Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 18, 2023

2,066 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $223.47/cwt +5.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,182/hd at 529 lb · 89 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $211.15/cwt +1.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,201/hd at 569 lb · 88 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $192.78/cwt -8.25 vs last sale · ≈ $920/hd at 477 lb · 78 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,066	3,406	2,395
Feeder cattle	1,856	3,084	2,249
Slaughter cattle	160	282	131
Replacement cattle	50	40	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 6.00 higher with the advance on those weighing 500-625 lbs and heifers traded steady except for the 450-500 lb heifers trading 5.00-8.00 lower than last weeks higher market and very active trade for that weight range. Demand was moderate to good for a moderate supply. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386–393	390	14	222.00–224.00	$222.99	$870	-5.36
400–440	431	27	225.00–237.00	$234.11	$1,009	+5.54
452–498	471	46	218.00–239.00	$233.14	$1,098	+8.96
495 unweaned	495	3	189.00	$189.00	$936	-11.00
500–548	529	89	213.00–235.00	$223.47	$1,182	+3.12
550–591	568	80	199.00–224.00	$212.36	$1,206	+3.09
579 unweaned	579	8	199.00	$199.00	$1,152	—
600–648	612	62	192.00–206.00	$201.11	$1,231	+7.90
657–692	673	73	181.00–190.00	$185.76	$1,250	-1.23
700–728	721	15	174.00–183.50	$178.03	$1,284	-9.20
766	766	4	175.50	$175.50	$1,344	-3.90
800–808	805	8	169.00–170.00	$169.63	$1,366	+0.63

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–378	377	8	209.00–213.00	$210.99	$795	—
415–416	416	7	208.00–210.00	$209.43	$871	-3.38
450–483	467	17	193.00–201.00	$198.09	$925	-1.77
505 unweaned	505	3	184.00	$184.00	$929	—
508–549	530	21	190.00–216.00	$203.74	$1,080	+10.30
558–595	569	15	193.00–209.00	$200.93	$1,143	+8.55
612–637	621	24	183.00–194.00	$190.47	$1,183	+3.13
671–693	681	13	177.00–178.00	$177.53	$1,209	+3.65
757–777	759	29	165.00–169.50	$169.02	$1,283	+2.11
823	823	34	171.00	$171.00	$1,407	+10.50
918	918	12	163.50	$163.50	$1,501	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341	341	5	190.00	$190.00	$648	—
391	391	4	166.00	$166.00	$649	-10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–388	370	10	197.00–205.00	$200.81	$743	+7.64
418–434	425	26	180.00–202.00	$198.27	$843	+0.63
450–494	477	78	180.00–201.00	$192.78	$920	-8.25
510–548	532	54	185.00–192.25	$188.54	$1,003	-3.51
552–574	562	33	176.50–191.50	$185.79	$1,044	+17.79
590 unweaned	590	8	169.00	$169.00	$997	-7.00
600–641	617	40	176.50–187.00	$181.34	$1,119	+1.32
645	645	4	183.00	$183.00	$1,180	+2.98
670 fancy	670	10	180.00	$180.00	$1,206	—
653–696	683	50	162.00–174.50	$167.92	$1,147	-18.08
720	720	4	159.00	$159.00	$1,145	-2.73
857	857	6	151.50	$151.50	$1,298	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	7	180.00	$180.00	$536	—
304 unweaned	304	4	166.00	$166.00	$505	-8.00
358–393	371	14	174.00–180.00	$177.52	$659	+10.81
411–445	425	10	166.00–185.00	$181.02	$769	-8.84
430–441 unweaned	436	12	159.00–172.00	$166.66	$727	—
463–498	484	22	171.00–187.00	$179.98	$871	+3.20
494 unweaned	494	4	165.00	$165.00	$815	—
498 thin fleshed	498	4	191.00	$191.00	$951	—
506–549	531	21	170.00–176.50	$173.84	$923	+0.71
553–590	573	25	169.00–184.50	$179.67	$1,030	+7.24
595 unweaned	595	3	163.00	$163.00	$970	—
603–612	608	5	166.00–172.00	$168.38	$1,024	+0.72
650	650	2	171.00	$171.00	$1,112	+3.82
682	682	3	176.00	$176.00	$1,200	+8.82
719	719	6	163.50	$163.50	$1,176	+6.58
814	814	5	140.00	$140.00	$1,140	-4.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
421–443	426	14	150.00–155.00	$151.33	$645	—
466–489	478	10	158.00–175.00	$166.30	$795	+9.30

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	4	166.00	$166.00	$813	—
560	560	5	155.00	$155.00	$868	-6.00
686	686	4	140.00	$140.00	$960	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429	429	9	120.00	$120.00	$515	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	4	150.00	$150.00	$990	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	7	187.00	$187.00	$611	—
393–399	396	9	179.00–184.00	$181.24	$718	—
456–489	468	11	181.00	$181.00	$847	—
599	599	5	150.00	$150.00	$898	—
665–683	674	6	130.00–140.00	$135.07	$910	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1640	1205	80-85%	10	64.00–67.50	$65.82	$793	+3.67
1040–1505	1216	80-85%	23	68.00–81.50	$72.98	$887	+10.83
1050–1460	1311	80-85%	7	77.00–88.00	$81.29	$1,066	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1010	922	85-90%	9	52.00–59.50	$56.38	$520	—
860–1315	1020	85-90%	12	62.50–72.00	$66.85	$682	—
1090	1090	85-90%	1	73.00	$73.00	$796	+7.81

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1760	1434	75-80%	17	70.00–81.00	$76.65	$1,099	—
1450	1450	75-80%	1	65.00	$65.00	$942	—
1415–1725	1595	75-80%	3	78.00–85.50	$82.59	$1,317	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1470	1363	2	88.00–91.50	$89.89	$1,225	—
1280–2095	1703	4	94.00–105.00	$100.04	$1,704	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000–1025	1013	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	90.00	$90.00	$912
825–1265	1142	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	74.00–82.00	$78.01	$891

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1043	1021	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	850.00–1,000.00	$955.70

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1185–1515	1327	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,035.00	$1,013.32

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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.