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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 8, 2021

3,852 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $177.72/cwt +3.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,032/hd at 581 lb · 220 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $171.21/cwt +6.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 627 lb · 204 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $187.14/cwt -0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $990/hd at 529 lb · 171 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,852 3,675 3,385
Feeder cattle 3,412 3,287 3,098
Slaughter cattle 400 338 247
Replacement cattle 40 50 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 6.00 higher with most of the gain on the 600-700 lb weight range and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher except for the 450-500 lb heifers trading up to 10.00 higher on increased demand. Demand was good to very good with a full house of buyers in the seats. Supply was heavy as producers are taking advantage of the warm, dry weather to market cattle before years end. Slaughter cows sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 210.00 $210.00 $689 —
363–377 371 5 217.50–225.00 $222.07 $824 +12.22
420–449 440 39 196.00–219.00 $211.09 $929 +3.17
450–496 470 73 195.00–209.00 $203.12 $955 +6.88
484 fancy 484 22 210.50 $210.50 $1,019 -5.50
498 498 6 180.00 $180.00 $896 -16.24
505 fancy 505 11 203.00 $203.00 $1,025 —
522 unweaned 522 8 176.00 $176.00 $919 +10.00
500–549 531 152 180.00–195.00 $186.58 $991 -1.27
557 unweaned 557 12 172.00 $172.00 $958 —
552–596 582 208 169.00–184.00 $178.05 $1,036 +3.98
600–649 627 190 162.00–180.00 $171.79 $1,077 +6.55
624–644 value added 633 9 159.50–171.00 $165.80 $1,050 —
633 unweaned 633 5 159.00 $159.00 $1,006 +1.00
650–693 669 121 162.00–175.75 $169.18 $1,132 +9.08
680 unweaned 680 5 156.00 $156.00 $1,061 —
718–744 732 34 158.00–169.50 $166.47 $1,219 +5.31
755–786 766 13 145.00–152.00 $147.51 $1,130 -12.64
765–795 776 18 155.00–165.00 $159.48 $1,238 -0.67
818–838 836 42 155.00–160.00 $159.53 $1,334 +6.03
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 205.00 $205.00 $574 —
369–379 373 7 188.00–192.00 $190.26 $710 -3.45
422–445 432 9 168.00–173.00 $170.96 $739 -5.30
432 thin fleshed 432 16 212.00 $212.00 $916 —
493–498 496 8 168.00–173.00 $171.14 $849 -5.66
503–548 534 41 167.00–177.00 $173.09 $924 +0.51
520–549 unweaned 537 7 160.00–161.00 $160.42 $861 +2.42
554–573 563 46 163.00–177.00 $172.45 $971 +3.35
583 thin fleshed 583 8 180.00 $180.00 $1,049 —
606–643 620 45 155.00–172.00 $161.30 $1,000 +3.58
653–670 662 24 156.00–161.50 $159.43 $1,055 +7.60
705–720 713 6 150.00–153.00 $151.48 $1,080 +7.48
764–787 773 8 150.00–154.00 $151.53 $1,171 +5.53
852 852 3 158.00 $158.00 $1,346 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504–516 508 19 175.00–188.00 $182.51 $927 -2.34
556–593 575 28 168.00–180.00 $173.08 $995 +1.72
653–686 662 27 156.00–165.50 $159.58 $1,056 +2.08
711–737 728 18 155.00–160.00 $156.63 $1,140 —
870 870 4 153.50 $153.50 $1,335 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 16 170.00 $170.00 $518 —
498 498 3 165.00 $165.00 $822 —
642 642 7 144.00 $144.00 $924 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 173.00 $173.00 $597 —
552 552 6 165.00 $165.00 $911 —
664 664 8 158.50 $158.50 $1,052 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 4 140.00 $140.00 $700 —
606 606 5 157.00 $157.00 $951 —
658 658 4 156.00 $156.00 $1,026 —
775 775 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,132 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 4 160.00 $160.00 $638 -3.79
408 408 3 157.00 $157.00 $641 -5.76
407–420 unweaned 413 11 152.00–154.00 $152.92 $632 —
407–445 427 30 161.00–170.00 $167.20 $714 +4.44
454 fancy 454 14 179.50 $179.50 $815 —
456–499 476 143 158.00–176.50 $170.29 $811 +8.96
483 unweaned 483 3 148.00 $148.00 $715 —
509 fancy 509 10 172.00 $172.00 $875 —
526 unweaned 526 4 152.00 $152.00 $800 +0.35
505–549 530 113 154.00–168.50 $161.47 $856 +0.75
554–584 unweaned 568 20 140.00–152.00 $145.67 $827 -1.33
550–599 577 138 152.00–169.00 $160.25 $925 -1.31
619–623 unweaned 620 10 133.00–144.00 $140.69 $872 -3.31
600–649 635 111 153.50–164.25 $160.60 $1,020 +0.62
657–688 660 46 164.75–166.00 $164.86 $1,088 +3.56
708–716 714 27 149.50–159.75 $155.33 $1,109 +9.33
750 750 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,088 -11.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 160.00 $160.00 $536 +9.00
360–389 373 20 156.00–164.00 $160.70 $599 +5.35
435 unweaned 435 3 149.00 $149.00 $648 —
428–445 438 12 154.00–158.00 $155.63 $682 +6.85
457–498 472 22 150.00–159.00 $153.74 $726 -3.68
470–499 unweaned 488 8 140.00–142.00 $140.72 $687 +10.72
501–543 521 43 146.00–159.00 $154.32 $804 +1.32
528 value added 528 3 142.00 $142.00 $750 —
570–598 583 24 141.00–154.00 $149.85 $874 -3.86
593–594 unweaned 594 8 124.00–139.00 $131.49 $781 +6.80
606–627 616 14 144.00–156.00 $151.64 $934 +9.64
617 value added 617 3 155.00 $155.00 $956 —
648 648 3 140.00 $140.00 $907 -2.00
654–670 659 17 152.00–157.50 $155.48 $1,025 +8.97
763–769 766 13 140.00–142.00 $140.92 $1,079 +3.13
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 6 160.50 $160.50 $658 —
458 458 4 164.00 $164.00 $751 +2.00
544 544 5 150.00 $150.00 $816 -13.00
571–579 575 8 156.00–158.00 $157.01 $903 -2.99
608 608 14 159.50 $159.50 $970 —
675 675 3 148.50 $148.50 $1,002 -1.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 5 154.00 $154.00 $722 —
612 612 15 155.00 $155.00 $949 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 thin fleshed 427 7 157.00 $157.00 $670 —
710 710 4 128.00 $128.00 $909 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 4 197.50 $197.50 $670 +15.65
511 unweaned 511 8 155.00 $155.00 $792 —
506–531 517 9 160.00–162.00 $161.09 $833 -6.91
551 551 5 162.00 $162.00 $893 —
698 unweaned 698 4 120.00 $120.00 $838 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–413 406 8 161.00–181.00 $168.63 $685 —
530 530 3 154.00 $154.00 $816 -4.00
622 622 6 151.50 $151.50 $942 +14.50
748 748 6 125.00 $125.00 $935 —
765 765 6 138.50 $138.50 $1,060 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
874 874 4 114.00 $114.00 $996 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1315 1164 80-85% 20 52.00–62.00 $57.08 $664 +1.61
1140–1265 1218 80-85% 5 43.00–52.00 $48.81 $595 -13.90
1000–1415 1251 80-85% 10 62.00–66.50 $64.29 $804 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1880 1438 75-80% 14 56.50–65.00 $61.76 $888 +0.82
1305–1650 1478 75-80% 2 55.00–56.00 $55.44 $819 —
1345–1605 1521 75-80% 6 66.00–73.50 $70.02 $1,065 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1290 1099 85-90% 10 46.50–56.00 $49.19 $541 +2.43
815–1365 1110 85-90% 4 39.50–44.50 $42.49 $472 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1905 1315 7 65.50–78.00 $71.34 $938 —
1610 1610 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,368 —
1665 1665 1 95.50 $95.50 $1,590 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885–1115 987 (<2 yrs)Open 9 80.00–100.00 $90.36 $892
930–1140 1024 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 60.00–70.00 $64.01 $655

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1225–1325 1292 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,475.00–1,660.00 $1,598.33 —

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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.