Cattle Market Pulse

Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 16, 2021

1,801 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Windsor Livestock Auction report →

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $160.53/cwt +5.16 vs last sale · ≈ $994/hd at 619 lb · 104 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.89/cwt +6.69 vs last sale · ≈ $805/hd at 523 lb · 83 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $160.16/cwt +10.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,066/hd at 666 lb · 80 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,801 2,381 1,434
Feeder cattle 1,688 2,251 1,258
Slaughter cattle 98 105 75
Replacement cattle 15 25 101

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves under 500 lbs sold steady to firm, 500-700 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher gaining back last weeks losses and then some and over 700 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers traded 2.00-5.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for a moderate supply. The quality was good and most of the cattle were weaned with a few long weaned yearlings offered as well. Cattle futures have traded higher and corn lower for the most part this week and the fall and winter Live Cattle contracts trading near or above the $1.30 mark are making feeder cattle more attractive. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-5.00 lower.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 4 188.00 $188.00 $773 +5.58
460–498 479 15 175.50–181.00 $178.67 $856 -0.52
508–543 unweaned 521 14 160.00–168.50 $165.33 $861 —
501–543 525 34 173.00–183.00 $177.19 $930 +3.83
553–562 557 42 165.50–175.00 $172.04 $958 +5.41
559–598 574 8 157.00–159.00 $158.22 $908 -8.41
584 unweaned 584 4 154.00 $154.00 $899 -4.50
612 unweaned 612 22 151.00 $151.00 $924 +3.50
600–648 621 82 156.50–167.00 $163.09 $1,013 +6.31
651–692 664 75 154.50–164.50 $161.47 $1,072 +10.50
690 unweaned 690 5 140.50 $140.50 $969 —
703–742 727 47 148.50–152.00 $150.05 $1,091 +9.05
764 764 7 145.25 $145.25 $1,110 +5.11
843 843 16 143.25 $143.25 $1,208 —
893 893 6 134.50 $134.50 $1,201 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 5 182.50 $182.50 $593 +2.00
355 355 3 171.00 $171.00 $607 -7.00
419–441 429 19 165.00–178.00 $173.25 $743 -3.95
463–492 479 12 166.00–176.00 $171.79 $823 +1.48
510–540 534 26 157.50–165.50 $163.90 $875 -2.11
550–595 570 60 156.00–164.25 $160.36 $914 +8.45
602–643 630 26 160.00–163.00 $161.69 $1,019 +14.74
653–690 678 19 148.00–154.00 $149.45 $1,013 —
773 773 5 142.00 $142.00 $1,098 +5.35
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580–587 584 30 163.75–165.00 $164.46 $960 —
646 646 5 157.75 $157.75 $1,019 —
684 684 6 155.00 $155.00 $1,060 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504 504 6 170.00 $170.00 $857 —
631 631 16 161.00 $161.00 $1,016 —
660 660 3 153.00 $153.00 $1,010 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 6 152.00 $152.00 $775 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 147.00 $147.00 $551 -8.96
430–449 443 8 153.00–158.50 $156.15 $692 +5.41
460–498 476 34 149.50–157.00 $153.87 $732 +4.57
500–549 523 83 147.50–157.00 $153.89 $805 +6.69
550–594 574 32 142.50–148.00 $145.39 $835 +2.84
582 unweaned 582 5 130.00 $130.00 $757 -6.50
590 590 6 139.50 $139.50 $823 -3.05
608–641 628 24 143.50–147.00 $145.62 $914 +4.98
685 685 16 142.50 $142.50 $976 +2.17
761 761 34 138.75 $138.75 $1,056 +2.75
818 818 14 134.75 $134.75 $1,102 +6.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–398 381 22 148.00–153.50 $151.32 $577 -1.03
413 413 6 154.50 $154.50 $638 +4.75
465–495 484 10 142.50–152.50 $148.32 $718 +0.47
500–548 526 38 142.00–150.00 $146.91 $773 +1.44
550–597 581 29 135.00–147.00 $143.75 $835 +2.06
613–627 621 5 134.00–136.00 $135.21 $840 -2.66
688–696 692 31 139.00–141.75 $140.43 $972 +7.21
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 5 154.00 $154.00 $701 +4.00
563–568 566 10 146.75–147.25 $147.05 $832 +5.05
608 608 10 145.00 $145.00 $882 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 3 140.00 $140.00 $682 —
623 623 4 123.00 $123.00 $766 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 3 151.50 $151.50 $739 +6.50

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 513 3 152.00 $152.00 $780 +0.48
843 843 3 109.00 $109.00 $919 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1395 1181 80-85% 11 71.00–77.00 $73.75 $871 -4.39
975–1445 1189 80-85% 24 62.00–70.00 $67.08 $798 -11.06
975–1695 1261 80-85% 8 55.00–62.50 $59.91 $755 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $654 —
880–1040 960 85-90% 2 55.00–59.50 $57.06 $548 -7.88
925–1165 1043 85-90% 8 60.00–66.00 $61.63 $643 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395 1395 75-80% 1 64.50 $64.50 $900 -8.89
1230–1560 1433 75-80% 7 66.00–72.50 $69.54 $997 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495 1495 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,121 —
1305–1845 1575 2 93.00–94.00 $93.41 $1,471 —
1995–2330 2123 3 109.50–113.50 $110.96 $2,356 —

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
915–1040 981 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 70.50–78.00 $73.73 $723

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040–1390 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 900.00–950.00 $928.60

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,310.00 $1,310.00 —

↑ Back to top

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.