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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 18, 2021

945 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.65/cwt -0.47 vs last sale · ≈ $984/hd at 624 lb · 62 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $155.29/cwt -3.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,118/hd at 720 lb · 45 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $159.50/cwt -4.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,089/hd at 682 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 945 1,146 1,651
Feeder cattle 839 1,013 1,569
Slaughter cattle 81 103 70
Replacement cattle 25 30 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers traded steady except for a few packages of light fleshed calves under 450 lbs selling with a higher undertone. Heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with the advance on the 500-650 lb weight range. Trade was active and demand was good to very good. Buyers have their eyes on the spring fat cattle board hovering around $1.40/cwt, a price level not seen in several years. Supply was light but the quality was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady except for some fleshier high dressing cows selling up to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 6 215.00 $215.00 $845 +12.77
404–435 420 8 207.00–209.00 $208.04 $874 +16.28
473–493 484 16 178.00–193.50 $191.28 $926 +1.09
500–542 523 15 180.00–192.00 $186.54 $976 +5.91
556–597 573 22 168.00–183.00 $178.10 $1,021 -2.39
600–630 617 20 165.00–172.00 $170.16 $1,050 -2.92
670 unweaned 670 7 156.00 $156.00 $1,045 —
672–694 685 35 157.00–164.50 $160.20 $1,097 -4.01
700 unweaned 700 11 143.50 $143.50 $1,004 —
700–749 726 34 155.50–162.50 $159.11 $1,155 -0.02
750–769 762 13 155.00–155.50 $155.42 $1,184 +3.92
810 810 8 149.50 $149.50 $1,211 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–378 370 5 189.00–200.00 $193.26 $715 —
448 448 4 188.00 $188.00 $842 +7.07
471–485 476 6 172.00–183.00 $175.74 $837 +3.98
558–595 575 17 158.00–174.00 $168.99 $972 -2.87
656–687 675 30 149.00–162.50 $159.30 $1,075 +3.32
730 730 4 154.50 $154.50 $1,128 —
760 760 3 147.00 $147.00 $1,117 —
858 858 3 142.00 $142.00 $1,218 —
918 918 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,248 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
711 711 4 135.00 $135.00 $960 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–390 378 6 171.00–172.00 $171.31 $648 +0.96
437 437 3 165.00 $165.00 $721 -7.14
456–498 475 19 156.50–168.50 $163.93 $779 -2.51
505–547 532 27 157.00–174.50 $167.81 $893 +4.87
558–595 583 28 160.00–171.50 $165.46 $965 +3.10
602–644 624 62 152.00–164.00 $157.65 $984 -0.47
652–669 660 31 154.50–159.50 $157.74 $1,041 +0.74
717 717 5 149.00 $149.00 $1,068 —
778–782 780 15 142.00–142.50 $142.30 $1,110 —
810 810 3 137.00 $137.00 $1,110 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 160.00 $160.00 $584 —
408–448 437 7 159.00–161.00 $160.47 $701 +6.75
492 492 3 164.50 $164.50 $809 —
520 520 2 162.00 $162.00 $842 +0.88
568 568 2 160.00 $160.00 $909 +21.00
571–586 thin fleshed 581 11 165.00–168.00 $166.93 $970 —
638 638 6 156.00 $156.00 $995 -1.00
662–675 668 22 144.00–153.50 $146.25 $977 -4.16
703–706 705 14 147.00–150.50 $148.50 $1,047 —
828 828 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,118 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 4 174.00 $174.00 $710 +2.00
455 455 2 173.00 $173.00 $787 —
545–546 546 6 153.00–161.00 $155.66 $850 —
570 thin fleshed 570 7 157.00 $157.00 $895 —
581 581 8 150.00 $150.00 $872 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1235 1116 80-85% 5 63.00–64.00 $63.61 $710 —
940–1375 1171 80-85% 16 65.50–72.50 $69.52 $814 -0.63
1080–1365 1241 80-85% 5 73.50–76.50 $75.33 $935 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375 1375 75-80% 1 65.50 $65.50 $901 -6.63
1150–1675 1395 75-80% 11 67.00–76.00 $71.60 $999 -0.53
1395–1825 1566 75-80% 12 75.50–83.00 $79.89 $1,251 +1.99
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–975 948 85-90% 2 39.00–52.00 $45.31 $430 —
990–1225 1092 85-90% 8 58.00–65.00 $61.57 $672 -10.97
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1790 1790 65-75% 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,522 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1315 1240 3 70.00–89.00 $78.28 $971 —
1160–1695 1428 2 102.00–109.50 $105.05 $1,500 —
1375–1895 1569 7 94.00–100.00 $96.87 $1,520 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1035 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 73.00 $73.00 $756
1095–1180 1138 (<2 yrs)Open 2 89.00–90.00 $89.52 $1,019

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060–1450 1237 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 900.00–1,150.00 $1,015.89
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1105–1485 1293 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 70.00–80.00 $75.43 $975

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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
1300–1350 1325 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 1,325.00–1,450.00 $1,387.50 —

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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.