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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 5, 2021

1,077 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $160.83/cwt -8.75 vs last sale · ≈ $860/hd at 535 lb · 58 head
light 9-weight L 1 steers $126.00/cwt ≈ $1,181/hd at 937 lb · 50 head
light 7-weight L 1 heifers $130.00/cwt ≈ $957/hd at 736 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,077 2,216 1,712
Feeder cattle 844 1,801 1,375
Slaughter cattle 173 165 212
Replacement cattle 60 250 125

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a light to moderate supply of calves and feeders sold steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good, best for calves under 550 lbs. A good sized consignment of charolais influenced yearlings was offered, but outside of that mostly good quality calves with average weigh-ups are what made their to town. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 unweaned 399 7 169.00 $169.00 $674 —
413–447 435 21 171.00–180.00 $177.32 $771 -3.75
470 470 3 158.00 $158.00 $743 -20.00
451–492 471 17 164.00–178.00 $169.49 $798 -8.51
502–544 534 55 158.00–167.00 $161.09 $860 -7.87
545 unweaned 545 3 156.00 $156.00 $850 -3.00
560–598 585 21 149.00–159.50 $153.05 $895 -10.26
612 unweaned 612 3 142.00 $142.00 $869 —
604–648 615 10 143.00–146.00 $144.47 $888 -4.68
652–653 652 5 141.00–145.00 $142.60 $930 -4.02
702 702 6 129.50 $129.50 $909 -9.62
757 757 8 130.00 $130.00 $984 -6.52
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
784 784 27 128.25 $128.25 $1,005 —
937 937 50 126.00 $126.00 $1,181 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–368 365 5 169.00–172.50 $171.09 $624 —
427–430 428 8 164.00–171.00 $166.64 $713 +2.18
463–488 478 5 152.00–171.00 $159.36 $762 -9.82
536–540 538 7 151.50–164.50 $158.90 $855 -3.76
553–587 573 5 145.50–156.00 $149.55 $857 -3.26
594 594 5 143.50 $143.50 $852 -9.31
623–643 631 5 141.00–143.00 $142.18 $897 -8.42
653–677 669 12 139.00–140.00 $139.67 $934 -2.29
703–736 723 8 134.00–141.00 $137.23 $992 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 5 143.00 $143.00 $808 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 4 106.50 $106.50 $799 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–486 469 23 146.00–148.50 $147.26 $691 -1.83
513–538 528 32 142.00–147.00 $144.24 $762 +2.24
560–594 584 18 133.50–144.00 $136.27 $796 -3.18
626 626 7 129.50 $129.50 $811 -12.03
629 629 4 125.00 $125.00 $786 -16.53
658 658 2 126.00 $126.00 $829 -9.00
688 688 2 123.00 $123.00 $846 -12.00
910 910 3 109.00 $109.00 $992 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388–392 390 5 146.00–149.00 $147.19 $574 +3.00
400–448 419 11 140.50–150.00 $143.75 $602 -2.84
461 461 5 146.00 $146.00 $673 +0.12
508–548 524 9 139.00–144.50 $141.90 $744 +17.27
553–584 578 28 138.10–141.50 $138.59 $801 -1.14
633–648 637 7 124.00–134.00 $131.09 $835 -4.86
689 689 7 126.00 $126.00 $868 -2.00
740 740 3 122.00 $122.00 $903 +2.00
890 890 4 115.00 $115.00 $1,024 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
736 736 32 130.00 $130.00 $957 —
896 896 19 116.25 $116.25 $1,042 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 6 132.00 $132.00 $631 -2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 unweaned 398 3 145.00 $145.00 $577 —
445 445 2 154.00 $154.00 $685 -1.00
457–473 463 5 156.00–158.50 $157.48 $729 —
618 618 2 132.00 $132.00 $816 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1390 1125 80-85% 29 57.50–65.50 $61.31 $690 —
1100–1275 1195 80-85% 5 52.50–58.50 $54.62 $653 -3.88
1115–1485 1299 80-85% 6 64.50–68.50 $66.31 $861 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1820 1423 75-80% 18 60.00–66.00 $63.95 $910 -2.79
1285–1765 1496 75-80% 4 66.00–66.50 $66.11 $989 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1115 993 85-90% 5 42.00–48.00 $44.73 $444 —
965–1045 1005 85-90% 2 61.50–62.00 $61.74 $620 —
960–1160 1044 85-90% 8 53.00–59.50 $55.86 $583 +1.03

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570–1580 1575 2 80.00 $80.00 $1,260 -12.39
1530–2080 1818 4 87.00–94.50 $92.61 $1,684 —
1710–2120 1901 5 96.00–103.50 $100.05 $1,902 -3.10

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
950–1190 1054 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 62.00–78.00 $67.39 $710
860–1200 1079 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 65.00–77.50 $70.99 $766
1125 1125 (<2 yrs)Open 2 80.00–89.50 $84.75 $953

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1560 1178 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 800.00–1,025.00 $926.87

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1278 1201 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 920.00–1,150.00 $1,025.00 -508.33
1400–1450 1411 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,160.00–1,500.00 $1,331.43 —

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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.