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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 16, 2022

1,903 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $198.76/cwt +3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 540 lb · 99 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.35/cwt +0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,054/hd at 630 lb · 92 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.37/cwt -1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 572 lb · 86 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,903 2,324 1,484
Feeder cattle 1,752 2,159 1,469
Slaughter cattle 126 135 0
Replacement cattle 25 30 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers weighing 500-625 lbs traded mostly 5.00-10.00 higher to make it back to the price levels of two weeks ago following last weeks softer market. Yearling steers traded steady and heifers sold firm to 5.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for the higher quality black hided 500-700 lb cattle and moderate for the colored's and/or anything a little plainer or carrying some flesh. Slaughter cows sold firm to 3.00 higher, bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–376 374 7 208.50–211.00 $209.21 $782 +9.68
428–445 435 11 196.00–205.00 $200.84 $874 -6.27
453 453 4 201.00 $201.00 $911 +3.26
500–545 539 62 191.00–214.50 $206.24 $1,112 +10.54
543 unweaned 543 29 186.00 $186.00 $1,010 —
543 543 8 187.00 $187.00 $1,015 -8.70
568 value added 568 6 197.00 $197.00 $1,119 —
551–597 582 33 191.00–204.00 $195.92 $1,140 +6.44
619 619 9 173.00 $173.00 $1,071 -4.35
616–637 630 15 189.00–192.00 $189.98 $1,197 +12.63
666–693 683 33 172.50–177.50 $174.55 $1,192 -7.08
707 707 13 157.50 $157.50 $1,114 -11.72
706–743 725 17 158.00–169.50 $162.50 $1,178 -6.72
756 756 12 157.50 $157.50 $1,191 +1.27
828 828 5 153.50 $153.50 $1,271 -1.00
865 865 8 151.50 $151.50 $1,310 +4.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–397 384 10 186.00–202.00 $192.82 $740 +0.82
413–442 430 14 185.00–206.00 $197.01 $847 +22.19
468–470 468 16 185.00–196.00 $194.06 $908 +4.06
506–535 525 25 182.00–204.00 $196.11 $1,030 +23.90
555–599 570 51 174.00–192.00 $184.70 $1,053 +12.06
603–638 616 64 165.00–179.50 $174.02 $1,072 +3.57
651–678 660 36 157.00–170.00 $164.66 $1,087 +9.24
701–745 726 21 148.00–161.50 $154.19 $1,119 -3.74
760–769 764 11 149.50–154.50 $152.21 $1,163 —
847 847 15 145.00 $145.00 $1,228 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
579 579 6 158.00 $158.00 $915 —
703–721 714 11 134.00–135.00 $134.36 $959 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 514 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,079 —
565 unweaned 565 6 174.00 $174.00 $983 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 8 156.00 $156.00 $925 +1.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 4 160.00 $160.00 $730 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 3 157.00 $157.00 $1,123 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 4 147.50 $147.50 $535 -26.67
432 432 3 148.00 $148.00 $639 -9.00
420–447 437 12 155.00–166.00 $161.76 $707 +4.76
460–478 472 13 160.00–161.00 $160.30 $757 +4.25
489 unweaned 489 5 135.00 $135.00 $660 -7.00
515 thin fleshed 515 4 164.00 $164.00 $845 —
515–549 535 28 148.00–154.00 $151.04 $808 -3.96
559 unweaned 559 4 136.00 $136.00 $760 -4.00
554–598 573 82 145.00–158.00 $150.02 $860 -3.47
606 thin fleshed 606 15 168.25 $168.25 $1,020 —
603–648 627 55 142.00–156.00 $147.72 $926 +1.80
640 unweaned 640 3 131.00 $131.00 $838 —
652–686 670 35 150.00–154.00 $151.75 $1,017 +2.25
732–742 737 6 135.00–138.00 $136.49 $1,006 -11.01
756–788 777 12 140.00–142.00 $140.65 $1,093 +6.15
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 4 169.00 $169.00 $580 —
413–449 441 14 165.00–171.00 $169.80 $749 +2.76
467 thin fleshed 467 21 180.00 $180.00 $841 —
468–492 479 30 159.50–176.00 $167.03 $800 +1.10
525–543 538 29 161.00–177.00 $170.94 $920 +6.95
549 549 4 158.00 $158.00 $867 -5.99
552–575 563 38 173.25–181.25 $177.20 $998 +6.59
579 value added 579 4 162.00 $162.00 $938 —
601–648 630 92 164.50–170.75 $167.35 $1,054 +0.60
650–666 656 28 154.00–167.25 $162.74 $1,068 —
781 781 8 148.50 $148.50 $1,160 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 7 141.00 $141.00 $454 —
405 405 4 134.00 $134.00 $543 —
556–577 567 10 135.00–145.00 $140.09 $794 +0.09
622–630 626 6 130.00–134.00 $132.01 $826 -2.99
677 677 3 132.00 $132.00 $894 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 407 3 149.00 $149.00 $606 —
488 488 4 142.00 $142.00 $693 —
552 552 5 136.00 $136.00 $751 —
671 671 4 132.00 $132.00 $886 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 496 9 168.00 $168.00 $833 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 6 135.00 $135.00 $938 -10.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 unweaned 508 3 146.00 $146.00 $742 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 4 166.00 $166.00 $740 —
475 unweaned 475 4 155.00 $155.00 $736 -3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–430 421 6 174.00–179.00 $176.55 $743 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1350 1162 80-85% 12 69.00–75.50 $72.81 $846 —
1000–1395 1224 80-85% 30 75.00–86.00 $80.23 $982 +2.45
1160–1400 1280 80-85% 13 87.00–95.00 $90.05 $1,153 +21.65
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1075 1010 85-90% 2 75.00–77.00 $76.06 $768 —
885–1385 1050 85-90% 4 53.00–62.00 $58.10 $610 +0.63
800–1305 1076 85-90% 15 61.00–72.50 $66.10 $711 +8.63
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1475 1393 75-80% 2 88.00–94.50 $91.44 $1,274 —
1295–1775 1477 75-80% 14 77.00–87.00 $82.99 $1,226 +7.99

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375 1375 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,251 —
1535–1975 1795 6 97.50–115.00 $106.13 $1,905 -11.70
1805–1920 1862 3 115.00–125.00 $118.23 $2,201 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
960–990 975 (<2 yrs)Open 2 88.00–91.00 $89.48 $872
820–1105 1017 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 70.00–92.50 $81.78 $832

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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.