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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 12, 2021

1,532 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.53/cwt +5.70 vs last sale · ≈ $884/hd at 531 lb · 58 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.94/cwt +13.08 vs last sale · ≈ $884/hd at 627 lb · 54 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.06/cwt +6.79 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 567 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,532 1,077 1,761
Feeder cattle 1,174 844 1,471
Slaughter cattle 283 173 225
Replacement cattle 75 60 65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold 3.00-8.00 higher and heifers sold firm to 4.00 higher. Last week was a lighter run of mostly calves, so the best test on the yearlings was from two weeks ago but this weeks trend holds true. Demand was good with a more positive outlook to the market as the fed trade is firm to slightly higher, corn has backed off from last week's highs and cattle futures have been mostly in the green for a few days. Supply was moderate. A nice run of yearlings was on offer and most of the calves were weaned. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444–447 445 19 167.00–181.00 $176.99 $788 -0.33
461–475 464 15 170.00–180.00 $176.57 $819 +18.57
508–541 527 44 161.00–173.50 $169.15 $891 +8.06
541–545 542 14 154.00–160.00 $158.28 $858 -2.81
560–597 572 27 160.00–165.50 $164.00 $938 +10.95
598 unweaned 598 2 149.00 $149.00 $891 —
601–643 613 38 152.00–163.00 $158.01 $969 +13.54
681–695 682 31 140.00–147.50 $146.89 $1,002 +4.29
708 708 7 133.50 $133.50 $945 +4.00
711–724 721 41 147.00–149.50 $147.48 $1,063 +17.98
774–794 780 22 138.75–139.50 $138.99 $1,084 +8.99
823–843 828 29 134.75 $134.75 $1,116 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–370 367 6 178.00–184.00 $180.97 $664 +9.88
425 425 2 176.00 $176.00 $748 +9.36
478–490 482 17 161.00–172.00 $165.41 $797 +6.05
508–538 527 21 161.00–169.00 $164.70 $868 +5.80
558–590 576 13 149.50–157.00 $153.57 $885 +4.02
654 thin fleshed 654 4 149.50 $149.50 $978 —
678–695 681 12 136.00–146.50 $141.72 $965 +2.05
746 746 8 134.00 $134.00 $1,000 -3.23
793 793 3 122.00 $122.00 $967 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
688 688 3 128.00 $128.00 $881 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 3 160.00 $160.00 $501 —
375 375 3 152.00 $152.00 $570 —
408 unweaned 408 6 145.50 $145.50 $594 —
415–438 428 8 150.00–158.00 $153.68 $658 —
477 unweaned 477 9 144.00 $144.00 $687 —
450–494 479 28 147.00–155.00 $151.97 $728 +4.71
500–543 524 36 139.00–151.50 $144.54 $757 +0.30
558 thin fleshed 558 13 150.50 $150.50 $840 —
565–590 570 36 137.50–143.00 $140.37 $800 +4.10
613–649 627 54 137.00–144.25 $140.94 $884 +11.44
652–659 654 30 139.50–140.75 $140.46 $919 +14.46
703–718 714 38 136.00–139.25 $137.78 $984 —
763–767 767 17 124.00–132.50 $131.50 $1,009 —
802 802 7 122.50 $122.50 $982 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 145.00 $145.00 $577 -2.19
415–435 426 16 141.00–149.00 $144.58 $616 +0.83
437 437 3 135.00 $135.00 $590 -8.75
462–476 469 17 140.00–150.00 $147.79 $693 +1.79
518–548 534 26 144.00–147.50 $145.25 $776 +3.35
550 thin fleshed 550 3 143.00 $143.00 $786 —
552–565 556 8 128.00–138.50 $134.39 $747 -4.20
605–635 622 10 135.00–139.00 $137.41 $855 +6.32
668 668 2 125.00 $125.00 $835 -1.00
695 695 3 120.00 $120.00 $834 -6.00
707–736 729 13 120.00–126.00 $122.05 $890 +0.05
783 783 2 125.00 $125.00 $979 —
833 833 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,008 —
905 905 3 111.00 $111.00 $1,005 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 162.00 $162.00 $620 —
406 thin fleshed 406 8 178.00 $178.00 $723 —
435 435 5 166.00 $166.00 $722 +12.00
469–475 471 7 156.00–159.00 $156.86 $739 -0.62
505–535 516 8 150.00–152.00 $151.22 $780 —
723 723 2 120.00 $120.00 $868 —
765 765 2 115.00 $115.00 $880 —
835 835 3 111.00 $111.00 $927 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1205 1153 80-85% 7 54.00–58.00 $55.86 $644 —
915–1488 1199 80-85% 36 57.50–65.00 $61.54 $738 +6.92
1120–1485 1301 80-85% 5 64.50–68.50 $66.14 $860 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1575 1343 75-80% 8 54.00–60.00 $57.16 $768 —
1220–1615 1388 75-80% 17 60.00–65.00 $62.41 $866 —
1265–1650 1472 75-80% 3 64.50–67.00 $65.78 $968 -0.33
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1125 985 85-90% 15 50.00–59.50 $54.90 $541 +10.17
925–1245 1032 85-90% 8 44.00–49.00 $46.50 $480 -9.36

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1575 1443 4 87.00–95.00 $90.94 $1,312 —
1650 1650 1 69.00 $69.00 $1,138 —
1745–2100 1923 2 97.00–99.50 $98.37 $1,892 -1.68

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845–1010 942 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 66.00–86.00 $75.54 $712
935–1085 997 (<2 yrs)Open 3 84.50–95.00 $89.63 $894

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–1485 1216 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 42 900.00–1,185.00 $993.31

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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.