Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder cattle sold 3-12 higher in all classes with weaned, grouped cattle up to 20 higher. Slaughter market was not well tested but looked mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $440.88/cwt on 7 head, up $43.64 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 7 comparable sales and sits +67.82 against this barn's trailing median of $373.06.

Average price

$440.88

▲ 43.64 vs prior sale

7 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$486

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

$82.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+41.87

vs MS average

+18.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	452.69	2,410	6thin
Medium and Large 1	520	370.00	1,924	1thin

One grade step is worth $82.69/cwt here — about $486 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 sale7 hd

440.88

—

MS average14 barns · 319 hd

399.01

+41.87

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

+18.71

This barn, trailing median7 sales

373.06

+67.82

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	1,860	208.00	3,869	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	172.43	2,492	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	149.59	1,560	7thin

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)	1,020	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$4,041	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,860	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,869	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	172.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,492	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	785	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,060	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,114	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	156.82/cwt	148.00–164.00	1,770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,386	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	4,040.75/head	3,900.00–4,150.00	4,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,520	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	489.51/cwt	465.00–515.00	1,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,403	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,154	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	391.05/cwt	382.50–400.00	2,600	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,279	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	480.29/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	510.69/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,196	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	528.95/cwt	517.50–540.00	2,253	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	362.55/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	399.48/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	405.00/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	507.41/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	462.49/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,328	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	405.44/cwt	375.00–435.00	2,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	522.35/cwt	505.00–540.00	1,504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	477.42/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	440.09/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,928	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,025	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 Apr 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 66Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 18Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 31Year ago 0

Compared to last week: feeder cattle sold 3-12 higher in all classes with weaned, grouped cattle up to 20 higher. Slaughter market was not well tested but looked mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	208.00	208.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	170.00–175.00	172.43
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	135.00	135.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	128.00	128.00
5	—	1,129	148.00–164.00	156.82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	630.00	630.00
1	250–300	265	600.00	600.00
2	450–500	495	390.00–420.00	405.00
2	500–550	513	375.00–435.00	405.44
2	600–650	643	350.00–375.00	362.55
1	650–700	650	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	375	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	470	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	517.50–540.00	528.95
5	500–550	509	495.00	495.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	465.00–515.00	489.51
1	700–750	715	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	453	460.00–465.00	462.49
1	500–550	510	480.00	480.00
2	650–700	665	382.50–400.00	391.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	430	505.00–520.00	510.69
4	450–500	480	485.00	485.00
4	500–550	515	470.00–490.00	480.29
2	550–600	567	397.50	397.50
3	600–650	612	352.00	352.00
6	700–750	737	326.00	326.00
2	750–800	763	342.50	342.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	505.00–540.00	522.35
2	300–350	333	505.00–510.00	507.41
4	350–400	373	460.00–495.00	477.42
2	400–450	438	435.00–445.00	440.09
1	450–500	460	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	520	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	730	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	765	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	830	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	550.00	550.00
2	350–400	363	375.00–425.00	399.48

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,270	3,900.00–4,150.00	4,040.75
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	186.00	186.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	250.00	250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,900.00	2,900.00

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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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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