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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 22, 2021

725 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.12/cwt +1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 526 lb · 54 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.91/cwt +1.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,006/hd at 575 lb · 39 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.46/cwt -6.11 vs last sale · ≈ $944/hd at 615 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 725 3,541 0
Feeder cattle 605 3,163 0
Slaughter cattle 100 378 0
Replacement cattle 20 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a light supply of feeders sold with a steady undertone. Mainly smaller packages of calves were on offer. Demand was moderate. 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
315 315 2 206.00 $206.00 $649 —
386–395 389 6 191.00–211.00 $204.23 $794 -22.77
404–428 412 6 196.00–199.00 $197.96 $816 -17.82
453–493 466 19 192.00–210.00 $201.27 $938 +3.14
572 unweaned 572 7 161.00 $161.00 $921 —
555–595 576 32 172.00–184.00 $177.95 $1,025 +4.66
603–644 634 8 162.00–167.00 $165.81 $1,051 -6.60
656–673 662 14 158.00–163.00 $160.71 $1,064 +9.71
736 736 5 166.00 $166.00 $1,222 +11.13
869 869 4 144.00 $144.00 $1,251 -17.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 5 195.00 $195.00 $630 +10.00
460 460 3 180.00 $180.00 $828 +5.77
508–547 524 11 165.50–178.00 $174.13 $912 +4.84
554–583 561 8 167.00–170.00 $169.22 $949 +4.36
628 628 5 165.00 $165.00 $1,036 +6.80
693 693 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,074 -0.54
763 763 3 153.00 $153.00 $1,167 +1.39
926 926 7 140.00 $140.00 $1,296 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
616 616 7 159.00 $159.00 $979 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 4 184.00 $184.00 $839 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–429 422 7 169.00 $169.00 $713 +0.56
473–489 480 9 169.00–172.00 $170.64 $819 +11.64
501–536 526 54 155.00–165.00 $161.12 $847 -0.20
568–585 578 6 154.00–155.00 $154.33 $892 -6.41
603–645 615 20 149.00–159.00 $153.46 $944 -6.11
651–695 673 15 149.00–154.00 $150.69 $1,014 -12.76
784 784 10 151.00 $151.00 $1,184 -1.87
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 5 160.00 $160.00 $443 —
376 376 5 155.00 $155.00 $583 -4.00
418–445 428 8 159.00–170.00 $165.71 $709 +13.42
483 unweaned 483 3 139.00 $139.00 $671 —
505 505 2 149.00 $149.00 $752 -2.55
509 unweaned 509 7 138.00 $138.00 $702 —
775 775 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,085 —
800 800 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,040 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 unweaned 415 3 130.00 $130.00 $540 —
457 unweaned 457 3 135.00 $135.00 $617 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 6 180.00–181.00 $180.67 $659 —
463–489 482 7 162.00–165.00 $162.82 $785 —
560 560 5 159.00 $159.00 $890 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 3 159.00 $159.00 $824 —
608 608 4 150.00 $150.00 $912 +16.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1430 1177 80-85% 34 55.00–63.00 $58.99 $694 -1.34
1025–1470 1196 80-85% 8 47.50–54.50 $51.87 $620 -8.46
1125–1380 1240 80-85% 7 64.00–67.00 $65.46 $812 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1680 1388 75-80% 6 50.00–55.00 $53.26 $739 —
1230–1650 1403 75-80% 13 56.50–63.50 $60.07 $843 —
1245–1745 1510 75-80% 4 64.50–68.50 $66.20 $1,000 -0.08
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1125 1043 85-90% 2 40.00–42.00 $40.92 $427 —
975–1530 1183 85-90% 8 47.00–55.00 $51.23 $606 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1535 1355 2 68.00–74.00 $70.60 $957 —
1385–2135 1651 9 83.50–90.00 $86.24 $1,424 -7.76
1535–1735 1662 3 95.00–98.00 $96.27 $1,600 +2.27

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1005–1075 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 64.00–66.00 $65.03 $676
1170 1170 (<2 yrs)Open 3 81.00 $81.00 $948

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1058 1058 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,210.00 $1,210.00

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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.