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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 27, 2022

2,026 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.67/cwt -4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $913/hd at 517 lb · 124 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $174.85/cwt +2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $986/hd at 564 lb · 105 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $212.28/cwt +9.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,016/hd at 478 lb · 89 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,026 1,452 0
Feeder cattle 1,842 1,327 0
Slaughter cattle 144 105 0
Replacement cattle 40 20 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly steady and heifers sold steady to mostly 5.00 lower. Demand was very good for the higher quality 400-700 lb steers but moderate for heifers and the steers that were a touch plainer. Overall, the quality was a little more uneven than normal. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Some timely rains have fallen across the area over the last few days bringing some cooler weather as well which made it easier to move cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 222.50 $222.50 $846 +7.50
413–445 428 25 208.00–211.00 $210.14 $899 —
455–497 478 84 205.00–220.00 $214.56 $1,026 +8.67
486 unweaned 486 5 174.00 $174.00 $846 -11.00
518–549 531 33 199.50–216.00 $211.13 $1,121 -0.49
568 fancy 568 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,216 —
557–587 570 55 194.00–208.00 $203.72 $1,161 -5.13
606–649 625 20 188.00–205.00 $192.02 $1,200 -11.26
622–632 thin fleshed 630 16 207.00–209.00 $208.63 $1,314 —
659 unweaned 659 7 176.00 $176.00 $1,160 —
658–693 674 28 186.00–193.00 $188.33 $1,269 +2.83
727 727 12 183.50 $183.50 $1,334 -2.79
757–761 758 26 158.00–170.00 $168.15 $1,275 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 7 200.00 $200.00 $692 —
386 386 14 217.00 $217.00 $838 —
447 unweaned 447 3 196.00 $196.00 $876 —
451–490 464 23 185.00–199.00 $195.73 $908 -2.46
500–510 thin fleshed 504 8 213.00–217.00 $215.48 $1,086 —
562–593 571 10 174.00–192.50 $179.76 $1,026 -15.97
608–625 618 5 186.00–198.50 $193.58 $1,196 +1.00
697 697 15 184.50 $184.50 $1,286 —
744 744 6 164.00 $164.00 $1,220 —
834–835 834 7 147.00–155.00 $151.57 $1,264 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 192.50 $192.50 $847 —
476 476 13 197.50 $197.50 $940 —
546 546 24 173.00 $173.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 4 174.00 $174.00 $971 —
618 618 10 165.00 $165.00 $1,020 —
673 673 5 159.00 $159.00 $1,070 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
666 666 4 164.00 $164.00 $1,092 —
756 756 8 168.50 $168.50 $1,274 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 5 170.00 $170.00 $627 -19.34
417–422 420 23 182.50–194.00 $186.81 $785 +4.24
436 unweaned 436 8 163.50 $163.50 $713 -5.00
456–496 469 70 171.00–185.50 $177.93 $834 -5.11
500–539 517 124 174.00–181.00 $176.67 $913 -4.21
567 unweaned 567 7 162.00 $162.00 $919 —
551–591 573 72 172.50–179.00 $174.99 $1,003 -3.42
603–608 605 13 174.00–175.00 $174.38 $1,055 -0.07
616 thin fleshed 616 27 180.50 $180.50 $1,112 —
670 670 12 151.50 $151.50 $1,015 -18.92
678 678 7 175.00 $175.00 $1,186 +4.58
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 4 158.00 $158.00 $455 —
383–393 386 8 180.00–183.00 $182.24 $703 -1.09
417–446 432 43 162.00–180.00 $168.80 $729 -7.01
475–488 484 49 157.00–178.00 $173.15 $838 +0.96
506–532 523 37 154.00–174.00 $165.26 $864 -8.54
545 thin fleshed 545 4 177.00 $177.00 $965 —
552–599 564 105 165.00–180.00 $174.85 $986 +2.22
601–641 623 37 160.00–176.00 $170.75 $1,064 +0.32
653–676 662 19 157.00–168.50 $162.81 $1,078 -7.19
706–710 707 10 150.00–153.00 $151.35 $1,070 —
753 753 3 151.50 $151.50 $1,141 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 31 165.50 $165.50 $806 -7.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–442 441 13 151.00–155.00 $152.54 $673 —
497 497 3 153.00 $153.00 $760 -1.00
518 518 5 153.00 $153.00 $793 —
566 566 5 158.00 $158.00 $894 —
602 602 3 157.00 $157.00 $945 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 3 160.00 $160.00 $648 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 11 179.50 $179.50 $862 —
612 612 3 150.00 $150.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 3 206.00 $206.00 $865 —
440 unweaned 440 5 181.50 $181.50 $799 —
619 unweaned 619 5 147.00 $147.00 $910 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 537 5 145.00 $145.00 $779 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1355 1157 80-85% 29 70.00–79.00 $74.41 $861 +4.14
1080–1375 1215 80-85% 3 67.00–69.00 $67.90 $825 +3.87
1185–1440 1278 80-85% 13 77.00–92.00 $82.21 $1,051 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445 1445 75-80% 1 68.50 $68.50 $990 —
1195–1730 1463 75-80% 12 75.50–84.50 $80.25 $1,174 —
1390–1735 1562 75-80% 5 84.00–94.00 $89.32 $1,395 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1300 994 85-90% 11 66.00–73.00 $69.75 $693 +12.30
1145 1145 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $721 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1875 1523 3 105.50–110.00 $106.95 $1,629 —
1535–1805 1670 2 109.00–113.00 $110.84 $1,851 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 75.00 $75.00 $735
1000–1110 1055 (<2 yrs)Open 2 93.00–97.00 $95.10 $1,003

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
935–1255 1144 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 95.00–103.00 $100.27 $1,147
1165–1460 1376 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 77.00–98.00 $92.65 $1,275

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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
1185 1185 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1000–1300 1207 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,300.00–1,610.00 $1,469.29 —

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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.