Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 20, 2021

2,504 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $148.12/cwt +2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $929/hd at 627 lb · 189 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $141.32/cwt +5.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,037/hd at 734 lb · 126 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.19/cwt +0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $884/hd at 569 lb · 119 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,504	3,695	824
Feeder cattle	2,358	3,483	803
Slaughter cattle	116	160	21
Replacement cattle	30	52	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good for calves as grass buyers are starting to be more aggressive about procuring grazers with each week inching closer to spring and futures looking promising moving into summer and fall. Yearling cattle under 800 lbs saw good demand as well but the heavier weights sold with light to moderate demand. Corn has been slightly lower this week giving some confidence that at lest a temporary top has been made. Supply was moderate and the quality was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398 unweaned	398	2	166.00	$166.00	$661	—
402–433	425	31	170.00–178.00	$175.92	$748	-2.60
425 unweaned	425	6	167.00	$167.00	$710	—
455–497	478	56	164.00–180.00	$171.20	$818	±0.00
502–547	524	56	158.00–175.00	$165.80	$869	+0.93
553–554 fancy	554	11	163.00–164.50	$163.96	$908	—
550–595	571	97	147.00–161.50	$155.44	$888	-0.23
568–574 unweaned	571	11	142.00–146.00	$144.17	$823	—
605–643	626	175	143.00–153.50	$149.10	$933	+2.77
633–641 unweaned	638	14	134.00–137.00	$135.93	$867	—
653–697	667	96	140.50–148.25	$144.84	$966	+4.09
663–693	676	13	134.00–138.00	$135.52	$916	-5.23
708–747	733	118	138.50–144.75	$141.88	$1,040	+6.05
744	744	8	133.00	$133.00	$990	-2.83
753–795	765	21	130.00–139.00	$134.18	$1,026	+8.47
806–848	818	42	125.00–126.50	$125.81	$1,029	+4.82
940	940	4	115.00	$115.00	$1,081	-5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	426	18	171.00–174.00	$172.87	$736	+4.30
446 thin fleshed	446	5	169.00	$169.00	$754	—
485 unweaned	485	6	154.00	$154.00	$747	—
490–492	491	6	163.00–164.00	$163.50	$803	+2.14
503–545	523	46	150.00–164.50	$160.00	$837	+2.88
550–599	573	34	145.00–154.50	$150.73	$864	+3.06
611–648	632	30	143.50–151.50	$148.01	$935	+9.21
650–693	666	18	131.00–142.50	$139.06	$926	+3.78
709 thin fleshed	709	7	143.50	$143.50	$1,017	—
703–745	723	34	132.00–139.50	$134.61	$973	+0.59
749	749	4	130.00	$130.00	$974	-4.02
846	846	5	126.50	$126.50	$1,070	—
852–882	874	11	122.50–125.00	$123.16	$1,076	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
597	597	3	134.00	$134.00	$800	—
616	616	4	139.00	$139.00	$856	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–397	376	6	153.00–154.00	$153.47	$577	-7.73
419–448	430	21	149.00–160.00	$153.96	$662	+5.31
452–497	469	47	145.00–156.00	$151.92	$713	+0.74
502–540	526	79	137.00–147.00	$141.00	$742	-0.40
537	537	8	134.00	$134.00	$720	+4.19
554–560 unweaned	556	11	126.50–127.00	$126.68	$704	—
556 fancy	556	8	146.25	$146.25	$813	—
552–590	580	82	129.00–140.00	$135.71	$787	+3.86
608	608	10	128.00	$128.00	$778	+4.50
602–638	613	63	133.75–140.75	$137.08	$840	+13.58
650–692	670	52	128.50–135.50	$132.45	$887	+10.45
683 unweaned	683	4	119.00	$119.00	$813	—
706–714	709	11	128.50–134.25	$132.14	$937	+6.29
762	762	8	122.00	$122.00	$930	+7.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	3	140.00	$140.00	$451	-9.00
360–396	383	23	137.00–149.00	$145.21	$556	-2.54
407–444	430	29	138.00–153.00	$147.87	$636	+6.87
458–496	477	11	130.00–142.00	$136.40	$651	+9.40
478–488 unweaned	483	6	120.00–121.00	$120.51	$582	—
507–549	529	45	128.00–142.00	$136.67	$723	+5.66
535 thin fleshed	535	3	144.00	$144.00	$770	—
550–598	584	24	125.00–137.00	$134.05	$783	+9.14
603–648	621	33	123.00–135.50	$131.38	$816	+1.38
656–690	668	21	124.00–134.00	$126.95	$848	+4.44
708–739	725	9	122.00–125.00	$123.36	$894	+4.36
788	788	3	120.00	$120.00	$946	-4.00
1080	1080	10	92.50	$92.50	$999	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
476	476	4	120.00	$120.00	$571	—
711	711	6	115.00	$115.00	$818	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
424	424	4	151.00	$151.00	$640	—
514–548	532	19	144.50–149.50	$145.22	$773	+7.39
605	605	7	125.00–126.00	$125.57	$760	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404	404	10	168.00	$168.00	$679	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1250	1175	80-85%	2	44.00–47.50	$45.86	$539	+2.95
1045–1310	1204	80-85%	6	53.50–57.50	$55.82	$672	—
1020–1350	1228	80-85%	26	48.50–55.00	$52.20	$641	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1170	997	85-90%	5	28.00–38.00	$35.30	$352	—
855–1295	1069	85-90%	19	40.00–49.00	$45.36	$485	—
1115	1115	85-90%	1	53.00	$53.00	$591	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1580	1390	75-80%	12	53.00–57.50	$55.59	$773	+8.14
1535	1535	75-80%	1	48.00	$48.00	$737	-11.33
1610–1735	1660	75-80%	3	57.00–59.00	$57.82	$960	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195	1195	1	69.00	$69.00	$825	—
1295–1630	1457	3	79.00–87.00	$82.98	$1,209	—
1540–2050	1808	3	87.00–90.00	$88.99	$1,609	+4.65

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–1300	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	54.00–81.00	$67.91	$730
1010–1245	1114	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	55.00–67.00	$60.76	$677

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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.