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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 9, 2020

3,385 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $144.66/cwt -5.68 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 627 lb · 283 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $158.11/cwt +2.78 vs last sale · ≈ $918/hd at 580 lb · 166 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.90/cwt -4.37 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 569 lb · 132 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,385 3,374 2,015
Feeder cattle 3,098 2,984 1,766
Slaughter cattle 247 330 204
Replacement cattle 40 60 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder sold slightly uneven as steer calves under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher and heavier weights sold steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Several reputation consignments of calves were offered and highly sought after. Demand was moderate to very good with the fleshier heifer calves seeing the lightest demand and 500-625 lb steer calves selling with the best demand. Supply was moderate to heavy, the quality was good, and most of the cattle were carrying some flesh with yearlings and lighter fleshed feeders the minority. Not much news as of late to sway the market, fed cattle lost a couple bucks this week. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 180.00 $180.00 $608 —
360–365 362 8 179.00–196.00 $189.57 $686 +10.57
407–446 435 22 170.00–178.00 $172.55 $751 -4.64
452–493 467 29 165.00–175.00 $168.54 $787 +10.54
490 490 4 156.00 $156.00 $764 -19.41
502 unweaned 502 9 156.00 $156.00 $783 +2.51
504–544 519 121 157.00–173.75 $168.87 $876 +3.26
555–577 564 7 146.50–147.50 $147.06 $829 -8.27
553–596 581 159 148.00–165.00 $158.60 $921 +3.27
602–642 615 28 137.00–145.00 $141.40 $870 -8.58
608–631 unweaned 622 40 133.50–139.00 $138.16 $859 —
600–646 630 215 141.50–150.00 $146.30 $922 -3.68
652–697 672 54 137.00–150.00 $142.22 $956 -8.06
657–695 678 60 134.00–138.50 $136.03 $922 -4.02
703–745 723 101 139.00–146.00 $143.50 $1,038 -0.49
770–798 784 24 135.50–138.25 $136.62 $1,071 -1.40
802–834 829 72 129.00–141.75 $139.46 $1,156 +3.71
900 900 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,125 —
957 957 8 120.00 $120.00 $1,148 -10.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404–436 425 56 159.00–174.00 $170.36 $724 +1.68
492 492 3 162.00 $162.00 $797 +3.01
501 thin fleshed 501 7 168.50 $168.50 $844 —
510–544 529 65 150.00–160.00 $152.56 $807 +0.88
558–593 579 50 141.50–152.50 $146.78 $850 -4.15
583 unweaned 583 4 132.00 $132.00 $770 —
601–638 622 99 139.50–147.00 $143.08 $890 +0.06
651–699 678 49 132.00–141.50 $137.32 $931 -5.97
700–733 717 20 137.00–144.00 $140.33 $1,006 -1.70
773–797 791 26 126.00–136.50 $129.83 $1,027 -4.41
831 831 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,039 ±0.00
839 839 10 128.50 $128.50 $1,078 +3.50
966–988 979 10 115.00–118.00 $116.18 $1,137 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 628 6 140.50 $140.50 $882 —
667 667 10 137.50 $137.50 $917 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601–648 622 11 132.00–138.00 $135.46 $843 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 5 145.50 $145.50 $783 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 4 147.00 $147.00 $482 —
376–391 386 14 149.50–153.50 $152.11 $587 +2.11
434 unweaned 434 5 145.50 $145.50 $631 —
466–468 fancy 467 14 160.00–161.00 $160.71 $751 —
464–491 unweaned 475 12 133.50–139.00 $136.63 $649 -2.37
455–496 483 53 140.50–155.50 $150.91 $729 +4.91
508–546 524 78 136.50–151.00 $143.24 $751 +2.46
550–599 565 98 130.50–142.00 $136.80 $773 -1.47
552–593 579 34 123.50–130.00 $125.56 $727 -12.71
614–631 620 27 123.00–129.50 $125.48 $778 -13.66
606–641 unweaned 627 12 120.00–124.00 $121.96 $765 +1.96
612–647 636 53 130.50–141.50 $134.21 $854 -4.93
660–684 669 38 130.00–134.00 $133.41 $893 +7.41
670 670 6 124.00 $124.00 $831 -14.61
738 738 3 125.00 $125.00 $922 -1.39
763–774 767 10 127.00–130.50 $128.41 $985 +1.21
908 908 12 110.00 $110.00 $999 —
1018 1018 13 107.00 $107.00 $1,089 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 3 143.00 $143.00 $425 —
350–358 354 6 139.50–145.50 $142.47 $504 —
415–447 436 36 140.00–150.00 $147.96 $645 +2.38
454 thin fleshed 454 13 150.00 $150.00 $681 —
458–479 471 39 136.50–156.00 $142.53 $671 +2.84
516–549 533 32 129.00–141.75 $135.22 $721 +0.82
572 unweaned 572 3 120.00 $120.00 $686 —
563–581 574 44 122.00–132.00 $128.41 $737 +6.41
605–644 621 37 123.00–134.50 $129.11 $802 -1.82
626 thin fleshed 626 12 139.50 $139.50 $873 —
661–694 678 10 131.50 $131.50 $892 +3.19
701 701 8 131.50 $131.50 $922 +3.50
843 843 6 122.00 $122.00 $1,028 ±0.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 4 132.50 $132.50 $716 —
581–584 583 13 126.00–128.50 $127.54 $744 —
690 690 3 115.00 $115.00 $794 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 3 120.00 $120.00 $590 -11.00
513 513 6 124.00 $124.00 $636 -7.00
607 607 7 122.00 $122.00 $741 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 166.00 $166.00 $586 —
427 427 3 160.00 $160.00 $683 +6.00
552–578 564 9 131.00–144.00 $138.59 $782 -0.41
606 unweaned 606 5 121.00 $121.00 $733 —
632 632 3 130.00 $130.00 $822 —
800 800 5 105.00 $105.00 $840 —
850 850 3 94.50 $94.50 $803 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1410 1145 80-85% 8 42.00–47.00 $45.03 $516 —
1020–1485 1213 80-85% 48 47.00–54.50 $51.14 $620 +7.26
1220–1415 1331 80-85% 7 54.50–57.00 $55.54 $739 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1825 1436 75-80% 23 52.00–58.00 $55.21 $793 —
1225–1670 1453 75-80% 6 58.50–62.50 $60.33 $877 —
1510 1510 75-80% 1 49.00 $49.00 $740 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–985 943 85-90% 4 36.00–42.00 $39.11 $369 —
915–1215 1027 85-90% 21 40.00–48.00 $45.15 $464 -4.35
1040–1070 1055 85-90% 2 52.00–54.50 $53.27 $562 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1745 1745 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,222 —
1680–1940 1810 2 75.00–85.50 $80.63 $1,459 —
1970 1970 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,714 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
865–1015 963 (<2 yrs)Open 4 65.00–90.00 $75.80 $730
930–1325 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 62.00–66.00 $64.90 $730

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130–1395 1237 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 985.00–1,100.00 $1,051.97

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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.