heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$443.33/cwt+13.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,593/hd at 585 lb · 182 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers$482.80/cwt-14.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,829/hd at 586 lb · 79 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$375.38/cwt-4.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,738/hd at 729 lb · 77 head
Windsor, MO 5-weight heifers sold at $447/cwt, among the strongest in the state, though $7/cwt below the MO average ($454) and $37/cwt under Kingdom City, MO ($484).
What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,390
1,885
2,420
Feeder cattle
1,305
1,790
2,310
Slaughter cattle
70
85
110
Replacement cattle
15
10
0
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers sold steady to 5.00 lower but the lower was hard to tell with very good demand and an active market. Heifers sold uneven from steady to 5.00 lower to 10.00 higher on a nice offering of 550-625 lb heifers. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Cattle futures have been volatile lately and slightly lower since the last sale, also cash fed cattle have lost a few dollars off the top of a couple weeks ago. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.
↕ Feeder heifers: Heifers sold uneven from steady to 5.00 lower to 10.00 higher on a nice offering of 550-625 lb heifers
▼ Feeder steers: steers sold steady to 5.00 lower but the lower was hard to tell with very good demand and an active market
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady
550–599 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.
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.
Cattle Market
Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers sold steady to 5.00 lower but the lower was hard to tell with very good demand and an active market. Heifers sold uneven from steady to 5.00 lower to 10.00 higher on a nice offering of 550-625 lb heifers. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Cattle futures have been volatile lately and slightly lower since the last sale, also cash fed cattle have lost a few dollars off the top of a couple weeks ago. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.