Cattle Market Pulse

Winona Stockyard Market Report

Winona, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 27, 2021

112 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.00/cwt +1.66 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 610 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.65/cwt -4.35 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 526 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 112 309 0
Feeder cattle 88 250 0
Slaughter cattle 20 38 0
Replacement cattle 4 21 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers were lower 2-8, slaughter cows and bulls were steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 375 3 150.00–159.00 $154.01 $578 -15.90
420 420 2 150.00–151.00 $150.50 $632 -2.16
470–475 473 2 146.00–147.00 $146.50 $693 -1.51
510–545 529 5 138.00–145.00 $140.52 $743 +1.64
580 580 1 131.50 $131.50 $763 —
635 635 1 130.00 $130.00 $826 -8.36
650–680 663 3 127.50–137.00 $132.10 $876 -2.40
700–715 708 2 125.00 $125.00 $885 -10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 4 178.00 $178.00 $571 —
466 466 9 150.50 $150.50 $701 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 155.00 $155.00 $612 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 142.50 $142.50 $506 —
460 460 5 133.50 $133.50 $614 —
510–545 526 13 123.00–130.00 $126.65 $666 -4.35
610 610 14 124.00 $124.00 $756 +1.66
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 146.00 $146.00 $416 +3.40
345 345 1 140.00 $140.00 $483 +2.51
380–385 383 2 128.00–142.00 $134.95 $517 -4.03
445 445 1 126.00 $126.00 $561 -9.37
475–490 485 3 125.00–128.00 $126.32 $613 -3.26
555 555 1 121.00 $121.00 $672 -2.00
660 660 1 124.00 $124.00 $818 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 108.00 $108.00 $545 -6.08
595 595 1 116.00 $116.00 $690 —
630 630 1 115.00 $115.00 $724 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 148.00 $148.00 $540 -12.00
680 680 1 107.00 $107.00 $728 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 121.00 $121.00 $611 —
560 560 1 114.00 $114.00 $638 -7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1215 1102 80-85% 7 60.00–67.50 $63.03 $695 +1.53
990–1435 1178 80-85% 4 67.00–69.00 $67.94 $800 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1305 1085 85-90% 2 47.00–55.00 $51.81 $562 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545 1545 75-80% 1 55.50 $55.50 $857 -5.99

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–1565 1553 2 80.00–84.00 $81.98 $1,273 —
2020 2020 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,939 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1160–1350 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 910.00–920.00 $915.38

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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
1170 1170 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 910.00 $910.00 —

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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.