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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 21, 2021

2,991 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.23/cwt +6.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,097/hd at 730 lb · 400 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $166.09/cwt -1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,131/hd at 681 lb · 214 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.90/cwt +8.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,048/hd at 664 lb · 213 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,991 1,398 1,443
Feeder cattle 2,893 1,266 1,332
Slaughter cattle 68 117 81
Replacement cattle 30 15 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers traded steady except for the loads of yearling heifers selling up to 5.00 higher. Demand was good for a heavy supply. One of the several sale highlights was a multi load lot of 354 head of 732 lb all black yearling heifers that traded hands at 150.35. Several other loads and quality consignments of yearlings and calves were on hand and overall the quality was excellent. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 206.00 $206.00 $680 —
372 372 6 202.00 $202.00 $751 —
411–445 426 10 192.50–195.50 $194.06 $827 +2.66
473–487 482 16 175.00–187.50 $183.50 $884 -6.90
505–540 519 27 180.00–190.00 $185.84 $965 -2.97
562–598 578 67 172.50–186.50 $176.95 $1,023 -2.34
602–649 618 114 166.00–180.00 $173.12 $1,070 -0.78
654–697 681 214 157.00–169.50 $166.09 $1,131 -0.91
707–744 736 108 155.00–157.75 $156.05 $1,149 -3.77
751–767 753 68 154.75–160.10 $159.46 $1,201 —
846 846 64 147.50 $147.50 $1,248 +0.17
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 thin fleshed 410 5 190.00 $190.00 $779 —
400–430 415 6 182.50–185.00 $183.70 $762 -2.17
462–496 476 18 169.00–185.50 $178.72 $851 +5.02
501–538 513 35 173.00–180.00 $177.16 $909 +7.02
555–587 569 36 160.00–176.00 $168.64 $960 -1.73
605–647 629 20 158.00–160.00 $159.69 $1,004 +0.63
659–662 661 27 157.00–161.00 $160.00 $1,058 +10.00
703–727 723 48 153.00–156.00 $155.88 $1,127 —
831 831 18 145.75 $145.75 $1,211 +5.54
873 873 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,257 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 7 174.00 $174.00 $867 —
548 548 2 170.00 $170.00 $932 —
599 599 24 171.50 $171.50 $1,027 —
603 603 68 173.00 $173.00 $1,043 —
652 652 80 169.75 $169.75 $1,107 +4.75
713–740 729 10 154.00–159.00 $155.96 $1,137 —
753 753 11 153.25 $153.25 $1,154 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 3 159.00 $159.00 $744 —
614 614 5 148.00 $148.00 $909 -8.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
703 703 3 144.50 $144.50 $1,016 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 4 169.00 $169.00 $644 —
423–448 438 15 157.50–158.00 $157.69 $691 -8.87
462–493 477 15 160.00–166.00 $163.65 $781 -6.25
503–548 528 56 153.00–166.00 $158.68 $838 -4.01
555–596 578 37 151.50–157.00 $154.57 $893 -2.88
618 618 5 143.50 $143.50 $887 -11.32
613–648 635 85 146.50–154.50 $152.28 $967 -2.54
654–670 663 205 149.50–160.50 $158.50 $1,051 +8.30
686 686 8 142.50 $142.50 $978 -7.70
712–732 730 400 149.25–150.35 $150.23 $1,097 +6.76
758 758 61 147.85 $147.85 $1,121 —
815 815 12 138.00 $138.00 $1,125 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 161.00 $161.00 $544 —
350 350 5 157.00 $157.00 $550 +0.51
428–430 429 4 152.00–161.00 $156.51 $671 -2.10
434 thin fleshed 434 7 166.50 $166.50 $723 —
466–493 479 26 154.00–161.00 $156.38 $749 +0.61
521–546 535 13 145.00–156.50 $152.45 $816 -1.00
568–599 579 33 144.50–152.50 $150.55 $872 +2.45
605–648 627 38 147.75–153.00 $150.53 $944 +10.53
656–677 670 23 145.00–148.00 $146.49 $981 —
736 736 7 142.00 $142.00 $1,045 +12.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
619–639 637 90 152.85–154.50 $152.97 $974 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 5 153.00 $153.00 $659 +15.00
467 467 3 139.00 $139.00 $649 —
540–548 544 6 140.00 $140.00 $762 +2.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 6 148.00 $148.00 $792 —
723 723 4 135.00 $135.00 $976 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 3 134.00 $134.00 $768 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507–528 518 6 149.00–155.00 $151.94 $787 —
555 thin fleshed 555 3 156.00 $156.00 $866 —
740 740 3 130.00 $130.00 $962 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
752 752 6 126.00 $126.00 $948 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1365 1144 80-85% 17 68.00–74.50 $70.92 $811 —
1035–1505 1197 80-85% 8 73.00–78.00 $75.67 $906 —
1110–1310 1210 80-85% 2 63.50–65.50 $64.42 $779 -0.26
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1430 1308 75-80% 8 72.00–77.00 $75.04 $982 —
1420–1795 1550 75-80% 5 76.50–80.50 $78.79 $1,221 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–950 900 85-90% 3 51.50–53.50 $52.70 $474 —
900 900 85-90% 1 69.50 $69.50 $626 —
770–1180 931 85-90% 6 54.00–65.50 $58.91 $548 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,064 —
1380–1880 1595 5 91.00–105.50 $100.14 $1,597 —
1635 1635 1 106.50 $106.50 $1,741 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875–1060 968 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 80.00–106.00 $91.76 $888

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035–1390 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 13 900.00–1,100.00 $995.49
1190 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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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.