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Winona Stockyard Market Report

Winona, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 15, 2020

220 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 220 534 203
Feeder cattle 190 495 170
Slaughter cattle 22 34 26
Replacement cattle 8 5 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compar3d to last week: Feeder steers sold lower 1.00 to 6.00 and feeder heifers sold lower 5.00 to 7.00. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 3 153.00–157.00 $154.98 $519 -7.08
370 370 1 164.00 $164.00 $607 +4.70
450–455 453 2 147.00–150.00 $148.49 $673 +4.67
505 505 2 135.00–142.00 $138.50 $699 -2.06
560–565 563 2 131.00–135.00 $133.01 $749 -2.31
675 675 1 120.00 $120.00 $810 -5.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
621 value added 621 9 116.00 $116.00 $720 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 147.00 $147.00 $573 +3.52
430 430 2 135.00–142.00 $138.50 $596 -11.50
505 505 1 126.00 $126.00 $636 —
615 615 1 105.00 $105.00 $646 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 141.00 $141.00 $557 —
525 525 1 110.00 $110.00 $578 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 118.00 $118.00 $266 —
295 295 4 123.00 $123.00 $363 -5.36
340–345 343 2 120.00–121.00 $120.50 $413 —
350–390 373 6 115.00–120.00 $116.12 $433 +4.65
405–445 425 4 111.00–115.00 $112.75 $479 +0.21
450–495 468 9 105.00–111.00 $108.56 $508 +1.31
560–565 563 2 101.00–106.00 $103.51 $583 +2.86
625 625 1 100.00 $100.00 $625 +1.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 2 125.00 $125.00 $288 ±0.00
280–295 288 2 125.00–130.00 $127.43 $367 -7.57
305 305 1 125.00 $125.00 $381 -3.88
360–385 372 3 124.00–126.00 $125.01 $465 -2.50
405–430 419 5 117.00–123.00 $119.99 $503 -1.16
450–485 461 5 115.00–117.00 $116.19 $536 -2.75
540 540 1 115.00 $115.00 $621 +2.95
630 630 1 105.00 $105.00 $662 +2.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 4 131.00 $131.00 $440 -1.00
533 533 4 113.50 $113.50 $605 —
618 618 4 105.00 $105.00 $649 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 378 2 108.00–110.00 $108.95 $412 —
420 420 1 100.00 $100.00 $420 —
465 465 1 101.00 $101.00 $470 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 143.00 $143.00 $315 —
280 280 2 140.00–150.00 $145.00 $406 +1.89
330–340 335 2 140.00 $140.00 $469 -1.00
380 380 1 141.00 $141.00 $536 -2.10
410–445 430 3 120.00–133.00 $127.93 $550 —
490 490 1 115.00 $115.00 $564 -2.89
505–530 519 4 110.00–116.00 $112.01 $581 -0.99
555–595 570 4 106.00–108.00 $107.50 $613 +2.50
700 700 1 100.00 $100.00 $700 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 151.00 $151.00 $445 —
320–345 332 3 150.00–152.00 $150.99 $501 —
360–370 365 4 145.00–151.00 $147.96 $540 -7.18
470 470 1 121.00 $121.00 $569 -20.01
510 510 4 122.50 $122.50 $625 -3.06
560 560 2 110.00 $110.00 $616 +4.00
640–645 643 2 106.00–107.00 $106.50 $685 —
700 700 1 100.00 $100.00 $700 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 3 120.00–130.00 $125.00 $325 —
305 305 1 131.00 $131.00 $400 —
350–385 368 2 121.00 $121.00 $445 —
430–445 438 2 110.00–120.00 $115.09 $504 —
460–490 476 5 101.00–110.00 $106.63 $508 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 155.00 $155.00 $524 -9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1320 1139 80-85% 7 42.50–52.50 $47.34 $539 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–965 908 85-90% 2 32.00–35.00 $33.60 $305 +7.76

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1370 1278 3 82.00–88.00 $84.81 $1,084 —
1410–1865 1573 5 73.00–89.50 $82.95 $1,305 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715 715 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 510.00 $510.00
925–1185 1052 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 600.00–850.00 $761.71
1215 1215 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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.