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Winona Stockyard Market Report

Winona, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 31, 2026

148 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $403.04/cwt ≈ $2,160/hd at 536 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 148 102 32
Feeder cattle 118 92 17
Slaughter cattle 20 10 15
Replacement cattle 10 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 11 higher, slaughter cattle sold steady to 8 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 535.00–540.00 $537.44 $1,817 +7.44
360–390 374 4 530.00–545.00 $539.88 $2,019 -0.12
400–435 423 3 485.00–560.00 $517.19 $2,188 +16.34
455–495 477 3 485.00–495.00 $491.54 $2,345 -43.46
600 600 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,520 +40.00
740 740 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,442 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 4 500.00 $500.00 $2,365 -10.00
500–520 510 4 450.00–475.00 $462.75 $2,360 —
625 625 2 377.00 $377.00 $2,356 —
675 675 2 342.00 $342.00 $2,308 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 373 2 470.00–485.00 $477.45 $1,781 —
545 545 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,098 —
560–585 573 2 375.00–380.00 $377.55 $2,163 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 595.00 $595.00 $1,428 —
250–280 266 4 500.00–610.00 $541.03 $1,439 +67.32
300–345 314 4 490.00–560.00 $527.25 $1,656 +27.25
360–390 376 5 390.00–550.00 $482.26 $1,813 -1.37
400–435 418 8 415.00–505.00 $465.81 $1,947 +19.47
460–475 465 3 415.00–460.00 $431.54 $2,007 +1.93
520–530 525 2 362.50–382.50 $372.40 $1,955 -22.60
550 550 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,145 —
620 620 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,860 -30.00
695 695 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,085 —
715 715 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,038 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 4 467.50 $467.50 $1,954 —
455–496 482 6 450.00–455.00 $451.57 $2,177 —
530–546 536 12 392.50–420.00 $403.04 $2,160 —
575 575 3 393.00 $393.00 $2,260 -7.00
740 740 2 292.00 $292.00 $2,161 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 400.00 $400.00 $800 —
425 425 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,488 —
495 495 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,757 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 378 3 540.00–550.00 $545.00 $2,060 -10.00
490 490 1 455.00 $455.00 $2,230 -15.00
505 505 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,121 -55.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,725 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1285 1238 80-85% 2 182.00–186.00 $184.08 $2,279 —
1170–1645 1372 80-85% 5 175.00–184.00 $178.29 $2,446 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1050 955 85-90% 2 130.00–144.00 $137.70 $1,315 —
970–1095 1039 85-90% 4 160.00–168.00 $165.89 $1,724 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1655 1655 1 195.00 $195.00 $3,227 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
790 790 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,817

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675 675 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
855 855 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
850–945 874 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,500.00–2,800.00 $2,581.12
905 905 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790 790 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 795.00 $795.00

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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
1135 1135 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —

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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.