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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 5, 2022

2,779 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $178.66/cwt +12.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,132/hd at 634 lb · 202 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $195.65/cwt ≈ $1,030/hd at 526 lb · 179 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $183.05/cwt +8.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,052/hd at 575 lb · 163 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,779 725 2,763
Feeder cattle 2,544 605 2,593
Slaughter cattle 200 100 120
Replacement cattle 35 20 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the most accurate test of three weeks ago, the bulk of steers selling weighed 500-800 lbs and sold 5.00 to up to 10.00 higher while those lighter than 500 lbs and heavier than 800 lbs sold steady. Heifers sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Lots of reputation calves were offered and demand was good to very good for the vast majority of cattle but moderate in a few spots, mostly for the lighter calves under 450 lbs. Buyers were ready to get back to business and lower corn and mostly unchanged cattle futures on Wednesday gave some confidence that things weren't completely falling out of bed despite Tuesday's negative tone in the futures. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 higher when compared to two weeks ago, except for lean cows trading steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–443 429 33 190.00–208.00 $194.55 $835 -3.41
453–494 472 63 204.00–213.00 $208.39 $984 +7.12
500–547 526 174 184.00–203.50 $196.33 $1,033 —
542 542 5 172.00 $172.00 $932 —
550–593 574 159 170.50–189.00 $183.38 $1,053 +5.43
595 595 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,012 -7.95
618–630 624 10 161.00–167.00 $163.97 $1,023 -1.84
602–647 634 192 170.00–184.00 $179.42 $1,138 +13.61
653–691 673 73 164.00–174.00 $168.73 $1,136 +8.02
718 unweaned 718 4 153.50 $153.50 $1,102 —
713–748 733 49 158.00–170.00 $165.90 $1,216 -0.10
750–798 782 45 153.75–171.00 $160.17 $1,253 —
808–838 819 26 152.00–159.00 $156.54 $1,282 —
970 970 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,203 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 309 3 180.00 $180.00 $556 -15.00
353–394 372 11 180.00–188.00 $183.86 $684 —
417–447 427 12 170.00–191.00 $181.83 $776 —
462–478 472 8 165.00–173.00 $167.94 $793 -12.06
505–546 530 17 177.00–188.00 $184.07 $976 +9.94
555–595 569 44 161.00–176.00 $170.38 $969 +1.16
610–648 630 20 157.50–173.00 $163.35 $1,029 -1.65
653–695 671 54 155.00–157.50 $156.38 $1,049 +1.38
706–738 717 40 153.50–158.50 $156.04 $1,119 —
727 727 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,018 —
800 800 3 148.50 $148.50 $1,188 —
852 852 5 145.50 $145.50 $1,240 —
986 986 7 125.75 $125.75 $1,240 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 459 5 169.00 $169.00 $776 —
594 594 14 160.00 $160.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
574 574 6 154.00 $154.00 $884 —
777 777 7 137.50 $137.50 $1,068 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
689 689 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,034 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
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
404–446 427 55 173.00–179.00 $176.38 $753 +7.38
451–499 479 159 161.00–179.00 $174.50 $836 +3.86
507–549 527 103 158.00–171.00 $164.80 $868 +3.68
553–598 578 128 157.00–167.50 $163.69 $946 +9.36
600–636 620 74 155.00–168.00 $161.01 $998 +7.55
623 623 5 152.00 $152.00 $947 -1.46
663–692 669 26 159.00–163.00 $162.14 $1,085 +11.45
704–713 707 7 160.00 $160.00 $1,131 —
784 784 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,098 -11.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 7 148.00 $148.00 $508 —
365–398 378 17 145.00–155.00 $149.21 $564 -5.79
418–440 433 19 145.00–164.00 $155.64 $674 -10.07
457–459 458 8 154.00–156.00 $155.25 $711 —
504–545 525 34 148.00–165.00 $159.08 $835 +10.08
543 unweaned 543 3 141.00 $141.00 $766 +3.00
553–597 579 48 149.00–163.50 $156.68 $907 —
608–640 622 29 147.00–158.00 $151.66 $943 —
666–691 683 17 144.00–146.50 $145.09 $991 —
701 701 11 145.00 $145.00 $1,016 —
752 752 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,015 -5.00
797 797 13 140.00 $140.00 $1,116 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 4 135.00 $135.00 $424 —
696 696 4 135.00 $135.00 $940 —
769–794 784 13 127.00–136.00 $132.61 $1,040 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562 562 3 133.50 $133.50 $750 —
722–723 723 7 130.00 $130.00 $940 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 5 140.00 $140.00 $788 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 514 5 153.00 $153.00 $786 -6.00
736 736 4 132.00 $132.00 $972 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1280 1170 80-85% 3 48.50–55.50 $53.04 $621 -5.95
1015–1470 1202 80-85% 22 56.00–67.00 $61.89 $744 —
1075–1380 1238 80-85% 19 66.00–73.00 $68.69 $850 +3.23
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1440 1395 75-80% 2 57.00–57.50 $57.24 $798 +3.98
1255–1610 1405 75-80% 11 69.00–75.00 $71.39 $1,003 +11.32
1235–1670 1462 75-80% 26 60.00–68.50 $65.39 $956 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1190 1056 85-90% 5 34.00–47.50 $40.74 $430 —
915–1185 1067 85-90% 19 48.00–56.50 $51.53 $550 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 1 68.00 $68.00 $952 —
1675–1850 1757 3 87.00–92.00 $88.94 $1,563 —
1950–2155 2053 2 97.00–104.00 $100.67 $2,067 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
865–1000 925 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 59.00–72.00 $64.69 $598
925–1070 1003 (<2 yrs)Open 6 80.00–90.00 $83.94 $842

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030–1335 1192 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 900.00–1,100.00 $973.89

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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.