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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 15, 2021

3,541 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.07/cwt +1.67 vs last sale · ≈ $913/hd at 571 lb · 151 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.40/cwt -0.28 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 476 lb · 137 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $164.06/cwt -4.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,111/hd at 677 lb · 134 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,541 3,852 2,848
Feeder cattle 3,163 3,412 2,588
Slaughter cattle 378 400 260
Replacement cattle — 40 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 550 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher and heavier weights traded mostly steady but with a few spots up to 4.00 lower than the highs last week. Demand was moderate to good for a heavy supply but large numbers of calves moving over the last several weeks have put a little strain on the market for the shorter weaned or plainer type cattle. Fed cattle have traded 2.00-4.00 lower so far this week and cattle futures were in the red Wednesday. A large temperature drop is forecast for the rest of the week following unseasonably warm weather which makes it tough on cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 8 227.00 $227.00 $894 +4.93
400–440 424 28 210.00–225.00 $215.78 $915 +4.69
448 448 3 186.00 $186.00 $833 -25.09
454–455 fancy 455 15 214.00–218.00 $215.86 $982 +5.36
452–498 482 47 185.00–210.00 $198.13 $955 -4.99
512–540 unweaned 524 9 177.00–180.00 $178.63 $936 +2.63
501–545 529 82 180.00–196.00 $189.06 $1,000 +2.48
533–539 536 12 162.00–174.50 $168.22 $902 -18.36
550–599 584 132 166.00–178.00 $173.29 $1,012 -4.76
603–643 616 98 167.00–177.00 $172.41 $1,062 +0.62
654 654 4 151.00 $151.00 $988 -18.18
650–692 678 130 158.75–172.25 $164.46 $1,115 -4.72
706–723 712 42 157.00–160.00 $157.76 $1,123 -8.71
728–737 736 30 153.00–155.00 $154.87 $1,140 -11.60
762–782 766 37 156.00–164.50 $161.23 $1,235 +13.72
813–820 814 46 163.00–165.00 $164.78 $1,341 +5.25
864 864 62 161.50 $161.50 $1,395 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–347 309 15 185.00 $185.00 $572 —
370 370 13 200.00 $200.00 $740 +9.74
402–445 429 11 172.00–190.00 $182.70 $784 +11.74
455–494 482 54 167.00–184.00 $174.23 $840 +3.09
484 thin fleshed 484 8 192.00 $192.00 $929 —
500–547 519 32 160.00–176.00 $169.29 $879 -3.80
550–595 574 77 155.00–175.00 $164.86 $946 -7.59
613–648 633 23 157.00–159.50 $158.20 $1,001 -3.10
664–695 673 17 154.00–156.50 $155.54 $1,047 -3.89
705–744 732 13 145.00–155.00 $152.04 $1,113 +0.56
766–773 769 13 150.00–153.00 $151.61 $1,166 +0.08
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 5 171.00 $171.00 $684 —
541 541 8 162.00 $162.00 $876 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
634 634 11 164.00 $164.00 $1,040 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
662 662 3 145.00 $145.00 $960 -11.00
675 unweaned 675 5 139.00 $139.00 $938 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 6 154.00 $154.00 $528 —
343 unweaned 343 3 140.00 $140.00 $480 —
393–398 394 12 156.00–167.00 $158.78 $626 -1.22
409–432 420 17 162.00–174.00 $168.44 $707 +1.24
428 unweaned 428 13 157.00 $157.00 $672 +4.08
450–497 476 133 163.00–177.50 $170.74 $813 +0.45
483 483 4 159.00 $159.00 $768 -11.29
520 unweaned 520 4 152.00 $152.00 $790 ±0.00
500–543 530 63 154.00–167.50 $161.32 $855 -0.15
527–545 532 7 145.00–151.00 $146.76 $781 -14.71
550–588 570 145 151.00–165.50 $160.74 $916 +0.49
586 unweaned 586 6 144.00 $144.00 $844 -1.67
605–625 621 26 154.00–161.75 $159.57 $991 -1.03
660–669 667 65 162.25–163.75 $163.45 $1,090 -1.41
686–691 689 11 142.00–148.00 $144.17 $993 -20.69
710–740 729 19 150.00–151.50 $150.54 $1,097 -4.79
754–768 764 14 150.00–154.00 $152.87 $1,168 +7.87
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 11 159.00 $159.00 $558 -1.70
383 unweaned 383 3 152.00 $152.00 $582 —
413 thin fleshed 413 7 167.00 $167.00 $690 —
415–440 430 15 147.00–155.00 $152.29 $655 -3.34
451–472 463 24 148.00–159.00 $156.79 $726 +3.05
500–535 519 21 142.00–156.00 $151.55 $787 -2.77
549 unweaned 549 5 136.00 $136.00 $747 —
559–593 575 86 143.00–155.00 $151.24 $870 +1.39
609–634 622 21 142.00–146.00 $144.56 $899 -7.08
655–689 667 42 143.00–150.00 $148.01 $987 -7.47
742 742 5 142.00 $142.00 $1,054 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 12 151.00 $151.00 $427 —
443 443 5 146.00 $146.00 $647 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 4 130.00 $130.00 $623 —
913 913 5 110.00 $110.00 $1,004 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 8 110.00 $110.00 $377 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 4 150.00 $150.00 $554 —
480 480 4 151.00 $151.00 $725 —
621 621 13 134.00 $134.00 $832 -17.50
804 804 6 121.00 $121.00 $973 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 8 160.00 $160.00 $717 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1320 1199 80-85% 6 55.00–64.00 $60.33 $723 +3.25
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1700 1480 75-80% 3 68.00–72.00 $69.53 $1,029 +14.09
1390–1700 1545 75-80% 2 66.00–66.50 $66.28 $1,024 -3.74

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1675 1675 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,574 -1.50
1891 1891 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,872 —

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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.