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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 2, 2020

3,374 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $163.94/cwt +6.74 vs last sale · ≈ $860/hd at 525 lb · 138 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.23/cwt +1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 483 lb · 133 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.27/cwt +5.27 vs last sale · ≈ $787/hd at 569 lb · 129 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,374 1,790 3,342
Feeder cattle 2,984 1,620 3,101
Slaughter cattle 330 140 211
Replacement cattle 60 30 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. A heavy supply was brought to town following last weeks holiday break and the weather has been favorable to move cattle. Loads of yearlings and string of calves both were on hand and saw equally good demand. Several additional buyers were in the seats and demand for grazing cattle is starting to increase. Cattle futures have gained back quite a bit of ground since the last sale two weeks ago which has helped revive some optimism. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 179.00 $179.00 $653 -8.96
408–432 423 8 174.00–179.00 $177.19 $750 -4.22
468 468 4 158.00 $158.00 $739 -1.00
451–496 473 89 166.00–183.00 $175.41 $830 +5.93
501–548 524 119 158.00–171.00 $165.61 $868 +1.35
526–535 unweaned 529 19 152.00–156.00 $153.49 $812 +5.49
558–597 587 122 150.00–159.00 $155.33 $912 +13.33
600 thin fleshed 600 4 157.50 $157.50 $945 —
603–648 625 78 145.00–155.00 $149.98 $937 +3.98
655–659 unweaned 656 33 135.50–139.25 $136.53 $896 —
650–691 670 50 146.50–153.50 $150.28 $1,007 +12.52
658–689 680 14 138.00–143.00 $140.05 $952 -4.37
701–748 722 102 139.50–150.00 $143.99 $1,040 -1.21
730 unweaned 730 3 131.00 $131.00 $956 —
760–791 778 81 135.50–140.00 $138.02 $1,074 -2.82
843 843 68 135.75 $135.75 $1,144 +3.75
951 951 61 130.60 $130.60 $1,242 —
1028 1028 56 129.85 $129.85 $1,335 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 4 155.00 $155.00 $525 —
378 378 2 168.00 $168.00 $635 —
410–447 436 17 157.00–174.00 $168.68 $735 +1.35
451–480 458 24 150.00–165.00 $158.99 $728 +2.99
500–548 533 25 145.00–161.00 $151.68 $808 +0.68
563 thin fleshed 563 5 158.00 $158.00 $890 —
560–598 572 44 143.00–154.00 $150.93 $863 +9.14
605–649 627 10 139.50–146.00 $143.02 $897 +1.42
645 unweaned 645 3 135.00 $135.00 $871 —
659–688 670 27 136.00–150.00 $143.29 $960 +0.10
703–739 720 21 138.50–145.00 $142.03 $1,023 -0.45
787–795 789 8 129.00–136.00 $134.24 $1,059 —
837 837 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,046 —
885 885 24 129.00 $129.00 $1,142 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
941 941 24 110.00 $110.00 $1,035 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 5 152.00 $152.00 $733 —
572–577 576 12 148.00–153.00 $151.76 $874 —
614 614 6 148.00 $148.00 $909 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 5 150.00 $150.00 $582 -1.71
405–445 433 26 146.00–151.00 $147.36 $638 +13.36
438 438 6 143.00 $143.00 $626 +9.00
452–499 481 105 137.50–150.00 $146.00 $702 +1.55
478–493 487 13 136.00 $136.00 $662 -8.45
491 unweaned 491 15 139.00 $139.00 $682 +0.95
501–543 520 70 137.50–148.00 $140.78 $732 -1.04
547 unweaned 547 8 127.00 $127.00 $695 —
555–597 569 129 129.00–140.00 $138.27 $787 +10.27
609 unweaned 609 15 120.00 $120.00 $731 —
608–625 613 11 127.00–133.00 $128.67 $789 -4.73
600–639 618 79 135.00–142.00 $139.14 $860 +5.74
663 663 3 126.00 $126.00 $835 —
651–683 676 68 133.50–140.00 $138.61 $937 —
717–748 729 21 127.00–128.00 $127.69 $931 -6.31
723–747 737 5 126.00–127.00 $126.39 $931 -7.61
769–783 780 30 127.00–128.00 $127.20 $992 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 142.00 $142.00 $487 —
424–436 432 15 144.00–148.00 $145.58 $629 +6.58
451–497 477 51 133.00–144.00 $139.69 $666 +2.13
500–528 518 25 130.00–139.50 $134.40 $696 +1.44
531–542 unweaned 535 8 122.00–123.00 $122.38 $655 —
552–587 567 64 124.00–133.25 $130.16 $738 +4.16
573 573 11 122.00 $122.00 $699 -4.00
600 unweaned 600 5 119.50 $119.50 $717 —
608–645 623 18 125.00–139.00 $130.93 $816 -0.22
672 unweaned 672 7 122.00 $122.00 $820 +6.00
666–698 681 19 124.50–132.00 $128.31 $874 -4.57
717 717 3 128.00 $128.00 $918 -6.83
828 828 8 122.00 $122.00 $1,010 —
881 881 9 115.00 $115.00 $1,013 -10.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 499 7 131.00 $131.00 $654 —
507 507 5 131.00 $131.00 $664 —
628 628 4 122.00 $122.00 $766 —
658 658 5 127.00 $127.00 $836 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 5 148.00 $148.00 $724 —
601 601 5 137.00 $137.00 $823 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 4 154.00 $154.00 $625 -1.00
499 499 7 144.00 $144.00 $719 —
583 583 3 139.00 $139.00 $810 —
673–685 678 11 127.00–130.00 $128.62 $872 —
709 709 6 125.00 $125.00 $886 +10.00
765 765 3 119.00 $119.00 $910 —
1065 1065 5 80.00 $80.00 $852 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1345 1201 80-85% 4 51.00–54.00 $52.57 $631 —
1035–1490 1204 80-85% 26 46.00–52.50 $49.66 $598 —
1065–1380 1216 80-85% 5 41.00–45.00 $43.88 $534 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 75-80% 1 48.00 $48.00 $564 —
1105–1735 1383 75-80% 21 50.00–58.00 $54.56 $755 —
1400–1735 1548 75-80% 6 59.00–63.50 $60.59 $938 +6.83
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1005 883 85-90% 3 36.50–42.50 $38.94 $344 —
1020 1020 85-90% 1 49.50 $49.50 $505 —
915–1315 1040 85-90% 7 42.00–48.50 $45.86 $477 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545–1900 1750 3 78.00–83.00 $80.16 $1,403 -2.34

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
765–1105 916 (<2 yrs)Open 14 75.00–88.00 $81.29 $745
830–1405 999 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 60.00–80.00 $69.16 $691

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040–1395 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 885.00–985.00 $931.04

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250–1425 1369 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,235.00–1,400.00 $1,333.75 —

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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.