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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 9, 2022

2,402 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $193.98/cwt +12.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,210/hd at 624 lb · 123 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.56/cwt +12.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,159/hd at 635 lb · 113 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $187.42/cwt +12.17 vs last sale · ≈ $984/hd at 525 lb · 86 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,402 1,417 1,888
Feeder cattle 2,047 1,125 1,546
Slaughter cattle 305 262 292
Replacement cattle 50 30 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves under 600 lbs traded steady and a much larger offering of calves weighing 600-700 lbs traded with a firm to higher undertone. Heifer calves traded steady to firm except for better demand and more quality on the 500-550 lb weight range and those sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Yearlings sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for a quality run of mostly calves but a few packages of yearlings and a load of 6 weight heifers were on offer as well. As we have turned the calendar to November, calf buyers were ready to do some business and several new faces were in the seats. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–343 thin fleshed 318 30 231.00–238.00 $235.23 $748 —
364–390 373 13 217.00–232.50 $222.06 $828 -3.31
412 unweaned 412 3 207.00 $207.00 $853 —
415–448 435 18 210.00–226.00 $218.40 $950 -3.21
457–485 472 20 217.00–221.00 $218.16 $1,030 +0.43
472–498 unweaned 492 12 195.00 $195.00 $959 —
498 498 11 203.00 $203.00 $1,011 -14.73
512–547 525 26 195.00–215.00 $205.64 $1,080 -1.34
533–541 unweaned 539 8 188.00–189.00 $188.75 $1,017 —
550–599 574 70 185.00–198.00 $192.80 $1,107 -1.41
611–630 624 123 188.00–194.75 $193.98 $1,210 +12.04
670 thin fleshed 670 5 198.00 $198.00 $1,327 —
651–699 672 43 181.00–189.50 $185.40 $1,246 +10.30
690 unweaned 690 6 156.00 $156.00 $1,076 —
714 thin fleshed 714 6 197.50 $197.50 $1,410 —
710–724 719 11 182.00–184.00 $183.28 $1,318 +0.27
722–738 730 6 169.00–175.00 $171.97 $1,255 -11.04
756–794 787 23 174.00–183.00 $181.50 $1,428 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382–390 384 11 195.00–204.00 $198.01 $760 —
423–442 436 11 200.50–205.00 $202.66 $884 +9.66
482–497 490 20 197.00–208.00 $202.97 $995 +0.30
516–518 517 15 191.00–200.00 $194.73 $1,007 +2.90
559 thin fleshed 559 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,090 —
568–598 590 23 182.00–194.00 $186.67 $1,101 +1.33
668–694 679 42 172.00–183.50 $175.38 $1,191 —
732 732 3 178.00 $178.00 $1,303 —
752–773 769 25 166.00–178.00 $173.04 $1,331 -6.96
813 813 12 166.00 $166.00 $1,350 —
877 877 3 163.50 $163.50 $1,434 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–538 unweaned 516 9 192.00–195.00 $194.31 $1,003 —
536 536 5 198.00 $198.00 $1,061 -5.00
572 572 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,058 —
574 unweaned 574 7 185.00 $185.00 $1,062 —
613–615 614 4 184.00–193.00 $188.49 $1,157 +12.49
801 801 12 175.00 $175.00 $1,402 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267 thin fleshed 267 8 225.00 $225.00 $601 —
445 445 3 190.00 $190.00 $846 —
535 535 5 164.00 $164.00 $877 —
583 583 5 170.00 $170.00 $991 —
590 unweaned 590 4 159.00 $159.00 $938 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–492 469 21 112.00–127.00 $118.74 $557 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 5 204.00 $204.00 $857 —
507 507 3 188.00 $188.00 $953 —
635 635 4 182.00 $182.00 $1,156 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 527 7 170.00 $170.00 $896 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 thin fleshed 305 34 215.50 $215.50 $657 —
360 thin fleshed 360 18 201.00 $201.00 $724 —
383 383 8 185.00 $185.00 $709 +6.57
411–448 426 33 187.00–205.00 $194.60 $829 +20.03
465 465 3 172.00 $172.00 $800 -12.65
450–495 476 58 185.00–199.00 $193.17 $919 +8.52
500–548 525 86 175.00–191.00 $187.42 $984 +7.53
550–594 578 52 177.00–186.00 $182.50 $1,055 +1.65
599 unweaned 599 6 152.00 $152.00 $910 —
604–639 635 113 171.00–183.75 $182.56 $1,159 +5.50
668–695 682 56 179.25–184.75 $181.29 $1,236 +4.29
711–720 713 21 180.00–183.00 $182.25 $1,299 —
789 789 4 179.00 $179.00 $1,412 +16.50
834 834 15 176.00 $176.00 $1,468 +17.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 5 185.00 $185.00 $588 —
393 393 4 165.00 $165.00 $648 -7.28
400–437 430 21 175.00–190.00 $186.81 $803 +20.71
463–491 481 15 168.00–188.00 $177.53 $854 +4.83
518 thin fleshed 518 8 190.00 $190.00 $984 +6.98
510–548 530 13 166.00–183.00 $175.03 $928 +13.38
560 unweaned 560 10 142.00 $142.00 $795 —
595 595 3 165.00 $165.00 $982 -1.89
605–624 616 19 159.00–167.50 $164.32 $1,012 -0.75
668–694 686 25 161.00–168.00 $163.99 $1,125 +1.94
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 unweaned 533 9 162.00 $162.00 $863 —
545 545 11 183.00 $183.00 $997 —
620 620 3 167.00 $167.00 $1,035 —
666 666 9 174.50 $174.50 $1,162 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 7 105.00 $105.00 $343 —
415 415 10 120.00 $120.00 $498 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
244 thin fleshed 244 8 206.00 $206.00 $503 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 178.00 $178.00 $609 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 5 161.00 $161.00 $918 —
623 623 5 138.00 $138.00 $860 +1.00
708–729 723 10 125.00–135.00 $132.06 $955 —
827 827 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,075 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 unweaned 463 4 178.00 $178.00 $824 +4.00
474 474 7 203.00 $203.00 $962 —
577 577 5 164.00 $164.00 $946 -20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 466 5 148.00 $148.00 $690 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1280 1130 80-85% 11 55.00–60.50 $57.84 $654 —
1085–1500 1243 80-85% 34 60.00–69.50 $64.15 $797 +7.60
1250–1290 1269 80-85% 4 69.50–73.00 $71.01 $901 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 85-90% 1 53.00 $53.00 $498 —
775–1390 1016 85-90% 14 42.00–55.00 $50.07 $509 -0.10
960–1340 1102 85-90% 11 55.00–62.00 $58.63 $646 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1790 1482 75-80% 16 63.00–74.50 $68.32 $1,013 +8.80
1450–1520 1485 75-80% 2 62.00–62.50 $62.24 $924 +2.72
1455–1765 1671 75-80% 5 75.50–81.50 $78.46 $1,311 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1655–2000 1804 6 89.00–104.00 $99.37 $1,793 —
1755–2115 1891 4 106.00–108.50 $106.98 $2,023 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900 900 (<2 yrs)Open 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,008
865–1340 1042 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 70.00–85.00 $76.18 $794

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1455 1335 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 900.00–1,210.00 $1,057.58

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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.