Cattle Market Pulse

Winona Stockyard Market Report

Winona, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 21, 2023

80 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 80 278 213
Feeder cattle 67 244 158
Slaughter cattle 10 18 45
Replacement cattle 3 16 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week it was a light run steers were steady to 5 higher, heifers steady. Slaughter cattle were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 321 4 249.00–260.00 $252.40 $810 -4.60
355–390 374 5 225.00–267.50 $243.45 $911 -9.93
410–445 426 4 222.00–267.50 $249.41 $1,062 +6.11
470–485 478 2 212.00–255.00 $233.16 $1,115 +0.98
520 520 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,014 —
585 585 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,100 -31.47
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 225.00 $225.00 $686 +25.00
495 495 1 180.00 $180.00 $891 —
500–535 515 3 175.00–185.00 $179.89 $926 -5.11
555–590 571 6 178.00–195.00 $184.71 $1,055 —
625 625 1 125.00 $125.00 $781 -60.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 335 3 196.00–220.00 $210.53 $705 -5.15
355–390 377 3 205.00–222.00 $213.75 $806 +6.55
435–440 438 2 198.00–210.00 $203.97 $893 -7.05
450–485 462 5 175.00–215.00 $202.95 $938 -0.08
510 510 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,007 +4.82
580 580 1 170.00 $170.00 $986 +7.59
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 165.00 $165.00 $346 —
265 265 1 210.00 $210.00 $556 +5.02
330 330 1 190.00 $190.00 $627 +20.23
355–375 365 2 152.00–190.00 $170.48 $622 -30.25
470 470 1 165.00 $165.00 $776 -13.00
545 545 1 152.50 $152.50 $831 -1.31

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 240.00 $240.00 $924 -12.30
430 430 1 230.00 $230.00 $989 +2.55
515 515 1 182.50 $182.50 $940 -13.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 236.00 $236.00 $602 +18.88
470 470 1 180.00 $180.00 $846 —
535 535 1 168.00 $168.00 $899 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630–955 812 85-90% 3 50.00–62.00 $56.93 $462 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 80-85% 1 100.00 $100.00 $915 —
980 980 80-85% 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,058 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1715 1598 2 115.00–123.00 $119.29 $1,906 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1090 1038 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,375.00 $1,291.93
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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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.