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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 14, 2022

2,705 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $188.14/cwt -3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 526 lb · 202 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $199.93/cwt -3.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,143/hd at 571 lb · 184 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.37/cwt +0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,168/hd at 640 lb · 120 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,705 3,035 3,541
Feeder cattle 2,530 2,764 3,163
Slaughter cattle 175 246 378
Replacement cattle — 25 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold steady to spots 3.00 lower. A quality run of mostly calves was offered and demand was good, best for the steer calves under 600 lbs. Supply was moderate to heavy. There hasn't been much market moving information closing in on year's end, keeping the market mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409–444 425 26 219.00–236.00 $225.72 $959 -0.34
450–493 475 98 205.00–229.00 $223.01 $1,059 +1.81
508 fancy 508 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,128 —
506–542 532 101 203.00–219.00 $209.92 $1,117 -0.21
549 unweaned 549 16 197.00 $197.00 $1,082 —
552–595 571 178 188.00–213.00 $200.47 $1,145 -2.80
586 unweaned 586 6 184.00 $184.00 $1,078 —
607–635 615 104 182.50–190.00 $185.38 $1,140 -2.17
630 unweaned 630 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,134 —
651–698 679 119 175.50–185.00 $180.62 $1,226 -1.30
718–729 724 36 172.50–176.50 $173.92 $1,259 -5.69
756–785 764 10 171.00–177.00 $175.37 $1,340 -0.48
825–843 834 15 165.00–169.00 $167.88 $1,400 -0.12
893 893 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,473 -0.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 5 185.00 $185.00 $668 -16.70
410–431 423 29 185.00–213.00 $203.19 $859 +1.85
459–490 466 13 190.00–218.00 $209.18 $975 +8.04
500 unweaned 500 11 182.00 $182.00 $910 —
506–545 531 23 180.00–202.00 $188.22 $999 -4.50
562–585 573 22 178.00–188.00 $182.75 $1,047 -8.07
604–648 620 44 175.00–187.00 $182.70 $1,133 +2.22
656–698 680 27 164.00–182.00 $173.67 $1,181 -4.83
701 701 4 178.00 $178.00 $1,248 +3.81
794 794 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,270 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–587 583 19 190.00–196.00 $195.09 $1,137 +7.09
620–649 643 33 185.00–186.00 $185.80 $1,195 —
683 683 18 165.00 $165.00 $1,127 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 6 186.00 $186.00 $664 —
452 452 6 179.00 $179.00 $809 —
636 636 19 175.50 $175.50 $1,116 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 unweaned 463 6 162.00 $162.00 $750 —
517 517 7 180.50 $180.50 $933 —
552 552 7 168.00 $168.00 $927 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534–537 535 15 184.00–185.00 $184.53 $987 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–393 380 10 175.00–181.00 $178.52 $678 -4.33
416 unweaned 416 7 169.00 $169.00 $703 —
405–437 424 30 182.00–185.00 $184.46 $782 +2.84
452–480 464 31 178.00–190.00 $183.05 $849 -11.32
478–494 unweaned 485 9 149.00–165.00 $156.24 $758 —
520 unweaned 520 3 173.00 $173.00 $900 —
501–545 526 199 176.00–192.50 $188.37 $991 -3.25
551–598 576 107 178.00–189.00 $183.75 $1,058 -0.85
584 unweaned 584 7 160.00 $160.00 $934 +11.00
632 632 6 162.50 $162.50 $1,027 -19.70
636 unweaned 636 6 161.50 $161.50 $1,027 —
616–644 641 108 175.00–186.25 $184.63 $1,183 +2.43
656 656 9 172.00 $172.00 $1,128 -2.49
704 704 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,197 -2.29
738 738 12 161.00 $161.00 $1,188 -11.29
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 5 170.00 $170.00 $578 +2.00
390 390 3 171.00 $171.00 $667 +5.48
411–425 422 20 172.00–178.00 $176.54 $745 +6.94
461–476 466 53 160.00–179.00 $170.15 $793 +3.10
499 unweaned 499 5 150.00 $150.00 $748 —
511–540 532 77 171.00–179.50 $178.11 $948 +2.62
553–595 580 26 170.00–179.00 $174.48 $1,012 -5.26
591 unweaned 591 5 163.00 $163.00 $963 —
602–649 632 24 166.00–178.50 $173.10 $1,094 +0.35
668 668 2 166.00 $166.00 $1,109 -2.05
729–747 735 9 160.00 $160.00 $1,176 +1.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 8 177.00 $177.00 $1,041 -5.00
630 630 17 176.00 $176.00 $1,109 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 168.00 $168.00 $617 —
505–534 521 9 155.00–160.00 $157.85 $822 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 3 155.00 $155.00 $716 —
663 663 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,061 —
835 835 5 134.00 $134.00 $1,119 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 6 175.00 $175.00 $744 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 unweaned 382 5 183.00 $183.00 $699 —
461 461 8 180.00 $180.00 $830 -4.84
518 unweaned 518 4 170.00 $170.00 $881 —
509–533 519 12 186.00–188.00 $186.86 $970 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
551 551 5 151.00 $151.00 $832 +21.00
603 603 3 150.00 $150.00 $904 —
695 695 4 140.00 $140.00 $973 +10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410 1410 75-80% 1 57.00 $57.00 $804 -6.99
1300–1660 1445 75-80% 11 62.00–72.00 $66.14 $956 +2.15
1375–1580 1509 75-80% 4 72.00–76.00 $73.29 $1,106 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185 1185 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $830 +9.99
1110–1340 1215 80-85% 10 59.00–66.50 $62.36 $758 +8.67
1155–1380 1233 80-85% 3 55.00–58.00 $56.57 $698 +2.88
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1085 1044 85-90% 5 52.00–59.00 $55.79 $582 +0.97

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–2020 1715 4 95.00–100.00 $97.66 $1,675 —
1815 1815 1 107.50 $107.50 $1,951 —

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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.