Cattle Market Pulse

Winona Stockyard Market Report

Winona, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 4, 2021

348 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $139.67/cwt ≈ $735/hd at 526 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.71/cwt -4.79 vs last sale · ≈ $592/hd at 460 lb · 16 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $126.09/cwt ≈ $854/hd at 677 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 348 112 331
Feeder cattle 206 88 169
Slaughter cattle 134 20 136
Replacement cattle 8 4 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were steady to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers were mixed. Slaughter cows were steady to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 5 150.00 $150.00 $704 -0.50
500–540 526 22 124.00–145.00 $139.67 $735 —
625 625 8 131.50 $131.50 $822 —
651–698 677 11 121.50–132.00 $126.09 $854 —
750 750 2 123.50 $123.50 $926 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 2 149.00–150.00 $149.50 $588 -4.51
410–435 423 3 145.00–148.00 $146.00 $618 -4.50
455–485 467 5 143.00–152.00 $146.59 $685 +0.09
500–525 513 7 138.00–144.00 $142.01 $729 +1.49
575–590 582 3 137.00–139.00 $138.34 $805 +6.84
615–630 622 3 135.00–136.00 $135.67 $844 +5.67
650–685 674 4 120.00–130.00 $126.20 $851 -5.90
700 700 1 121.00 $121.00 $847 -4.00
750–780 765 2 120.00–125.00 $122.45 $937 —
870 870 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,027 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 130.00 $130.00 $611 —
520–540 530 2 126.00–129.00 $127.47 $676 —
565 565 1 111.00 $111.00 $627 —
635 635 1 125.00 $125.00 $794 —
725 725 3 116.00 $116.00 $841 —
835 835 1 115.00 $115.00 $960 —
860 860 1 111.00 $111.00 $955 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
654 654 6 110.00 $110.00 $719 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–476 460 16 126.00–130.00 $128.71 $592 -4.79
568 568 6 124.00 $124.00 $704 —
620 620 7 116.50–117.50 $116.79 $724 -7.21
1045 1045 27 100.00 $100.00 $1,045 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 3 140.00–146.00 $142.01 $466 +2.01
360–370 363 3 132.00–137.50 $134.81 $489 -0.14
400–425 415 4 125.00–135.00 $129.15 $536 +3.15
450 450 1 119.00 $119.00 $536 -7.32
500–530 513 3 120.00–127.00 $122.41 $628 —
560–590 570 4 117.00–125.00 $120.80 $689 -0.20
700 700 1 105.00 $105.00 $735 —
840 840 1 90.00 $90.00 $756 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 115.00 $115.00 $460 —
555 555 1 118.00 $118.00 $655 —
625 625 1 101.00 $101.00 $631 -14.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–366 366 2 138.00–144.00 $141.00 $516 -7.00
435 435 1 135.00 $135.00 $587 —
450 450 1 135.00 $135.00 $608 —
505–510 508 2 119.00–126.00 $122.48 $622 —
635 635 1 111.00 $111.00 $705 —
730 730 1 115.00 $115.00 $840 —
960 960 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,056 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–490 483 2 106.00–119.00 $112.40 $543 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1780 1276 80-85% 47 64.50–74.50 $70.71 $902 —
975–1510 1277 80-85% 59 60.00–73.00 $67.56 $863 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 85-90% 1 36.50 $36.50 $318 —
1020 1020 85-90% 1 67.00 $67.00 $683 —
1065–1410 1143 85-90% 6 50.00–64.00 $59.64 $682 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $790 —
1410–1445 1427 75-80% 3 61.50–68.00 $63.98 $913 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–2205 1800 4 75.50–93.00 $85.31 $1,536 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 910.00 $910.00
1020–1335 1178 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 690.00–810.00 $758.03
1320 1320 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
810 810 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 730.00 $730.00 —

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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.