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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 17, 2021

1,969 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $180.19/cwt +2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $939/hd at 521 lb · 101 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.71/cwt +3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 572 lb · 79 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $177.45/cwt +6.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,035/hd at 583 lb · 73 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,969 1,888 1,790
Feeder cattle 1,672 1,546 1,620
Slaughter cattle 257 292 140
Replacement cattle 40 50 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers traded steady to 5.00 higher and heifers sold steady. The quality of the cattle offered was very good throughout the day with mostly weaned and vaccinated calves making up a moderate supply. Demand was good. Market fundamentals feel stable and feeder buyers have confidence in the market moving forward with tighter number of market ready cattle, increased cow slaughter and good demand for beef. Slaughter cows 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
419–443 429 37 184.00–210.00 $202.25 $868 +5.93
451–497 476 36 183.00–197.00 $190.22 $905 -3.25
504–545 519 90 175.00–191.50 $182.59 $948 +0.96
517–547 unweaned 539 11 160.00–162.00 $160.52 $865 —
550–599 583 73 168.00–181.00 $177.45 $1,035 +18.45
602 fancy 602 5 178.00 $178.00 $1,072 —
610–641 630 53 163.00–173.00 $167.69 $1,056 +2.61
650–688 665 24 160.00–165.50 $163.37 $1,086 +3.90
707–727 712 23 162.00–166.00 $164.29 $1,170 +10.79
757–780 763 39 155.50–165.00 $158.60 $1,210 +7.79
813 thin fleshed 813 5 166.50 $166.50 $1,354 —
816–830 820 24 162.00–165.00 $164.24 $1,347 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427–447 437 6 170.00–186.00 $177.82 $777 +8.84
443 unweaned 443 4 165.00 $165.00 $731 —
460–492 484 18 164.00–179.00 $168.50 $816 -2.44
504–528 513 16 163.00–167.00 $165.19 $847 +1.66
534 thin fleshed 534 7 179.00 $179.00 $956 —
560–579 571 9 160.00–169.00 $163.93 $936 +5.12
569–580 thin fleshed 572 10 175.00–179.00 $176.22 $1,008 —
619 unweaned 619 7 147.50 $147.50 $913 —
617–647 634 16 149.00–162.00 $156.76 $994 +3.37
673 unweaned 673 3 130.00 $130.00 $875 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
909 909 40 158.00 $158.00 $1,436 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 7 181.00 $181.00 $878 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
697 697 6 118.00 $118.00 $822 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–325 322 6 154.00–156.00 $154.67 $498 —
384 384 4 159.00 $159.00 $611 -10.28
389–397 unweaned 392 7 145.00 $145.00 $568 —
405–445 431 37 157.00–169.00 $162.16 $699 -2.27
452–483 unweaned 470 12 148.00–150.00 $149.14 $701 —
450–489 475 32 154.00–164.00 $158.46 $753 -4.41
500–548 529 48 152.00–165.00 $159.39 $843 -1.37
541–548 unweaned 544 17 135.00–138.00 $136.70 $744 —
551–596 572 79 152.00–163.00 $158.71 $908 +21.79
602–618 unweaned 611 7 140.00 $140.00 $855 —
608–633 625 6 154.00–156.00 $154.65 $967 -7.11
628 628 3 135.00 $135.00 $848 -26.76
650–697 677 35 157.00–160.00 $158.10 $1,070 +1.20
736–748 742 16 156.00–159.00 $157.49 $1,169 -0.90
908–932 923 19 120.00–128.00 $122.07 $1,127 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379–386 383 10 145.00 $145.00 $555 -12.48
403–444 426 18 143.00–159.00 $152.65 $650 —
468–480 470 10 145.00–153.00 $151.37 $711 -4.04
450–485 thin fleshed 471 10 161.00–163.00 $162.24 $764 —
542 542 5 150.00 $150.00 $813 +2.95
585–588 587 7 145.00–154.50 $150.44 $883 +4.76
653–662 658 12 159.50 $159.50 $1,050 +13.92
785 785 13 149.00 $149.00 $1,170 —
1023 1023 4 105.00 $105.00 $1,074 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 9 107.00 $107.00 $365 —
383 383 4 108.00 $108.00 $414 —
436 436 4 109.00 $109.00 $475 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
614 614 5 157.00 $157.00 $964 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–444 427 7 180.00–196.00 $186.50 $796 —
457 457 3 176.00 $176.00 $804 —
520 520 7 157.50 $157.50 $819 -2.50
603 603 8 145.00 $145.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 3 183.00 $183.00 $772 +10.00
562 562 3 145.00 $145.00 $815 +3.84
623 623 5 144.00 $144.00 $897 —
792 792 8 110.00 $110.00 $871 -10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1405 1173 80-85% 31 47.00–55.00 $51.42 $603 +4.13
1210–1315 1261 80-85% 4 45.50–47.00 $46.23 $583 —
1265–1450 1354 80-85% 5 56.50–63.50 $59.30 $803 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1185 1024 85-90% 8 35.00–40.00 $37.38 $383 -3.39
970–1355 1108 85-90% 12 42.00–50.00 $46.57 $516 —
1150 1150 85-90% 1 53.00 $53.00 $610 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1665 1437 75-80% 13 53.50–61.00 $56.98 $819 —
1455 1455 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $728 —
1420–1665 1525 75-80% 4 63.50–66.50 $64.56 $985 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2315 2315 1 85.50 $85.50 $1,979 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860–1250 1017 (<2 yrs)Open 7 80.00–104.00 $90.36 $919
920–1130 1047 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 53.00–90.00 $71.46 $748

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1205–1603 1345 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 965.00–1,100.00 $1,011.64
1395 1395 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00

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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
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.