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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 27, 2022

1,903 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.47/cwt +14.41 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 534 lb · 101 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.62/cwt +12.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,073/hd at 594 lb · 94 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.74/cwt +1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 689 lb · 94 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,903 2,079 2,216
Feeder cattle 1,643 1,732 1,801
Slaughter cattle 220 302 165
Replacement cattle 40 45 250

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers traded mostly steady except for the 450-500 lb weight range trading 5.00-7.00 higher and those under 425 lbs selling 7.00-10.00 higher. Heifers sold firm to 5.00 higher with some loads and packages of 545-685 lb backgrounded heifers highlighting the sale and selling with very good demand. Supply was moderate. Corn was up and feeders closed sharply lower Wednesday, but it had little to no effect on the local cash market with mostly cattle under 700 lbs offered and plenty of optimism to go around. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 4 227.00 $227.00 $756 +7.78
353 thin fleshed 353 6 231.00 $231.00 $815 —
357–397 383 32 221.00–238.00 $228.19 $874 +16.19
405–448 420 40 208.00–228.00 $216.57 $910 +9.07
452–482 464 46 199.00–212.00 $207.06 $961 +19.96
505 value added 505 7 212.00 $212.00 $1,071 —
500–533 515 28 195.00–206.00 $201.42 $1,037 +5.61
560–587 566 46 187.50–190.00 $189.07 $1,070 -7.45
576 576 8 177.00 $177.00 $1,020 -19.52
578 value added 578 20 188.00 $188.00 $1,087 —
598 unweaned 598 5 174.00 $174.00 $1,041 —
605 605 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,119 +1.23
643 643 4 169.00 $169.00 $1,087 -14.77
666 666 7 168.00 $168.00 $1,119 +20.00
698 698 3 152.50 $152.50 $1,064 -12.94
767–794 779 9 154.50–160.50 $157.78 $1,229 -0.18
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–389 377 19 187.50–207.50 $203.52 $767 —
381 thin fleshed 381 4 227.50 $227.50 $867 +5.50
413–448 431 16 186.00–195.00 $189.58 $817 +1.58
439 thin fleshed 439 9 209.00 $209.00 $918 —
472 thin fleshed 472 8 204.00 $204.00 $963 —
465–480 473 6 180.00–195.00 $187.62 $887 +4.65
518–549 537 15 180.00–196.00 $185.90 $998 +0.90
547 547 3 175.00 $175.00 $957 —
563 563 6 189.50 $189.50 $1,067 +13.52
641 641 9 154.00 $154.00 $987 -19.65
679 679 8 165.00 $165.00 $1,120 +9.50
815 815 3 157.50 $157.50 $1,284 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 407 3 165.00 $165.00 $672 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–394 379 29 170.00–182.00 $177.83 $674 -2.00
405–434 426 62 165.00–185.00 $181.11 $772 +9.77
453 unweaned 453 3 162.00 $162.00 $734 —
454–498 480 34 168.00–183.00 $175.89 $844 +5.70
519 519 4 163.00 $163.00 $846 -5.06
508–544 535 97 165.00–189.00 $183.27 $980 +15.21
566–596 594 94 162.50–182.00 $180.62 $1,073 +17.12
607 607 5 146.00 $146.00 $886 -24.99
614 unweaned 614 9 135.00 $135.00 $829 —
604–641 630 68 163.75–176.00 $172.84 $1,089 +1.85
685–688 688 85 165.00 $165.00 $1,135 +5.25
698 698 9 131.00 $131.00 $914 -28.75
705 705 5 152.00 $152.00 $1,072 -1.38
765 765 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,125 -2.50
878 878 4 133.00 $133.00 $1,168 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 3 166.00 $166.00 $543 —
350–390 373 17 157.50–175.00 $169.20 $631 +8.70
395 unweaned 395 5 144.00 $144.00 $569 —
427 thin fleshed 427 9 179.00 $179.00 $764 —
415–447 430 12 155.00–170.00 $163.86 $705 +12.21
451–499 thin fleshed 472 16 170.00–180.00 $173.65 $820 —
453–497 481 13 159.00–171.00 $163.52 $787 +1.00
505–536 519 17 159.00–174.00 $166.56 $864 +1.76
564–580 574 24 151.00–161.00 $158.40 $909 +0.10
735 735 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,066 +3.50
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 568 6 135.00 $135.00 $767 —
677 677 5 130.00 $130.00 $880 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
516 516 5 150.00 $150.00 $774 —
675 675 3 140.00 $140.00 $945 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 3 135.00 $135.00 $810 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 7 183.00 $183.00 $877 —
572 unweaned 572 3 141.00 $141.00 $807 —
648 unweaned 648 3 129.00 $129.00 $836 —
763 763 8 145.00 $145.00 $1,106 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1520 1164 80-85% 43 71.00–82.00 $76.13 $886 -3.42
1085–1470 1217 80-85% 13 60.00–70.00 $65.96 $803 -4.72
1180–1400 1297 80-85% 11 81.00–88.00 $84.22 $1,092 -0.73
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1135 978 85-90% 10 52.00–63.00 $57.19 $559 +6.22
895–1310 1046 85-90% 18 64.00–73.00 $68.47 $716 +8.46
1065–1115 1085 85-90% 3 75.00–77.00 $75.99 $824 +7.88
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1370 1343 75-80% 2 74.00–75.50 $74.73 $1,004 -13.37
1180–1790 1467 75-80% 13 77.00–85.50 $81.77 $1,200 —
1295–1735 1471 75-80% 9 85.00–90.00 $87.34 $1,285 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,184 —
1170–1940 1512 3 98.00–107.00 $104.05 $1,573 —
1615–2165 1893 5 108.00–122.00 $116.18 $2,199 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910–945 928 (<2 yrs)Open 3 100.00–106.00 $103.70 $962
900–1190 980 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 75.00–85.00 $81.72 $801

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200–1250 1213 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,325.00–1,575.00 $1,387.50 —

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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.