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Winona Stockyard Market Report

Winona, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 5, 2021

231 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 231 220 222
Feeder cattle 154 190 194
Slaughter cattle 37 22 24
Replacement cattle 40 8 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale, feeder steers and heifers look a little cheaper, slaughter cattle looked higher. Overall the quality of feeders was plain, really nice pairs.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 2 157.00–169.00 $163.38 $523 +8.40
405 405 1 144.00 $144.00 $583 —
460–480 470 2 133.00–137.00 $135.04 $635 -13.45
505–515 510 2 126.00–141.00 $133.57 $681 -4.93
630 630 1 125.00 $125.00 $788 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 171.00 $171.00 $573 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 131.00 $131.00 $269 +6.00
295 295 1 134.00 $134.00 $395 +6.57
300–340 324 5 110.00–130.00 $124.67 $404 -0.33
355–375 365 3 121.00–127.00 $122.95 $449 -2.06
405–435 423 6 106.00–130.00 $118.84 $503 -1.15
450–495 472 5 111.00–117.00 $114.41 $540 -1.78
500–530 515 3 105.00–112.00 $109.34 $563 -5.66
595 595 2 100.00–108.00 $104.00 $619 —
625–640 633 2 100.00–101.00 $100.49 $636 -4.51
650 650 1 101.00 $101.00 $656 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 130.00 $130.00 $396 -1.00
371–395 378 7 133.00–136.00 $135.10 $511 —
515 515 3 122.00 $122.00 $628 +8.50
628 628 4 115.00 $115.00 $722 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 110.00 $110.00 $270 -8.00
250–285 268 3 100.00–125.00 $112.20 $301 -10.80
300–330 315 4 100.00–121.00 $109.05 $344 -11.45
480 480 1 105.00 $105.00 $504 -3.56
505–545 525 3 95.00–104.00 $99.73 $524 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 133.00 $133.00 $412 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 152.50 $152.50 $396 +1.50
300–340 323 4 150.00–168.00 $160.05 $517 +9.06
360 360 1 170.00 $170.00 $612 +22.04
420–435 428 2 131.00–148.00 $139.35 $596 —
460–490 477 3 117.00–128.00 $121.88 $581 +0.88
510–545 536 4 111.00–121.00 $116.78 $626 -5.72
550–575 563 2 111.00–112.50 $111.77 $629 +1.77
750 750 1 95.00 $95.00 $712 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 150.00 $150.00 $368 +7.00
280–290 285 2 146.00–151.00 $148.46 $423 +3.46
300–340 322 3 100.00–143.00 $121.01 $390 -18.99
355–385 367 3 131.00–146.00 $137.85 $506 -3.15
470 470 1 120.00 $120.00 $564 +5.00
505 505 2 105.00–115.00 $110.00 $556 -2.01
555–585 568 4 105.00–109.00 $107.00 $608 -0.50
640 640 1 99.00 $99.00 $634 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185 1185 80-85% 1 55.50 $55.50 $658 —
975–1740 1257 80-85% 14 47.50–59.00 $54.37 $683 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1115 978 85-90% 8 42.00–48.00 $45.37 $444 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1710 1710 75-80% 1 52.50 $52.50 $898 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1725 1725 1 80.50 $80.50 $1,389 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–1070 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 750.00–850.00 $792.41
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1130 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
705 705 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 380.00 $380.00

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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
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
1090 1090 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 710.00 $710.00 —
1045–1350 1198 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 975.00–1,400.00 $1,214.56 —
1090–1320 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,230.00–1,275.00 $1,254.65 —
1395 1395 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
710 710 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 430.00 $430.00 —

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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.