,446	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	184.08/cwt	182.00–186.00	2,279	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	165.89/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,724	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	137.70/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,365	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	790	795.00/head	795.00–795.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	403.04/cwt	392.50–420.00	2,160	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	2,581.12/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,581	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	462.75/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,360	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	377.55/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,954	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	451.57/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,177	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	477.45/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	539.88/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	517.19/cwt	485.00–560.00	2,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	431.54/cwt	415.00–460.00	2,007	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	545.00/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	537.44/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	482.26/cwt	390.00–550.00	1,813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	491.54/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	465.81/cwt	415.00–505.00	1,947	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	527.25/cwt	490.00–560.00	1,656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	372.40/cwt	362.50–382.50	1,955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	541.03/cwt	500.00–610.00	1,439	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 Mar 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 118Last week 92Year ago 17

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 10Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 11 higher, slaughter cattle sold steady to 8 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	195.00	195.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,372	175.00–184.00	178.29
2	—	1,238	182.00–186.00	184.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,039	160.00–168.00	165.89
2	—	955	130.00–144.00	137.70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	540.00–550.00	545.00
1	450–500	490	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	505	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	418	467.50	467.50
6	450–500	482	450.00–455.00	451.57
12	500–550	536	392.50–420.00	403.04
3	550–600	575	393.00	393.00
2	700–750	740	292.00	292.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	495	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	595.00	595.00
4	250–300	266	500.00–610.00	541.03
4	300–350	314	490.00–560.00	527.25
5	350–400	376	390.00–550.00	482.26
8	400–450	418	415.00–505.00	465.81
3	450–500	465	415.00–460.00	431.54
2	500–550	525	362.50–382.50	372.40
1	550–600	550	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	695	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	715	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	473	500.00	500.00
4	500–550	510	450.00–475.00	462.75
2	600–650	625	377.00	377.00
2	650–700	675	342.00	342.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	470.00–485.00	477.45
1	500–550	545	385.00	385.00
2	550–600	573	375.00–380.00	377.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	535.00–540.00	537.44
4	350–400	374	530.00–545.00	539.88
3	400–450	423	485.00–560.00	517.19
3	450–500	477	485.00–495.00	491.54
1	600–650	600	420.00	420.00
1	700–750	740	330.00	330.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	874	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,581.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	675	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	795.00	795.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	230.00	230.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

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Replacement Cattle