Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 30, 2020

848 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $137.05/cwt +4.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,135/hd at 828 lb · 66 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.68/cwt -1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 472 lb · 35 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $158.07/cwt ≈ $680/hd at 430 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	848	2,893
Feeder cattle	650	2,588
Slaughter cattle	158	260
Replacement cattle	40	45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold steady. Demand was moderate for a light supply. Corn has continued to move higher which in turn has limited feeder cattle futures upside as it will just simply cost more to feed one than it has in awhile. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508–529	525	10	160.00–171.00	$168.87	$887	-0.64
566	566	7	160.00	$160.00	$906	+6.01
615–642	632	19	147.00–149.00	$148.59	$939	-0.63
653	653	10	149.50	$149.50	$976	+1.41
708–729	726	24	140.00–140.50	$140.44	$1,020	-6.78
806–830	828	66	135.00–137.25	$137.05	$1,135	+4.05

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	2	168.00	$168.00	$672	—
510	510	3	165.00	$165.00	$842	+6.50
516 thin fleshed	516	8	169.00	$169.00	$872	—
563–568	567	8	152.00–155.00	$154.25	$875	+6.77
629	629	4	145.50	$145.50	$915	+2.16
683	683	6	139.50	$139.50	$953	-1.85
783	783	5	131.50	$131.50	$1,030	+3.50
853–867	860	6	125.00–129.50	$127.23	$1,094	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	25	145.00	$145.00	$497	—
405–436	425	14	135.00–142.00	$138.38	$588	-11.61
456–499	472	35	135.00–145.00	$139.68	$659	-1.53
520–538	525	21	131.00–141.00	$136.12	$715	+0.81
555–592	587	14	130.00–131.00	$130.14	$764	+1.88
712	712	9	126.00	$126.00	$897	-1.45
757	757	8	123.50	$123.50	$935	+1.67

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342 unweaned	342	3	141.00	$141.00	$482	—
451	451	7	151.00	$151.00	$681	-1.24
532	532	5	141.00	$141.00	$750	-3.25
556–574	564	9	137.00–138.00	$137.45	$775	+9.65
652	652	3	126.00	$126.00	$822	-15.19
788	788	15	131.50	$131.50	$1,036	+8.50
899	899	8	120.50	$120.50	$1,083	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	6	128.00	$128.00	$618	—
669	669	7	118.00	$118.00	$789	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	2	166.00	$166.00	$515	—
410–432	430	28	158.00–159.00	$158.07	$680	—
540	540	3	146.00	$146.00	$788	+0.12
556–580	562	17	148.00–154.00	$152.54	$857	—
709–734	727	15	129.00–129.50	$129.37	$941	—
828	828	3	109.00	$109.00	$903	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
567	567	5	120.00	$120.00	$680	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1395	1220	80-85%	11	40.00–47.50	$44.92	$548	-4.65
955–1485	1227	80-85%	40	47.00–56.00	$50.22	$616	+0.65
1120–1365	1249	80-85%	7	57.00–59.00	$57.99	$724	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1205	1038	85-90%	23	42.00–51.00	$46.05	$478	+1.66
1065	1065	85-90%	1	52.00	$52.00	$554	—
880–1300	1099	85-90%	17	34.00–43.50	$38.74	$426	—
1140	1140	85-90%	1	28.00	$28.00	$319	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1350	1281	75-80%	5	45.00–49.50	$47.76	$612	—
1110–1565	1383	75-80%	19	50.00–58.00	$54.52	$754	—
1450–2030	1637	75-80%	6	59.00–62.00	$60.40	$989	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1220	1173	2	61.00–72.00	$66.28	$777	—
1265–1765	1386	7	76.00–82.00	$79.23	$1,098	+10.24
1760–1890	1823	3	86.50–91.00	$88.69	$1,617	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
950–1220	1078	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	59.50–66.00	$62.96	$679
1258–1353	1306	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	60.00–64.50	$62.33	$814

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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.