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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 28, 2022

2,078 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $218.51/cwt +12.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,012/hd at 463 lb · 86 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $214.76/cwt +6.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,118/hd at 521 lb · 77 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.13/cwt +5.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,216/hd at 675 lb · 68 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,078 901 692
Feeder cattle 1,858 792 481
Slaughter cattle 180 84 171
Replacement cattle 40 25 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to spots 5.00 higher with the increase mostly on those under 550 lbs. A nice offering of calves were in town from some reputation producers probably sooner than they would like with forage in short supply in some areas but it made for an active market on the lighter cattle. Also, some quality strings of yearlings and long weaned calves were on hand and demand was good with the quality attractive. Supply was moderate to heavy. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower but the fleshier cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–348 341 13 212.50–224.00 $218.79 $746 -7.78
359–395 377 36 215.00–222.00 $219.13 $826 -0.74
422 unweaned 422 3 210.00 $210.00 $886 +14.51
404–447 424 48 217.00–221.50 $219.36 $930 -2.70
450–495 463 86 206.00–225.00 $218.51 $1,012 +3.01
500–539 520 73 206.00–224.00 $215.40 $1,120 +3.70
530 unweaned 530 4 203.00 $203.00 $1,076 +13.00
550–598 582 21 198.00–214.00 $206.41 $1,201 +5.41
618 unweaned 618 5 187.50 $187.50 $1,159 —
601–646 622 36 192.00–203.00 $196.95 $1,225 -3.56
668–691 680 49 180.00–193.50 $188.95 $1,285 -1.55
723–735 729 35 188.00–192.50 $190.16 $1,386 +14.51
750–758 757 13 179.00–186.00 $184.93 $1,400 —
803 803 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,397 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 4 209.00 $209.00 $617 -21.00
341 341 6 210.50 $210.50 $718 -4.50
400–423 413 12 199.00–205.00 $200.56 $828 +0.68
450–488 468 25 195.00–210.00 $201.83 $945 -1.87
530–548 536 6 190.00–193.00 $191.98 $1,029 -8.31
545 thin fleshed 545 8 208.50 $208.50 $1,136 —
555–583 562 24 191.50–196.00 $192.91 $1,084 +8.91
623–645 639 15 180.00–186.50 $182.62 $1,167 -2.38
670–675 672 20 178.00–181.00 $178.45 $1,199 -4.60
721–742 729 15 174.00–186.50 $180.86 $1,318 —
729 729 5 164.00 $164.00 $1,196 —
751 unweaned 751 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,202 —
796 796 21 182.50 $182.50 $1,453 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558–570 564 10 155.00–165.00 $160.05 $903 —
603 603 3 171.00 $171.00 $1,031 —
661–673 665 10 158.00–166.00 $160.43 $1,067 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 5 185.00 $185.00 $771 —
528 528 11 176.00 $176.00 $929 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 5 195.00 $195.00 $1,170 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 6 194.00 $194.00 $578 —
337 337 6 191.00 $191.00 $644 -15.00
358–386 367 20 190.00–197.00 $193.76 $711 -4.24
423–444 437 22 190.00–195.00 $193.11 $844 -7.39
450–453 450 29 182.00–199.00 $193.68 $872 +5.62
503–548 515 54 176.00–191.75 $186.28 $959 -3.72
546 546 4 173.50 $173.50 $947 -16.50
551–591 577 41 172.00–184.50 $180.17 $1,040 -1.83
600–638 622 66 170.00–186.50 $178.87 $1,113 -2.78
653–690 675 68 170.00–184.75 $180.13 $1,216 +5.60
760 760 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,216 -2.00
819 819 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,269 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–349 338 9 175.00–191.00 $183.40 $620 +3.40
362–395 372 17 175.00–189.00 $183.25 $682 +7.16
404–435 416 19 175.00–191.00 $182.30 $758 —
460–499 491 27 168.00–181.00 $176.45 $866 —
502–540 521 18 163.00–175.00 $171.50 $894 -7.38
558–593 575 16 160.00–171.00 $165.19 $950 —
605–616 613 7 164.00–177.00 $173.33 $1,063 -3.29
676–678 677 6 162.00–164.00 $162.67 $1,101 +5.34
700–743 735 19 156.00–166.00 $164.58 $1,210 +6.58
813 813 3 147.00 $147.00 $1,195 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643 unweaned 643 6 155.00 $155.00 $997 —
781 781 6 154.00 $154.00 $1,203 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 6 150.00 $150.00 $754 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 4 164.00 $164.00 $984 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 3 145.00 $145.00 $979 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 7 201.00 $201.00 $708 —
422–423 423 7 187.00–190.00 $188.28 $796 —
440 unweaned 440 6 190.00 $190.00 $836 —
470 470 5 192.00 $192.00 $902 —
549 549 10 179.00 $179.00 $983 —
640 640 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,120 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–488 469 9 177.00–180.00 $178.61 $838 —
605 605 5 156.00 $156.00 $944 ±0.00
841 841 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,135 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1155 1090 80-85% 4 78.50–83.00 $81.47 $888 —
940–1380 1149 80-85% 15 72.00–80.50 $76.12 $875 —
1210–1345 1278 80-85% 2 68.50–72.00 $70.16 $897 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1385 1373 75-80% 2 71.00–73.50 $72.26 $992 -2.74
1305–1465 1385 75-80% 2 83.00–86.00 $84.41 $1,169 +9.41
1265–1580 1390 75-80% 15 76.00–81.50 $78.32 $1,089 +3.32
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $517 —
810–1140 962 85-90% 12 64.00–72.50 $69.23 $666 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1540 1455 2 105.00–107.00 $105.94 $1,541 —
1510–1835 1673 2 112.00–114.00 $113.10 $1,892 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 75.00 $75.00 $638
1075–1245 1160 (<2 yrs)Open 2 111.00–113.00 $111.93 $1,298

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1073–1191 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 72.00–85.00 $77.53 $868
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1306 1306 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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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.