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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 8, 2023

2,783 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $210.99/cwt +0.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,318/hd at 625 lb · 144 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $186.45/cwt +2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,135/hd at 609 lb · 118 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $199.55/cwt +3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,068/hd at 535 lb · 114 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,783 3,408 2,308
Feeder cattle 2,486 3,088 2,174
Slaughter cattle 247 250 109
Replacement cattle 50 70 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to spots 5.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for the long weaned reputation cattle that made up the majority of the offering, but also several consignments of plainer, un-weaned or all natural cattle were on hand and saw moderate to light demand. Supply was moderate to heavy. A sprinkling of new crops started to show up this week and with the cold rain had only a few takers. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-6.00 lower following last weeks sharply higher trade.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 unweaned 357 3 190.00 $190.00 $678 —
386–395 388 12 220.00–230.00 $227.05 $881 —
448 448 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,075 —
463 unweaned 463 3 210.00 $210.00 $972 —
455–493 469 25 222.00–249.00 $242.61 $1,138 +15.62
478 thin fleshed 478 7 251.00 $251.00 $1,200 —
500 fancy 500 12 249.50 $249.50 $1,248 —
503–549 524 70 211.00–245.00 $235.07 $1,232 +1.39
552–598 578 80 212.00–230.00 $219.35 $1,268 +1.41
608 fancy 608 28 224.00 $224.00 $1,362 +4.00
600–649 628 107 196.50–217.50 $209.07 $1,313 -0.53
618–646 637 9 193.00–194.00 $193.32 $1,231 -16.28
655–699 674 71 184.00–197.00 $193.03 $1,301 -1.46
703–742 727 49 188.00–191.00 $190.22 $1,383 -0.09
750–785 762 105 176.00–188.50 $186.72 $1,423 +3.54
828 828 4 173.50 $173.50 $1,437 +3.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–422 408 19 210.00–230.00 $221.90 $905 -3.10
463–467 unweaned 464 11 189.00–198.00 $191.47 $888 —
457–497 482 22 210.00–223.50 $218.19 $1,052 +8.35
505–538 515 25 207.00–230.00 $224.22 $1,155 +18.87
550 unweaned 550 19 181.00 $181.00 $996 —
555–593 581 18 195.00–214.00 $203.24 $1,181 +2.17
587 thin fleshed 587 5 207.00 $207.00 $1,215 —
603–649 629 32 191.00–204.00 $197.65 $1,243 -0.83
641 unweaned 641 11 189.00 $189.00 $1,211 —
663–671 665 26 177.00–187.00 $181.11 $1,204 -3.05
723–735 729 4 171.00–184.00 $177.45 $1,294 -3.61
750 750 2 183.00 $183.00 $1,372 +15.24
770 unweaned 770 6 130.00 $130.00 $1,001 —
815 815 4 173.50 $173.50 $1,414 +1.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 5 207.00 $207.00 $1,045 —
605 605 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,150 —
650 650 6 186.50 $186.50 $1,212 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
582 unweaned 582 6 145.00 $145.00 $844 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
698 698 4 189.50 $189.50 $1,323 -2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 4 200.00 $200.00 $956 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 5 205.00 $205.00 $715 —
368 unweaned 368 5 145.00 $145.00 $534 —
383 383 4 200.00 $200.00 $766 -8.59
442–446 443 13 198.00–209.00 $205.59 $911 +10.29
454–483 462 55 194.00–206.50 $201.67 $932 +5.14
485 unweaned 485 8 167.00 $167.00 $810 —
486 486 4 182.00 $182.00 $885 -14.53
509–547 535 114 179.00–203.25 $199.55 $1,068 +3.78
554–591 568 89 183.00–198.00 $189.35 $1,076 +2.23
600–646 609 118 173.00–190.25 $186.45 $1,135 +2.01
675 675 10 165.50 $165.50 $1,117 -15.80
680–683 682 12 169.00–182.00 $175.51 $1,197 -5.79
722 722 3 167.00 $167.00 $1,206 +8.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 369 10 176.00–204.00 $193.39 $714 +18.41
385 unweaned 385 4 150.00 $150.00 $578 —
405–445 421 24 175.00–193.00 $185.20 $780 -6.68
428 unweaned 428 6 171.00 $171.00 $732 —
479 unweaned 479 5 170.00 $170.00 $814 -1.00
483–498 488 31 165.00–187.00 $178.37 $870 -4.58
504–543 520 46 170.00–193.00 $181.99 $946 +5.09
538 unweaned 538 3 160.00 $160.00 $861 —
563 thin fleshed 563 9 187.00 $187.00 $1,053 +0.83
570–590 585 47 170.00–182.50 $178.35 $1,043 +2.67
617–640 630 25 168.00–178.50 $173.30 $1,092 -0.44
675–693 680 15 153.00–166.50 $162.83 $1,107 -5.00
709 709 7 166.00 $166.00 $1,177 +1.72
755 755 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,132 ±0.00
758 758 4 138.00 $138.00 $1,046 -12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–421 unweaned 420 14 143.00–146.00 $145.36 $611 —
465 unweaned 465 18 143.00 $143.00 $665 —
453–492 478 21 150.00–161.00 $157.83 $754 -4.96
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311–328 318 7 173.00–174.00 $173.56 $552 —
342 unweaned 342 6 161.00 $161.00 $551 —
366 366 4 150.00 $150.00 $549 —
662 662 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,059 —
827 827 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,034 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
639 639 9 176.50 $176.50 $1,128 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
544 unweaned 544 5 120.00 $120.00 $653 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 4 165.00 $165.00 $978 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 unweaned 345 3 165.00 $165.00 $569 —
374 unweaned 374 12 185.00 $185.00 $692 —
510 510 16 179.00–190.00 $187.94 $958 —
578 578 3 164.00 $164.00 $948 —
672 672 9 157.00 $157.00 $1,055 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 3 195.00 $195.00 $985 —
774 774 4 138.00 $138.00 $1,068 —
820 820 15 137.50 $137.50 $1,128 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1215 1145 80-85% 5 70.00–77.00 $73.34 $840 -6.37
940–1425 1192 80-85% 32 76.00–86.50 $81.52 $972 —
1105–1560 1263 80-85% 4 88.50–93.50 $90.75 $1,146 -4.50
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1765 1499 75-80% 21 77.00–86.50 $82.25 $1,233 -9.75
1535 1535 75-80% 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,167 -12.39
1385–1835 1643 75-80% 3 86.00–90.00 $87.47 $1,437 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1105 982 85-90% 5 48.00–64.00 $55.39 $544 —
1015–1150 1086 85-90% 7 64.00–75.00 $70.19 $762 —
1230 1230 85-90% 1 78.00 $78.00 $959 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635–1830 1733 2 107.00–107.50 $107.26 $1,859 —
1780–2130 1955 2 114.00–117.00 $115.63 $2,261 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
765–1100 948 (<2 yrs)Open 9 91.00–105.00 $98.60 $935
925–1015 955 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 71.00–82.00 $78.09 $746

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1166–1182 1173 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 90.00–104.00 $97.95 $1,149
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1324 1324 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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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.