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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 28, 2021

2,216 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $149.70/cwt -10.63 vs last sale · ≈ $932/hd at 623 lb · 79 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.16/cwt -4.67 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 634 lb · 64 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.53/cwt +0.58 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 630 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,216 2,042 2,028
Feeder cattle 1,801 1,853 1,805
Slaughter cattle 165 139 178
Replacement cattle 250 50 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last reported sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold mostly 3.00-8.00 lower. However, there were some spots trading steady, mainly on the steers weighing 450-500 lbs. Quite a bit of movement has transpired in the cattle market since the last sale, mainly feeder futures trading lower, corn trending sharply higher and a steady to week fed cattle trade which leaves buyers wanting to purchase feeders cheaper. Demand was moderate to good, best for several lighter fleshed yearlings offered and the 450-650 lb steers. Also, a few local buyers looking to turn some calves out on grass supported the market early on. Supply was moderate and the quality was mostly attractive but flesh conditions were widely varied. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher when compared to two weeks ago. A special cow sale was held following the regular sale that included some high quality heifer pairs.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 187.50 $187.50 $534 —
363–388 373 24 184.00–186.00 $184.87 $690 -10.10
413–436 unweaned 425 13 165.00–166.00 $165.45 $703 —
434–448 442 33 178.50–183.00 $181.07 $800 -7.87
450–487 463 53 170.00–183.00 $178.00 $824 -2.80
485 485 5 167.50 $167.50 $812 -13.30
509 thin fleshed 509 6 179.00 $179.00 $911 —
500–542 522 40 160.50–172.00 $168.96 $882 +5.30
527 unweaned 527 3 159.00 $159.00 $838 —
551–598 573 49 154.00–169.00 $163.31 $936 -3.83
600–643 622 75 145.50–155.00 $149.15 $928 -11.18
636 thin fleshed 636 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,018 —
663–679 669 10 145.00–149.00 $146.62 $981 -10.73
689–698 695 16 130.00–136.00 $131.86 $916 -25.49
708–741 726 13 135.00–142.50 $139.12 $1,010 -13.01
764–798 769 13 134.00–137.00 $136.52 $1,050 -1.71
795 795 6 123.00 $123.00 $978 -15.23
859 859 60 130.00 $130.00 $1,117 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–340 337 5 168.00–180.00 $172.74 $582 -8.26
407–428 414 11 160.00–170.00 $164.46 $681 -22.82
450–497 479 34 163.00–177.00 $169.18 $810 -8.88
502–547 520 39 155.00–169.00 $162.66 $846 -6.70
563–566 thin fleshed 565 23 164.00–168.00 $166.96 $943 —
555–583 567 11 147.00–158.00 $152.81 $866 -11.51
605–626 620 11 149.00–155.00 $150.60 $934 -7.16
662–665 664 21 137.00–145.00 $141.96 $943 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 4 156.00 $156.00 $605 —
480 480 6 152.00 $152.00 $730 -11.00
829 829 7 110.00 $110.00 $912 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 8 150.00 $150.00 $624 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 7 166.00 $166.00 $697 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 466 4 157.00 $157.00 $732 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–345 339 10 145.00–153.00 $150.72 $511 -13.40
354–393 372 12 140.00–149.00 $144.19 $536 -9.18
386 unweaned 386 7 139.50 $139.50 $538 —
405–435 414 21 136.00–152.00 $146.59 $607 -6.97
418 thin fleshed 418 3 156.00 $156.00 $652 —
452–497 475 35 139.00–150.00 $145.88 $693 -1.44
487 unweaned 487 3 128.00 $128.00 $623 —
511 thin fleshed 511 8 148.00 $148.00 $756 —
500–547 520 36 138.00–147.00 $143.25 $745 -0.37
522–523 522 12 123.50–128.00 $124.63 $651 -18.99
558–593 568 54 129.00–142.50 $139.73 $794 +2.94
633 unweaned 633 3 119.00 $119.00 $753 —
611–649 634 61 132.00–140.00 $135.95 $862 -3.88
683 683 2 128.00 $128.00 $874 -9.28
728 728 6 120.00 $120.00 $874 -16.08
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–338 333 15 151.00–166.00 $162.76 $542 -4.80
350–369 360 20 153.00–163.00 $158.49 $571 -5.83
404–449 425 36 147.00–158.00 $152.93 $650 -3.11
426–434 unweaned 430 15 143.00–146.00 $144.61 $622 -1.95
450–498 466 30 144.00–153.00 $149.09 $695 -3.19
485–490 unweaned 488 6 130.00–134.00 $131.99 $644 —
502 502 5 134.00 $134.00 $673 —
516 516 4 142.00 $142.00 $733 -6.04
570–577 574 6 128.00–130.00 $129.01 $741 -17.89
581–586 583 26 136.00–141.00 $139.45 $813 -7.45
613–633 630 60 133.00–142.50 $141.53 $892 -3.18
661 661 5 135.00 $135.00 $892 -9.91
723 723 5 133.50 $133.50 $965 -5.56
948 948 2 96.50 $96.50 $915 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 5 134.50 $134.50 $628 —
541 541 11 132.00 $132.00 $714 -2.96
763 763 6 113.00 $113.00 $862 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 3 125.00 $125.00 $610 —
543 543 3 121.50 $121.50 $660 —
569 569 4 131.00 $131.00 $745 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 3 134.00 $134.00 $623 —
525 525 5 132.00 $132.00 $693 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 7 156.00 $156.00 $579 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 6 118.00 $118.00 $785 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 155.00 $155.00 $690 -16.00
509–535 522 10 140.00–145.00 $142.87 $746 —
585 585 3 137.00 $137.00 $801 -17.00
765–780 775 11 110.00–111.50 $110.96 $860 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1420 1171 80-85% 48 60.50–68.00 $65.20 $763 -3.84
970–1475 1179 80-85% 8 55.00–61.50 $58.50 $690 -10.54
1005–1465 1251 80-85% 14 69.00–77.50 $72.32 $905 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1635 1409 75-80% 32 63.00–69.50 $66.74 $940 —
1445 1445 75-80% 1 61.50 $61.50 $889 -11.97
1360–1765 1575 75-80% 12 68.00–74.50 $70.31 $1,107 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–925 888 85-90% 2 42.50–44.00 $43.22 $384 —
920 920 85-90% 1 63.50 $63.50 $584 —
930–970 950 85-90% 2 32.00–36.50 $34.20 $325 -19.32
910–1210 1044 85-90% 8 48.00–59.00 $54.83 $572 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1410 1403 2 69.50–79.00 $74.22 $1,041 —
1320–1795 1587 8 85.00–96.00 $92.39 $1,466 —
1535–2165 1906 8 100.00–106.00 $103.15 $1,966 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
840–1190 1015 (<2 yrs)Open 2 79.00–100.00 $87.69 $890
953–1345 1099 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 14 64.00–84.00 $73.39 $807

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1003 1003 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,325.00 $1,325.00
1049–1355 1128 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 1,025.00–1,285.00 $1,170.33
1203–1277 1227 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 13 875.00–925.00 $900.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1153 1153 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 700.00 $700.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1228–1295 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,475.00–1,500.00 $1,485.32

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950–1050 985 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 42 2,050.00–2,500.00 $2,392.86 —
1200–1400 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 1,700.00–2,000.00 $1,880.00 —
1285 1285 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 1,575.00 $1,575.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125–1390 1213 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,525.00–1,550.00 $1,533.33 —
1100–1300 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 1,075.00–1,275.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.