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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 16, 2022

3,657 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.15/cwt +2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,020/hd at 618 lb · 222 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.94/cwt +0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $969/hd at 580 lb · 213 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $174.58/cwt +3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,248/hd at 715 lb · 193 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,657 2,308 0
Feeder cattle 3,500 2,174 0
Slaughter cattle 137 109 0
Replacement cattle 20 25 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold 3.00-7.00 higher with the full advance on the 450-525 lb weight range. Heifers sold steady to firm. Supply was heavy with mostly moderate sized drafts of good quality home raised calves offered. Demand was good. 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
352–395 363 24 205.00–223.00 $219.26 $796 -4.74
403–445 427 21 204.00–228.00 $217.33 $928 +2.36
451–497 474 82 206.00–232.00 $222.66 $1,055 +8.42
508–549 524 68 203.00–219.00 $212.99 $1,116 +5.57
554–593 573 146 191.00–204.50 $196.64 $1,127 +6.81
594 594 10 180.00 $180.00 $1,069 -9.83
607–644 value added 617 15 172.00–191.00 $185.71 $1,146 —
601–648 629 107 179.00–190.00 $183.63 $1,155 +0.03
651–698 674 144 172.00–184.50 $176.72 $1,191 +0.14
674 674 8 157.00 $157.00 $1,058 -19.58
700–748 715 193 168.50–177.00 $174.58 $1,248 +3.29
787–797 792 30 163.00–170.00 $167.56 $1,327 —
798 value added 798 6 162.00 $162.00 $1,293 —
811–849 843 52 159.85–165.00 $160.53 $1,353 +8.03
887–892 890 10 146.00–152.00 $149.01 $1,326 +9.01
932 932 5 150.50 $150.50 $1,403 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 210.00 $210.00 $699 -1.00
368 368 6 201.00 $201.00 $740 —
415–435 425 25 185.00–209.00 $201.52 $856 +6.52
480–496 491 21 189.00–201.00 $197.79 $971 -2.94
502–548 523 78 185.00–210.00 $199.39 $1,043 +6.65
562–593 574 40 173.00–188.00 $177.99 $1,022 -0.80
600–641 629 65 172.00–184.00 $179.58 $1,130 +7.73
660–670 665 11 173.00–174.00 $173.45 $1,153 +9.70
691 value added 691 5 164.00 $164.00 $1,133 —
742 742 3 167.50 $167.50 $1,243 +0.59
798 798 3 159.00 $159.00 $1,269 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533–545 539 6 164.00–178.00 $170.92 $921 —
570–598 584 8 165.00–169.00 $167.05 $976 —
656–688 677 17 150.00–152.00 $151.32 $1,024 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
647 647 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,003 —
688 688 8 154.00 $154.00 $1,060 —
766 766 11 169.75 $169.75 $1,300 —
864 864 7 143.00 $143.00 $1,236 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 10 115.00 $115.00 $684 —
801 801 4 91.00 $91.00 $729 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 537 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,020 —
651 651 5 164.00 $164.00 $1,068 —
730 730 4 169.50 $169.50 $1,237 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501 501 4 175.00 $175.00 $877 —
590 590 3 164.00 $164.00 $968 —
643 643 3 150.00 $150.00 $964 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–394 384 25 164.00–185.00 $180.99 $695 —
423–437 431 15 169.00–180.00 $175.22 $755 -10.44
439 439 4 166.00 $166.00 $729 -19.66
462 value added 462 5 182.00 $182.00 $841 —
450–497 474 98 174.00–185.00 $179.01 $849 +2.88
503–543 521 112 165.50–181.00 $177.22 $923 +5.33
553–596 579 180 160.00–180.00 $168.71 $977 -1.97
573–594 585 26 148.00–160.50 $155.04 $907 +4.08
594 value added 594 7 165.50 $165.50 $983 —
602–642 617 214 156.00–169.50 $165.53 $1,021 +2.33
641 641 8 155.00 $155.00 $994 +2.50
662–684 677 78 152.00–160.00 $158.30 $1,072 -5.01
714–736 722 17 149.50–154.00 $152.12 $1,098 -5.77
750–782 759 37 145.00–151.00 $147.69 $1,121 +7.69
843 843 12 142.50 $142.50 $1,201 +4.50
865 865 11 134.00 $134.00 $1,159 -1.00
882 882 8 128.00 $128.00 $1,129 -7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 4 160.00 $160.00 $522 -25.50
353–395 376 18 164.00–182.00 $173.96 $654 +4.96
409–447 429 22 161.00–177.00 $170.71 $732 -4.32
467 thin fleshed 467 3 182.00 $182.00 $850 —
455–494 475 36 160.00–171.00 $165.81 $788 +6.93
505–548 523 56 163.00–175.00 $168.71 $882 +23.71
558 thin fleshed 558 19 173.00 $173.00 $965 —
567 value added 567 9 163.00 $163.00 $924 —
552–590 575 43 158.00–166.50 $162.72 $936 +5.72
593 unweaned 593 6 146.00 $146.00 $866 —
603–630 610 31 152.00–162.75 $160.39 $978 +7.49
706 706 5 107.00 $107.00 $755 -42.55
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
617 617 3 160.00 $160.00 $987 —
687 687 10 155.00 $155.00 $1,065 —
896 896 9 136.00 $136.00 $1,219 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601 601 13 162.50 $162.50 $977 —
660 660 6 159.00 $159.00 $1,049 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
613 value added 613 8 145.00 $145.00 $889 —
715 value added 715 11 140.00 $140.00 $1,001 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 7 148.00 $148.00 $543 —
445 445 4 138.00 $138.00 $614 —
607 607 3 149.00 $149.00 $904 +17.00
698 698 4 136.00 $136.00 $949 -10.00
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 8 116.00 $116.00 $632 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
633 633 6 129.00 $129.00 $817 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 459 4 147.00 $147.00 $675 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 5 170.00 $170.00 $746 -19.00
501–538 512 10 155.00–169.00 $164.59 $843 +10.59

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1365 1186 80-85% 5 61.00–68.50 $65.19 $773 —
1020–1445 1238 80-85% 28 68.00–79.50 $74.14 $918 +6.15
1185–1475 1322 80-85% 13 80.00–86.00 $82.90 $1,096 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1640 1476 75-80% 18 74.50–85.00 $78.99 $1,166 —
1475–1615 1533 75-80% 3 81.00–84.00 $82.14 $1,259 —
1630 1630 75-80% 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,174 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1145 1088 85-90% 2 68.50–75.00 $71.58 $779 +9.40
965–1285 1099 85-90% 14 57.00–67.50 $63.81 $701 +1.63
1105 1105 85-90% 1 51.00 $51.00 $564 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1590 1458 4 83.00–92.00 $85.67 $1,249 —
1430–2060 1704 5 94.50–106.00 $99.45 $1,695 —
1765–2215 1951 4 109.00–117.00 $112.25 $2,190 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1020–1025 1023 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 68.00–77.50 $72.74 $744

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060–1330 1181 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 900.00–1,225.00 $1,040.65

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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.