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Winona Stockyard Market Report

Winona, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 31, 2021

138 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.50/cwt +3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $919/hd at 623 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 138 358 297
Feeder cattle 87 308 240
Slaughter cattle 8 50 22
Replacement cattle 43 — 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers and heifers were unevenly steady, slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Really nice bred cows here today.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
623 623 11 147.50 $147.50 $919 +3.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 155.00 $155.00 $728 -7.89
500–530 509 4 145.00–152.00 $148.28 $755 -6.03
590 590 1 145.00 $145.00 $856 -4.78
680 680 1 135.00 $135.00 $918 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 140.00 $140.00 $707 +0.62

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–495 464 7 132.50–135.00 $134.24 $623 —
565 565 7 136.50 $136.50 $771 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 136.00 $136.00 $449 -4.96
420 420 1 136.00 $136.00 $571 -3.35
470–495 483 2 130.00–132.50 $131.22 $634 -2.26
525–530 528 2 130.00 $130.00 $686 -1.93
655 655 1 130.00 $130.00 $852 +9.58
835 835 1 110.00 $110.00 $918 -2.00
920 920 2 105.00 $105.00 $966 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 7 132.50 $132.50 $766 —
680 680 1 104.00 $104.00 $707 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 150.00 $150.00 $540 -11.56
415–445 433 3 136.00–151.00 $144.50 $626 -8.14
475 475 1 138.00 $138.00 $656 -8.66
540–545 543 2 133.00–134.00 $133.50 $725 -3.01
555–580 567 3 127.00–135.00 $132.34 $750 -5.99
795 795 1 110.00 $110.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429–437 433 9 146.00 $146.00 $632 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 134.00 $134.00 $710 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1295 1087 80-85% 3 62.50–68.00 $66.27 $720 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 85-90% 1 53.50 $53.50 $685 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–845 820 2 100.00–110.00 $105.15 $862 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1660 1660 1 92.50 $92.50 $1,536 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 11 775.00 $775.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
1045–1285 1196 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 22 1,030.00–1,320.00 $1,213.16
1230 1230 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,280.00 $1,280.00

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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
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.