Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers and heifers sold mostly steady, Slaughter cattle sold higher 3-7.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.24/cwt on 6 head, down $6.00 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 7 comparable sales and sits +18.19 against this barn's trailing median of $373.06.

Average price

$391.24

▼ 6.00 vs prior sale

6 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,109

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$126

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

$19.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.51

vs MS average

−25.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	394.49	2,087	5thin
Medium and Large 1	590	375.00	2,213	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.49/cwt here — about −$126 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 sale6 hd

391.24

—

MS average13 barns · 271 hd

402.75

−11.51

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−25.87

This barn, trailing median7 sales

373.06

+18.19

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	1,506	186.31	2,807	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	919	155.81	1,432	8thin

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)	910	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	455.52/cwt	442.50–462.50	2,109	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	500.59/cwt	450.00–575.00	1,777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	539.19/cwt	520.00–565.00	1,769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	455.15/cwt	447.50–462.50	2,207	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	561.45/cwt	550.00–575.00	1,858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	394.49/cwt	390.00–397.50	2,087	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,194	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	597.75/cwt	590.00–605.00	1,363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	1,879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	416.52/cwt	397.50–430.00	1,974	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,096	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,542	181.49/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,799	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	193.53/cwt	191.00–197.00	2,812	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,479	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	167.47/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,609	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	139.19/cwt	131.00–143.00	1,197	3

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 May 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 61Year ago 14

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 18Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: steers and heifers sold mostly steady, Slaughter cattle sold higher 3-7.

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	240	580.00	580.00
3	300–350	328	520.00–565.00	539.19
3	350–400	355	450.00–575.00	500.59
1	400–450	405	472.50	472.50
3	450–500	463	442.50–462.50	455.52
1	600–650	645	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	740	323.00	323.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	337	557.50	557.50
2	450–500	488	475.00	475.00
3	550–600	585	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	485	447.50–462.50	455.15
2	550–600	595	435.00	435.00
2	650–700	675	417.50	417.50
2	700–750	742	367.00	367.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	590.00–605.00	597.75
5	300–350	331	550.00–575.00	561.45
1	500–550	500	452.50	452.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	520.00	520.00
1	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	455	407.50	407.50
1	550–600	590	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	535.00	535.00
2	300–350	320	490.00	490.00
3	350–400	378	477.50	477.50
6	450–500	474	397.50–430.00	416.52
5	500–550	529	390.00–397.50	394.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00

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	—	1,345	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	177.00–185.00	181.49
2	—	1,453	191.00–197.00	193.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	159.00	159.00
4	—	961	163.00–170.00	167.47
3	—	860	131.00–143.00	139.19

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle