Cattle Market Pulse

Winona Stockyard Market Report

Winona, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 16, 2021

160 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Winona Stockyard report →

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $115.10/cwt -7.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,011/hd at 878 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 160 423 0
Feeder cattle 130 332 0
Slaughter cattle 30 41 0
Replacement cattle — 50 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold mostly steady, slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 160.00 $160.00 $696 -1.81
497 497 2 146.00 $146.00 $726 —
535–545 540 4 128.00–150.00 $138.90 $750 -31.10
600 600 2 138.50 $138.50 $831 —
751–760 753 9 124.50–126.00 $125.66 $946 —
865–883 878 20 115.00–115.50 $115.10 $1,011 —
910 910 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,001 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 160.00 $160.00 $544 -9.00
465 465 1 151.00 $151.00 $702 -13.71
510 510 1 156.00 $156.00 $796 +8.61
565 565 1 137.00 $137.00 $774 -10.08
655 655 1 130.00 $130.00 $852 -0.37
705 705 1 129.50 $129.50 $913 -1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 145.00 $145.00 $442 -20.00
365 365 1 145.00 $145.00 $529 -12.97
420–425 423 2 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $552 -10.15
495 495 1 136.00 $136.00 $673 -6.00

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 6 145.50 $145.50 $623 —
465–485 477 5 130.00–131.00 $130.61 $623 -6.39
514–545 521 9 110.00–135.00 $129.19 $673 —
583–587 585 9 122.00–123.00 $122.44 $716 —
614 614 5 117.00 $117.00 $718 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 142.00 $142.00 $263 —
245 245 1 141.00 $141.00 $345 —
345 345 2 140.00–147.00 $143.50 $495 -2.94
360 360 1 136.00 $136.00 $490 -5.78
400–405 403 3 135.00–143.00 $139.66 $563 +2.23
525 525 1 122.00 $122.00 $640 -12.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 126.00 $126.00 $239 —
370–375 373 2 120.00–126.00 $123.02 $459 -12.98
545 545 1 105.00 $105.00 $572 -4.10
580 580 1 101.00 $101.00 $586 -14.00
610 610 1 105.00 $105.00 $640 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 160.00 $160.00 $488 —
360 360 1 161.00 $161.00 $580 —
465 465 1 146.00 $146.00 $679 -7.44
680 680 1 110.00 $110.00 $748 —
705 705 1 108.00 $108.00 $761 —
755–790 773 2 110.00–111.00 $110.51 $854 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 2 126.00 $126.00 $743 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 142.00 $142.00 $625 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1355 1010 80-85% 15 51.50–63.50 $58.15 $587 +1.95
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–960 948 85-90% 2 47.50–50.00 $48.77 $462 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1860 1610 3 80.00–88.50 $86.18 $1,387 —

↑ Back to top

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.