Cattle Market Pulse

Winona Stockyard Market Report

Winona, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 23, 2024

106 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 106 229 106
Feeder cattle 60 200 90
Slaughter cattle 41 29 14
Replacement cattle 5 — 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder market was mixed, slaughter cows and bulls sold 3-5 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 300.00 $300.00 $900 -30.00
375 375 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,275 +12.50
420 420 2 302.50–312.50 $307.50 $1,292 -8.78
450–455 453 3 285.00–295.00 $288.31 $1,306 —
540 540 2 275.00–280.00 $277.50 $1,498 -22.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 2 320.00–332.50 $326.31 $793 —
280–285 283 2 270.00–325.00 $297.26 $841 —
305–320 315 3 302.50–312.50 $309.11 $974 +29.11
350–385 370 3 280.00–302.50 $292.80 $1,083 +12.06
405–425 415 2 267.50–285.00 $276.46 $1,147 -1.68
485 485 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,200 -13.45
510–535 523 2 245.00–247.50 $246.28 $1,288 —
575 575 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,509 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 275.00 $275.00 $839 +40.00
355–380 368 2 260.00–262.50 $261.29 $962 -13.71
405–425 415 2 250.00–252.50 $251.22 $1,043 +4.21
470–495 483 2 200.00–245.00 $221.92 $1,072 -3.08
511 511 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,150 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 2 247.50 $247.50 $1,398 +17.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 330.00 $330.00 $742 —
270–290 280 2 320.00–355.00 $336.88 $943 —
345 345 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,121 +8.48
390 390 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,102 -36.44
420–445 433 2 277.50–315.00 $295.71 $1,280 +0.68
620 620 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,457 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,179 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1510 1166 80-85% 18 110.00–122.00 $117.13 $1,366 —
1080–1290 1185 80-85% 2 125.00–127.00 $126.09 $1,494 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 85-90% 1 106.00 $106.00 $859 —
875–1215 990 85-90% 3 80.00–91.00 $85.98 $851 —
850–1260 1024 85-90% 9 89.00–112.00 $105.36 $1,079 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1595 1485 3 138.00–145.00 $141.66 $2,104 -4.78

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1030–1095 1063 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,250.00 $1,225.76

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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
1105 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,950.00 $1,950.00 —

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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.