Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2026-08-11

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 11
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Aug 4Aug 11latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
99 head
53 vs last sale 46 19 vs year ago 80 · +23.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
3 vs last sale 12 11 vs year ago 26 · 42.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
20 vs last sale 3 7 vs year ago 16 · +43.8%
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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 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits 69.12 against this barn's trailing median of $447.90.
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
23.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534382.892,0457thin
Medium and Large 2550350.001,9251thin
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

3 sales
470446423399median 447.9002/2402/2403/0307/0707/07
Steers 500–600 lb: high $456.21, low $413.06, median $447.90 across 3 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 average152 barns · 6,242 hd
401.88
−23.10
This barn, trailing median3 sales
447.90
−69.12
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
BullsAverage1,460202.272,9536thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,225177.162,1702thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,080147.001,5882thin

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
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,290$4,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,138$3,5313thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,133$2,6186
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,250$2,5001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)839$2,4807
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,123$2,1852thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)770$1,9582thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600570340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9381
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450435420.23/cwt400.00–440.001,8282
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350335452.76/cwt425.00–475.001,5173
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300290475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,3781
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7001
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500480370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7761
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550540340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8361
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800795270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1471
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300268454.25/cwt415.00–490.001,2172
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650615321.72/cwt300.00–336.001,9793
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400370440.46/cwt400.00–465.001,6305
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750740305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2571
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800785310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4341
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350313481.52/cwt425.00–510.001,5073
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373441.72/cwt430.00–465.001,6483
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425424.98/cwt380.00–450.001,8063
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,9411
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350305500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5251
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650635377.56/cwt370.00–385.002,3982
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500465400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8601
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950915270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4711
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400380453.44/cwt445.00–460.001,7233
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700695320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550534382.89/cwt377.50–385.002,0457
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,8607
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement650–7006812,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2503
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500490370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8132
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650647360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3297
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500473314.44/cwt300.00–330.001,4872
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600575317.52/cwt315.00–320.001,8262
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600550350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9251
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900860272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,3441
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6011
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750715270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9311
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350345330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1391
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800780280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1841
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0653,320.77/head3,100.00–3,550.003,3212
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28392,479.87/head2,350.00–2,550.002,4807
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28302,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-27701,957.95/head1,850.00–2,100.001,9582
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1232,185.36/head2,100.00–2,275.002,1852
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300265450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1931
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1592,652.11/head2,200.00–3,200.002,6525
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2853,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0052,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2904,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500495362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,7941
CowsLean 85-90%1,095156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,7081
Bulls1,408186.71/cwt185.00–188.002,6292
Bulls1,486210.05/cwt200.00–216.003,1214
CowsLean 85-90%1,065138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,4701
CowsBoner 80-85%1,225177.16/cwt176.00–178.002,1702

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.