Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: It was a light run due to the heat, not enough data to call an accurate trend.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $361.25/cwt on 4 head, down $3.80 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −3.80 against this barn's trailing median of $365.05.

Average price

$361.25

▼ 3.80 vs prior sale

4 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$371

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

$62.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.68

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	557	382.50	2,131	2thin
Medium and Large 1	560	360.00	2,016	1thin
Medium and Large 2	550	320.00	1,760	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.50/cwt here — about $371 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 sale4 hd

361.25

—

MS average14 barns · 133 hd

353.57

+7.68

This barn, trailing median1 sales

365.05

−3.80

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	1,248	177.48	2,215	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,305	167.03	2,180	2thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	336.60/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,097	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	410.15/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,039	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	354.22/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,994	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	177.48/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	373.31/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,252	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	167.03/cwt	157.50–177.00	2,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	436.55/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,306	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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 49Last week 43Year ago 90

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 30

Compared to last week: It was a light run due to the heat, not enough data to call an accurate trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	470.00	470.00
2	500–550	508	400.00–420.00	410.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	620	382.50	382.50
3	650–700	693	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	400	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	563	320.00–390.00	354.22
3	600–650	623	320.00–350.00	336.60
1	650–700	665	326.00	326.00
1	750–800	755	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	440.00	440.00
2	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	381	470.00	470.00
3	450–500	478	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	557	382.50	382.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	410.00	410.00
3	450–500	488	370.00–380.00	373.31
1	550–600	550	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	475.00	475.00
3	400–450	425	420.00–460.00	436.55
1	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	560	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	175.00–180.00	177.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	157.50–177.00	167.03

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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