Winona Stockyard market report — October 20, 2026

Winona, MS · Tuesday sale · USDA report published 10/20/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

245

Last week 61 (+184)
Last year 222

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$334.98† /cwt

$1,769 per head · 2 hd
vs last week −26.96

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

$308.00† /cwt

$2,156 per head · 1 hd
vs last week —

Compared to last week: Steers, heifers and bulls sold 5-15 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.
USDA Market News reporter, October 20, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 20

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 13. Last year = sale of Oct 21. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	2	348 lb	$410.00†	$1,425	−42.50	−118.89	—
400–499 lb	2	490 lb	$375.00†	$1,838	−45.09	−39.80	$305.89 (3 hd)†
500–599 lb	2	528 lb	$334.98†	$1,769	−26.96	−38.10	$310.00 (1 hd)†
600–699 lb	5	640 lb	$326.20	$2,086	−10.88	−34.61	—
700–799 lb	1	700 lb	$308.00†	$2,156	—	—	—
800–899 lb	1	875 lb	$251.00†	$2,196	—	−23.00	—

Feeder heifers — Oct 20

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 13. Last year = sale of Oct 21. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	9	359 lb	$400.00	$1,436	−0.07	−11.35	—
400–499 lb	19	448 lb	$327.72	$1,468	−32.28	−66.76	$290.00 (1 hd)†
500–599 lb	11	544 lb	$303.29	$1,649	−31.81	−63.50	$270.75 (6 hd)
600–699 lb	21	633 lb	$303.19	$1,919	−9.81	—	—
700–799 lb	12	751 lb	$290.00	$2,178	—	−20.71	—

Slaughter cows — Oct 20

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	High	4	1,295 lb	$148.85	$147.00–$150.00
Boner 80-85%	Average	7	1,191 lb	$133.60	$129.00–$141.00
Breaker 75-80%	Average	2	1,423 lb	$135.03	$133.00–$137.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	3	1,028 lb	$117.77	$108.00–$125.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $334.98/cwt
4-week average: $361.73
13-week average: $371.75
4-week vs 13-week: −2.7%

52-wk low $330.00high $492.50

Sales in 10 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $308.00/cwt
4-week average: $318.83
13-week average: $319.00
4-week vs 13-week: −0.1%

52-wk low $300.00high $373.31

Sales in 6 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Falling

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $303.29/cwt
4-week average: $331.03
13-week average: $347.31
4-week vs 13-week: −4.7%

52-wk low $303.29high $440.88

Sales in 10 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Apr and Feb and lowest in Nov and Oct.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	+2.8%	71%	7
Feb	+7.0%	86%	7
Mar	+7.0%	86%	7
Apr	+9.5%	100%	6
May	+3.2%	71%	7
Jun	+0.2%	29%	7
Jul	+0.2%	71%	7
Aug	−1.4%	43%	7
Sep	−3.6%	33%	6
Oct	−6.1%	17%	6
Nov	−8.1%	0%	6
Dec	−3.1%	17%	6

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Jan and Aug and lowest in Sep and Nov.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	+4.1%	67%	6
Feb	+0.9%	57%	7
Mar	−0.4%	33%	6
Apr	+2.3%	67%	6
May	+1.6%	71%	7
Jun	−0.6%	29%	7
Jul	+2.1%	83%	6
Aug	+3.0%	86%	7
Sep	−3.4%	33%	6
Oct	−1.6%	33%	6
Nov	−2.6%	20%	5
Dec	−0.5%	80%	5

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Tue Oct 20	245	$334.98†	$308.00†	$303.29
Tue Oct 13	61	$361.94†	—	$335.10†
Tue Oct 6	144	$380.46	$326.00†	$348.33
Tue Sep 29	157	$369.54	$322.50†	$337.41
Tue Sep 22	202	$374.28	$320.00†	$337.07
Tue Sep 15	20	—	—	—
Tue Sep 1	94	$334.47	$330.00	$317.40†
Tue Aug 25	48	$365.00†	—	$340.00†
Tue Aug 11	137	$382.89	$307.50†	$338.75†
Tue Aug 4	61	$403.75†	—	$410.09†
Tue Jul 28	54	$410.15†	—	$405.69
Tue Jul 21	44	—	—	$387.50†

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Mississippi sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Grenada Stockyard, Grenada	21 mi	Oct 19	$364.30	$290.00†
Johnson Stockyard, Kosciusko	31 mi	Oct 21	$358.08	—
Peoples Livestock Auction, Houston	50 mi	Oct 19	—	—
Philadelphia Stockyard, Philadelphia	61 mi	Oct 20	—	—
Cattlemens Livestock, West Point	62 mi	Oct 19	$396.46	$321.97
Macon Stockyard, Macon	72 mi	Oct 19	$362.48	$317.50†

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Tuesday	October 20, 2026	245	41	AMS_2119

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Winona Stockyard - Winona, MS” (AMS_2119). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.