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Winona Stockyard Market Report

Winona, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 17, 2020

348 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.31/cwt -4.19 vs last sale · ≈ $749/hd at 566 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.17/cwt ≈ $729/hd at 473 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 348 319 510
Feeder cattle 265 255 421
Slaughter cattle 76 60 65
Replacement cattle 7 4 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mixed, 6 lower to 6 higher, slaughter cattle were lower 2-5. really nice run of cattle today.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454–491 473 15 152.00–155.00 $154.17 $729 —
520 520 3 148.50 $148.50 $772 -2.00
555–580 566 18 127.50–136.25 $132.31 $749 -4.19
600–613 604 9 122.50–130.50 $127.80 $772 —
913 913 4 105.00 $105.00 $959 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 168.00–170.00 $168.99 $478 +13.97
300–345 324 7 157.00–170.00 $163.55 $530 +5.57
350–390 372 9 141.00–171.00 $160.69 $598 +5.24
400–445 421 7 141.00–170.00 $156.10 $657 +7.89
460 460 1 130.00 $130.00 $598 -16.91
465–475 470 2 142.00–149.00 $145.54 $684 -1.37
510–545 532 3 135.00–142.00 $139.29 $741 +0.23
555–585 570 2 125.00–126.00 $125.49 $715 -14.40
600–645 626 4 120.00–126.00 $121.54 $761 -3.14
680 680 1 122.00 $122.00 $830 -3.00
730 730 1 111.00 $111.00 $810 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 2 147.00–159.00 $153.06 $418 —
390 390 1 133.00 $133.00 $519 -9.90
465–485 478 3 121.00–130.00 $127.08 $607 -9.92
535 535 1 121.00 $121.00 $647 —
550–565 560 3 100.00–120.00 $112.11 $628 -10.89
620 620 1 116.00 $116.00 $719 —
720 720 1 101.00 $101.00 $727 -14.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 4 110.00 $110.00 $429 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 142.00 $142.00 $312 -10.50
295 295 1 148.00 $148.00 $437 +16.84
310–330 322 3 126.00–137.00 $131.24 $423 -3.76
355–395 380 4 132.00–136.00 $133.43 $507 +1.01
400–435 423 3 120.00–131.00 $126.89 $537 -2.06
455–480 468 2 120.00–121.00 $120.49 $564 -2.18
525 525 1 111.00 $111.00 $583 -7.00
560–565 563 2 114.00–115.00 $114.50 $645 +5.16
630–635 633 2 110.00–111.00 $110.50 $699 +3.89
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 126.00 $126.00 $252 —
310 310 1 110.00 $110.00 $341 -7.53
365 365 1 111.00 $111.00 $405 —
400 400 1 110.00 $110.00 $440 -2.00
475 475 1 110.00 $110.00 $522 +1.30
555 555 1 93.00 $93.00 $516 -12.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 139.00 $139.00 $549 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 166.00 $166.00 $473 +9.53
300–340 317 6 150.00–165.00 $158.93 $504 +5.17
350–380 368 4 153.00–166.00 $160.24 $590 +9.25
400–440 423 5 121.00–146.00 $135.22 $572 -9.57
455–480 466 6 121.00–142.00 $132.62 $618 -1.99
500–540 520 7 113.00–127.00 $119.63 $622 -0.33
555 555 1 110.00 $110.00 $610 -0.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 6 140.00–157.00 $149.90 $412 —
350–360 355 2 126.00–147.00 $136.65 $485 -9.35
410–445 432 3 117.00–144.00 $128.27 $554 -7.73
510–545 530 3 100.00–111.00 $105.55 $559 -2.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 5 141.00 $141.00 $603 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1225 1053 85-90% 9 28.00–34.00 $30.26 $319 —
820–1370 1105 85-90% 31 35.00–45.50 $39.10 $432 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 80-85% 1 30.00 $30.00 $338 —
780–1510 1147 80-85% 20 35.50–53.00 $47.29 $542 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1435 1428 75-80% 2 43.00–45.00 $44.01 $628 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1530 1427 3 70.00–80.50 $73.15 $1,044 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1825 1825 1 55.50 $55.50 $1,013 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00
1210 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
1285 1285 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825 825 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1480 1480 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.