Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2026-08-04

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 4
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
46 head
3 vs last sale 49 68 vs year ago 114 · 59.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
7 vs last sale 5 4 vs year ago 8 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
3 vs last sale 0 1 vs year ago 2 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call an accurate trend but a higher undertone was notes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $370.65/cwt on 8 head, up $5.60 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +5.60 against this barn's trailing median of $365.05.
Average price
$370.65
5.60 vs prior sale
8 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,997
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$7
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$7.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.58
vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534375.072,0023thin
Medium and Large 1-2542368.001,9955thin
One grade step is worth $7.07/cwt here — about $7 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale8 hd
370.65
MS average13 barns · 130 hd
364.07
+6.58
This barn, trailing median1 sales
365.05
+5.60
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,670201.463,3643thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,110151.331,6806thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,6001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$2,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)760$1,7501thin

Every lot, as filed

31 lots · USDA AMS · Winona Stockyard - Winona, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,680209.19/cwt196.00–218.003,5142
Bulls1,650186.00/cwt186.00–186.003,0691
CowsLean 85-90%1,144153.99/cwt148.00–162.001,7625
CowsLean 85-90%940138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2971
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300295530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5641
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400360480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550510400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0403
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350323496.28/cwt475.00–520.001,6032
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550520320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6641
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850820285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3371
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600585385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2521
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350313420.16/cwt400.00–440.001,3152
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650600320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9201
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400392450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7642
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600590320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8882
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500470430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0213
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350345495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7081
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450413437.58/cwt435.00–440.001,8072
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250220450.00/cwt450.00–450.009901
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550523372.61/cwt365.00–380.001,9492
SteersMedium and Large 1150–200185550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,0181
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520422.64/cwt415.00–430.002,1982
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450405455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8431
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600555380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1091
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650645300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550533415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,2123
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-27601,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700650325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1131
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600565370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0911

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.