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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 21, 2022

901 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $185.81/cwt +0.58 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 512 lb · 36 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $218.40/cwt -0.53 vs last sale · ≈ $931/hd at 426 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $208.60/cwt -2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,087/hd at 521 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 901 1,125 1,207
Feeder cattle 792 1,037 1,081
Slaughter cattle 84 83 81
Replacement cattle 25 5 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a light test of steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate to good. Supply was light. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower with the fleshier breaking cows being what held steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–346 340 10 222.50–227.50 $226.57 $770 +9.58
385–398 388 8 205.00–225.00 $219.87 $853 —
402–448 426 25 213.50–225.00 $222.06 $946 +3.13
415–440 unweaned 428 4 195.00–196.00 $195.49 $837 —
470–496 unweaned 481 10 192.00–194.50 $193.81 $932 —
490 490 12 215.50 $215.50 $1,056 +0.44
512–540 521 24 208.00–214.00 $211.70 $1,103 +1.00
523 unweaned 523 4 190.00 $190.00 $994 —
555–577 568 19 188.00–210.00 $201.00 $1,142 -3.61
573 unweaned 573 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,060 -3.25
610–628 618 17 195.00–204.00 $200.51 $1,239 +6.20
684 684 8 190.50 $190.50 $1,303 +1.50
738–748 745 9 174.00–179.00 $175.65 $1,309 -7.15
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 3 232.50 $232.50 $535 —
275 275 3 230.00 $230.00 $632 —
337 337 3 215.00 $215.00 $725 —
353–372 363 6 192.50–217.50 $205.33 $745 —
413–419 415 10 190.00–214.50 $199.88 $830 -5.12
463–490 477 14 198.00–211.00 $203.70 $972 -0.57
508 508 7 200.00–201.00 $200.29 $1,017 -2.35
532 unweaned 532 3 185.00 $185.00 $984 —
565 thin fleshed 565 8 200.00 $200.00 $1,130 —
597 597 3 184.00 $184.00 $1,098 -14.64
642 642 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,188 -3.63
675–688 682 6 178.00–188.00 $183.05 $1,248 +4.43
716 thin fleshed 716 5 187.00 $187.00 $1,339 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 unweaned 518 4 194.00 $194.00 $1,005 —
918 918 3 156.00 $156.00 $1,432 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
594 594 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,158 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 8 206.00 $206.00 $698 —
390 390 3 198.00 $198.00 $772 -5.61
395–398 unweaned 397 19 179.00–192.00 $185.57 $737 —
419–425 422 12 200.50 $200.50 $846 +1.32
458 unweaned 458 7 169.00 $169.00 $774 —
473–493 483 4 185.00–191.00 $188.06 $908 -6.88
505–507 unweaned 506 7 168.00–169.00 $168.43 $852 —
506–535 514 29 185.00–194.00 $190.00 $977 +16.00
591 591 5 182.00 $182.00 $1,076 -1.38
601–635 617 26 178.00–186.50 $181.65 $1,121 +1.07
657–694 676 18 167.00–183.50 $174.53 $1,180 +6.03
752 752 3 162.00 $162.00 $1,218 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253 253 3 180.00 $180.00 $455 —
323 323 3 180.00 $180.00 $581 —
358 thin fleshed 358 4 192.00 $192.00 $687 —
368–378 373 4 169.00–183.00 $176.09 $657 -14.18
429 thin fleshed 429 7 196.00 $196.00 $841 —
456–465 unweaned 459 6 161.00–175.00 $170.27 $782 +1.27
507 unweaned 507 5 167.50 $167.50 $849 —
503–536 521 10 170.00–181.00 $178.88 $932 +13.38
565–580 unweaned 574 8 157.00–164.00 $161.12 $925 —
615–630 621 5 175.00–179.00 $176.62 $1,097 -0.30
659–660 659 6 156.00–160.00 $157.33 $1,037 —
745 745 4 158.00 $158.00 $1,177 +2.00
761 761 7 155.00 $155.00 $1,180 -4.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 unweaned 458 3 168.00 $168.00 $769 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 unweaned 391 4 181.00 $181.00 $708 +1.00
540 540 4 177.00 $177.00 $956 -6.57
603 603 3 156.00 $156.00 $941 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 unweaned 495 3 184.00 $184.00 $911 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1420 1177 80-85% 24 73.00–82.00 $77.79 $916 -4.46
1040–1350 1195 80-85% 2 84.00–85.00 $84.56 $1,010 +2.31
970–1455 1209 80-85% 5 68.00–74.00 $69.81 $844 -18.23
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1290 1055 85-90% 9 64.50–76.00 $68.85 $726 —
960–1160 1061 85-90% 5 59.50–63.00 $61.85 $656 —
1180 1180 85-90% 1 53.50 $53.50 $631 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395 1395 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,046 -7.52
1250–1810 1538 75-80% 6 79.00–86.50 $83.03 $1,277 —
1575–1680 1618 75-80% 3 85.50–92.50 $89.57 $1,449 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1750 1750 65-75% 1 93.50 $93.50 $1,636 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1580 1408 2 89.00–98.00 $94.05 $1,324 —
1435–2340 1850 5 104.00–113.50 $110.47 $2,044 —
1980–2085 2033 2 114.00–117.50 $115.80 $2,354 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860–965 931 (<2 yrs)Open 7 104.00–118.00 $114.04 $1,062
835–1125 964 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 74.00–102.00 $85.42 $823

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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.