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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 1, 2021

3,675 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $187.29/cwt +7.10 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 521 lb · 155 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.30/cwt +3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,087/hd at 674 lb · 134 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $164.70/cwt -3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,035/hd at 628 lb · 120 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,675 1,969 3,374
Feeder cattle 3,287 1,672 2,984
Slaughter cattle 338 257 330
Replacement cattle 50 40 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steer calves under 550 lbs traded mostly 5.00-6.00 higher while the heavier weight steers sold steady. Heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher with most of the gain on the 550-700 lb weight range. Demand was good to very good as buyers were ready to purchase some cattle following the Thanksgiving break and positive market fundamentals are giving feeder buyers confidence in the market. Supply was heavy and the overall quality was good with several reputation groups of cattle. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 higher except lean cows trading mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–389 370 26 199.00–222.00 $209.85 $776 —
378 unweaned 378 8 183.00 $183.00 $692 —
414 fancy 414 4 217.00 $217.00 $898 —
401–445 426 67 198.00–214.00 $207.92 $886 +5.67
450 fancy 450 7 216.00 $216.00 $972 —
472 unweaned 472 5 174.00 $174.00 $821 —
459–497 473 76 184.00–204.00 $196.24 $928 +6.02
500–547 520 151 176.00–196.00 $187.85 $977 +5.26
540 unweaned 540 4 166.00 $166.00 $896 +5.48
555–599 581 110 169.00–180.00 $174.07 $1,011 -3.38
601–649 628 111 161.00–174.00 $165.24 $1,038 -2.45
634 unweaned 634 9 158.00 $158.00 $1,002 —
663–699 680 24 158.50–163.50 $160.10 $1,089 -3.27
714–745 725 60 155.00–168.50 $161.16 $1,168 -3.13
768 unweaned 768 8 134.50 $134.50 $1,033 —
764–790 774 11 153.50–168.00 $160.15 $1,240 +1.55
800–815 803 42 160.00–168.50 $162.03 $1,301 -2.21
829 829 5 153.50 $153.50 $1,273 -10.74
855–891 867 95 153.50–162.25 $160.66 $1,393 —
960 960 19 138.00 $138.00 $1,325 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376–393 381 7 193.00–194.00 $193.71 $738 —
410–445 429 47 168.00–192.00 $176.26 $756 -1.56
461–497 478 69 165.00–186.00 $176.80 $845 +8.30
500–549 533 101 166.00–177.00 $172.58 $920 +7.39
548 unweaned 548 7 158.00 $158.00 $866 —
556–572 563 23 167.50–175.00 $169.10 $952 +5.17
593 unweaned 593 11 154.50 $154.50 $916 —
605 thin fleshed 605 17 166.50 $166.50 $1,007 —
604–642 623 12 148.00–163.00 $157.72 $983 +0.96
658–695 679 7 151.00–153.00 $151.83 $1,031 —
681 unweaned 681 19 140.00 $140.00 $953 +10.00
703 703 3 144.00 $144.00 $1,012 —
756 756 5 146.00 $146.00 $1,104 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 3 177.00 $177.00 $881 -4.00
501–538 526 16 179.50–197.50 $184.85 $972 —
561–597 584 20 168.50–177.00 $171.36 $1,001 —
620 620 3 162.00 $162.00 $1,004 —
675 675 6 157.50 $157.50 $1,063 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 172.50 $172.50 $561 —
428 428 3 150.00 $150.00 $642 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
599 599 4 150.00 $150.00 $898 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–399 389 32 157.50–174.00 $163.79 $637 +4.79
400–449 425 80 155.00–169.00 $162.76 $692 +0.60
450–498 483 110 155.00–166.00 $161.33 $779 +2.87
511–512 unweaned 511 20 151.00–152.00 $151.65 $775 +14.95
503–549 523 96 153.00–166.50 $160.72 $841 +1.33
553–595 568 65 154.00–167.00 $161.56 $918 +2.85
594 unweaned 594 8 147.00 $147.00 $873 —
608 unweaned 608 6 144.00 $144.00 $876 +4.00
605–649 629 67 154.00–164.00 $159.98 $1,006 +24.98
653–696 674 134 151.00–165.50 $161.30 $1,087 +3.20
714 714 4 146.00 $146.00 $1,042 -11.49
750–769 757 25 149.50–158.75 $156.67 $1,186 —
761 fancy 761 6 164.00 $164.00 $1,248 —
841 841 65 147.50 $147.50 $1,240 —
878 878 3 134.00 $134.00 $1,177 —
961–963 962 32 127.50–128.25 $127.83 $1,230 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 151.00 $151.00 $518 —
360–398 388 24 150.00–157.00 $155.35 $603 +10.35
405–449 438 34 147.00–154.00 $148.78 $652 -3.87
467–494 477 42 151.00–160.00 $157.42 $751 +6.05
495 unweaned 495 6 130.00 $130.00 $644 —
532 532 6 153.00 $153.00 $814 +3.00
535 unweaned 535 11 136.50 $136.50 $730 —
568–585 unweaned 577 12 121.00–128.50 $124.69 $719 —
565–593 579 15 142.00–158.00 $153.71 $890 +3.27
587 thin fleshed 587 5 160.00 $160.00 $939 —
621 621 4 142.00 $142.00 $882 —
669 unweaned 669 8 129.00 $129.00 $863 —
662–697 688 19 138.00–155.00 $146.51 $1,008 -12.99
740 740 4 149.00 $149.00 $1,103 —
767–792 775 36 130.00–142.00 $137.79 $1,068 -11.21
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 11 162.00 $162.00 $737 —
544 544 9 163.00 $163.00 $887 —
555 555 12 160.00 $160.00 $888 —
680 680 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,020 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 5 130.50 $130.50 $475 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343–349 346 7 174.00–192.50 $181.85 $629 —
372–397 385 6 178.00–180.00 $178.97 $689 —
430–431 431 7 173.00–183.00 $178.72 $770 -7.78
434 unweaned 434 5 160.00 $160.00 $694 —
470 470 3 170.00 $170.00 $799 -6.00
506 506 6 168.00 $168.00 $850 +10.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 3 157.00 $157.00 $719 —
469 unweaned 469 4 149.00 $149.00 $699 —
526 526 4 158.00 $158.00 $831 —
613 613 6 137.00 $137.00 $840 -7.00
661 661 7 134.00 $134.00 $886 —
850 850 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,062 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
783 783 6 108.00 $108.00 $846 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 5 165.00 $165.00 $726 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1445 1191 80-85% 26 52.00–59.00 $55.47 $661 +4.05
1185–1205 1197 80-85% 3 46.00–48.50 $47.51 $569 -3.91
1005–1420 1205 80-85% 7 60.00–69.50 $62.71 $756 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1115 980 85-90% 6 32.00–42.00 $37.81 $371 —
820–1345 1064 85-90% 18 42.00–51.00 $46.76 $498 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1545 1427 75-80% 3 52.00–56.50 $54.57 $779 -2.41
1180–1635 1445 75-80% 12 58.50–64.00 $60.94 $881 +3.96
1775–1795 1785 75-80% 2 64.00–65.50 $64.75 $1,156 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,062 —
1865 1865 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,678 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 62.00 $62.00 $527
820–980 937 (<2 yrs)Open 5 100.00–110.00 $101.97 $955

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
969 969 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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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.