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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 29, 2023

1,942 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $188.17/cwt ≈ $1,367/hd at 726 lb · 111 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $185.16/cwt +16.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,454/hd at 786 lb · 87 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $192.81/cwt +17.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,312/hd at 681 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,942 2,302 1,237
Feeder cattle 1,750 2,220 1,073
Slaughter cattle 162 77 144
Replacement cattle 30 5 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last reported sale two weeks ago, cattle over 600 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher while a lighter offering of calves saw heifers selling steady to 5.00 higher and steer calves selling with a weak undertone to the sharply higher prices seen two weeks ago with more new crops in the offering and the quality of the calves uneven. Demand was good for a moderate supply that featured a nice offering of yearling heifers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, bulls 3.00-5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 8 253.00 $253.00 $984 -40.79
401–445 414 19 244.00–272.00 $262.50 $1,087 -23.97
425 425 3 228.00 $228.00 $969 -58.47
460–475 466 18 238.00–247.00 $241.33 $1,125 -28.79
491–492 491 7 226.00 $226.00 $1,110 -44.12
510 thin fleshed 510 3 243.00 $243.00 $1,239 —
515–545 532 25 221.00–241.00 $230.04 $1,224 -28.61
550–599 579 47 216.00–236.50 $227.13 $1,315 -15.66
628–648 637 15 219.00–230.00 $224.78 $1,432 +17.78
643 643 4 198.00 $198.00 $1,273 -9.00
650–694 684 56 201.00–217.00 $207.10 $1,417 -0.71
691 691 4 189.00 $189.00 $1,306 -18.81
705–730 718 4 203.00–209.00 $205.95 $1,479 +6.02
785–791 790 33 186.00–190.00 $189.28 $1,495 +14.28
805–847 838 18 191.25–191.50 $191.30 $1,603 +4.97
840 840 3 178.00 $178.00 $1,495 -8.33
865 865 12 186.50 $186.50 $1,613 —
926 926 32 179.50 $179.50 $1,662 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 5 256.00 $256.00 $986 +10.60
400 400 3 206.00 $206.00 $824 -52.00
486 thin fleshed 486 6 239.00 $239.00 $1,162 —
483–493 487 5 215.00–233.00 $222.29 $1,083 +2.29
501–544 523 23 205.50–224.00 $218.03 $1,140 -9.23
554–570 557 14 203.00–219.00 $211.30 $1,177 -7.26
664–668 666 18 189.00–198.00 $195.01 $1,299 -3.99
722–733 726 21 185.00–194.00 $190.99 $1,387 +5.99
810 810 3 181.00 $181.00 $1,466 +13.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
793 793 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,427 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 3 240.00 $240.00 $655 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–343 339 4 222.50–229.00 $225.79 $765 —
384 384 8 225.00 $225.00 $864 +0.71
406 thin fleshed 406 4 239.00 $239.00 $970 —
405–446 433 23 214.00–232.50 $223.27 $967 -1.22
453–484 466 48 204.00–229.00 $218.21 $1,017 -0.38
508 508 6 192.00 $192.00 $975 -17.63
521–548 535 39 208.00–222.50 $215.04 $1,150 +5.41
555–581 574 48 198.00–209.50 $203.73 $1,169 +1.16
609–638 623 32 190.00–205.25 $197.37 $1,230 +1.33
662 fancy 662 17 204.50 $204.50 $1,354 —
687 687 49 188.75 $188.75 $1,297 +18.29
700 700 7 176.00 $176.00 $1,232 —
725–739 728 104 187.00–196.00 $188.99 $1,376 —
752 fancy 752 15 195.00 $195.00 $1,466 —
792 792 66 184.75 $184.75 $1,463 +13.75
798 798 6 165.00 $165.00 $1,317 ±0.00
920 920 6 148.50 $148.50 $1,366 —
933 933 22 159.25 $159.25 $1,486 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 3 224.00 $224.00 $616 —
354–379 367 10 213.00–221.00 $217.14 $797 +27.14
457–497 476 19 200.00–210.00 $204.85 $975 +8.42
505–539 527 28 189.50–206.00 $197.60 $1,041 +3.64
552–599 576 27 187.00–194.00 $190.25 $1,096 +6.26
601–644 619 21 178.00–196.00 $189.26 $1,172 +10.37
654 654 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,079 -12.93
675–696 685 31 166.00–179.00 $170.04 $1,165 -7.89
710–748 734 8 170.00–174.50 $172.87 $1,269 +5.39
752–795 774 9 160.00–169.00 $164.93 $1,277 -2.07
806 806 5 164.00 $164.00 $1,322 —
860 860 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,290 —
927 927 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,298 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 3 165.00 $165.00 $771 —
533 533 5 170.00 $170.00 $906 —
612 612 3 169.00 $169.00 $1,034 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 8 194.00 $194.00 $1,125 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–345 337 3 255.00–260.00 $256.71 $865 —
390–399 396 6 221.00–238.00 $226.58 $897 —
440 440 3 215.00 $215.00 $946 —
498 498 13 211.00 $211.00 $1,051 -7.00
513–548 531 6 202.00–206.00 $203.93 $1,083 -10.07
598 598 3 189.00 $189.00 $1,130 —
649 649 7 189.00 $189.00 $1,227 ±0.00
774 774 6 152.00 $152.00 $1,176 —
928 928 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,253 —
962 962 8 130.00 $130.00 $1,251 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 unweaned 451 6 228.50 $228.50 $1,031 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 5 201.00 $201.00 $798 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1205 1078 80-85% 4 85.50–90.00 $87.91 $948 -1.09
930–1465 1192 80-85% 51 91.00–102.00 $96.34 $1,148 -0.34
1035–1420 1263 80-85% 12 98.00–103.00 $100.63 $1,271 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–990 939 85-90% 5 60.00–77.00 $70.24 $660 —
910–1110 1020 85-90% 3 94.00–97.00 $95.23 $971 —
880–1265 1069 85-90% 11 77.00–92.00 $84.12 $899 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1460 1420 75-80% 2 102.50–103.00 $102.76 $1,459 +3.98
1405–1675 1512 75-80% 13 90.50–99.50 $95.09 $1,438 -10.91

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1885 1540 3 123.00–124.00 $123.32 $1,899 —
1800 1800 1 136.00 $136.00 $2,448 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
992 992 (<2 yrs)Open 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,339
850–1205 1044 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 98.00–109.00 $104.70 $1,093

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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.