Name: Winona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough data from last week to call an accurate trend but cattle sold really good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $378.78/cwt on 8 head, down $34.28 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 5 comparable sales and sits −34.28 against this barn's trailing median of $413.06.

Average price

$378.78

▼ 34.28 vs prior sale

8 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,030

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$32.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.45

vs MS average

−23.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	382.89	2,045	7thin
Medium and Large 2	550	350.00	1,925	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.89/cwt here — about $120 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

5 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $456.21, low $334.47, median $413.06 across 5 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 sale8 hd

378.78

—

MS average13 barns · 369 hd

383.23

−4.45

National average153 barns · 6,255 hd

401.83

−23.05

This barn, trailing median5 sales

413.06

−34.28

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	1,460	202.27	2,953	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	177.16	2,170	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	147.00	1,588	2thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,290	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$3,531	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,133	$2,618	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,250	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	839	$2,480	7
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,123	$2,185	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$1,958	2thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	177.16/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,170	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,470	1
Bulls	—	—	1,486	210.05/cwt	200.00–216.00	3,121	4
Bulls	—	—	1,408	186.71/cwt	185.00–188.00	2,629	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,794	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	2,652.11/head	2,200.00–3,200.00	2,652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	420.23/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	452.76/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	454.25/cwt	415.00–490.00	1,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	321.72/cwt	300.00–336.00	1,979	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	440.46/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	481.52/cwt	425.00–510.00	1,507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	441.72/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	424.98/cwt	380.00–450.00	1,806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	377.56/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	453.44/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	382.89/cwt	377.50–385.00	2,045	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,860	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	650–700	681	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,329	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	314.44/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	317.52/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,184	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	3,320.77/head	3,100.00–3,550.00	3,321	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	2,479.87/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,480	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	1,957.95/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,958	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	2,185.36/head	2,100.00–2,275.00	2,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	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 Aug 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 46Year ago 80

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 3Year ago 16

Compared to last week: Not enough data from last week to call an accurate trend but cattle sold really good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	176.00–178.00	177.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,095	156.00	156.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,486	200.00–216.00	210.05
2	—	1,408	185.00–188.00	186.71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	425.00–475.00	452.76
5	350–400	370	400.00–465.00	440.46
2	400–450	435	400.00–440.00	420.23
1	450–500	495	362.50	362.50
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
3	600–650	615	300.00–336.00	321.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	345	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	473	300.00–330.00	314.44
2	550–600	575	315.00–320.00	317.52
1	750–800	780	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	860	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	475.00	475.00
1	300–350	305	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	380	445.00–460.00	453.44
1	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	635	370.00–385.00	377.56
1	650–700	695	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	740	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	785	310.00	310.00
1	900–950	915	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	370.00	370.00
7	500–550	534	377.50–385.00	382.89
7	600–650	647	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	415.00–490.00	454.25
3	300–350	313	425.00–510.00	481.52
3	350–400	373	430.00–465.00	441.72
3	400–450	425	380.00–450.00	424.98
1	450–500	480	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	575	337.50	337.50
1	750–800	795	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	480	387.50	387.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
3	650–700	681	2,250.00	2,250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	715	270.00	270.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	4,000.00	4,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	3,950.00	3,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,159	2,200.00–3,200.00	2,652.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	3,100.00–3,550.00	3,320.77
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	839	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,479.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,957.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,123	2,100.00–2,275.00	2,185.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	2,200.00	2,200.00

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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Steers · 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

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