Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was not enough data to call an accurate trend today.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $365.05/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $365.05.

Average price

$365.05

10 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$45.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.01

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	586	375.02	2,198	5thin
Medium and Large 1	543	361.36	1,961	4thin
Medium and Large 2	560	330.00	1,848	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.02/cwt here — about $350 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale10 hd

365.05

—

MS average13 barns · 131 hd

376.06

−11.01

This barn, trailing median1 sales

365.05

+0.00

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	1,905	185.00	3,524	1thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,135	1
Bulls	—	—	1,905	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	370.14/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	408.71/cwt	402.50–415.00	1,741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	450.00/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	442.27/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,094	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	375.02/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,198	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	507.31/cwt	485.00–530.00	1,486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,013	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 Jul 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 43Last week 115Year ago 128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1Last week 24Year ago 26

Compared to last week: There was not enough data to call an accurate trend today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	485	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	585	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	402.50–415.00	408.71
3	450–500	491	380.00	380.00
3	500–550	530	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	485.00–530.00	507.31
1	300–350	310	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	370	465.00	465.00
3	400–450	417	440.00–460.00	450.00
1	450–500	465	415.00	415.00
3	500–550	527	355.00–380.00	370.14
1	550–600	590	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	620	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	685	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	460.00	460.00
1	550–600	560	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	586	360.00–385.00	375.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	360	465.00	465.00
2	400–450	413	435.00–450.00	442.27
1	650–700	685	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	185.00	185.00

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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