Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2026-08-25

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 25
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 99▼ 65 vs year ago 104 · −62.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 15▼ 3 vs year ago 11 · −27.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 23▼ 5 vs year ago 6 · −83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago: It was a light run, not enough data to call a trend but a lower undertone was noted.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $350.00/cwt on 2 head, down $15.05 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits +0.70 against this barn's trailing median of $349.30.
Average price
$350.00
▼ 15.05 vs prior sale
2 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,838
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+16.24
vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525350.001,8382thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale2 hd
350.00
—
MS average13 barns · 154 hd
333.76
+16.24
This barn, trailing median2 sales
349.30
+0.70
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
Bulls—Average1,823195.483,5642thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,460170.002,4821thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average850110.839423thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$1,8001thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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 1300–350324430.62/cwt410.00–450.001,3954
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450430390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6771
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480322.66/cwt315.00–330.001,5492
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700660300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9801
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500495300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4851
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700660280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8481
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450420385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6171
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500466343.12/cwt320.00–375.001,5994
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350330435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4362
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550515340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7511
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8751
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500469343.66/cwt330.00–367.501,6124
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650630350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2051
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—8401,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400360390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500495365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8073
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8382
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650615302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,8601
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400385420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6171
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4621
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300250285.00/cwt285.00–285.007131
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550530300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5901
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600555365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0261
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500465365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6971
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750700315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2051
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350335437.46/cwt435.00–440.001,4652
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300290440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2761
Bulls——1,823195.48/cwt194.00–197.003,5642
CowsLean 85-90%—890120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0681
CowsLean 85-90%—955100.00/cwt100.00–100.009551
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,460170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,4821
CowsLean 85-90%—705112.50/cwt112.50–112.507931

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.