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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 17, 2023

2,820 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $261.52/cwt +1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,365/hd at 522 lb · 160 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.67/cwt +9.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,161/hd at 469 lb · 132 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $267.95/cwt +0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,270/hd at 474 lb · 131 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,820 2,652 2,275
Feeder cattle 2,382 2,015 2,022
Slaughter cattle 388 637 253
Replacement cattle 50 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-10.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for a moderate supply that included several reputation consignments of weaned calves and some of the top prices were achieved near the end of the day as buyers finished up loads. Corn continued lower on Wednesday with July down hard and December new crop closing under $5.00/bushel. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267–291 279 11 270.00–277.00 $273.76 $764 —
350–398 369 57 260.00–280.00 $271.93 $1,003 —
409–449 429 85 256.00–278.00 $269.08 $1,154 -2.96
454–497 473 121 260.00–287.00 $268.75 $1,271 +0.98
475–490 486 10 258.00–259.00 $258.29 $1,255 -9.48
503 503 5 232.00 $232.00 $1,167 -27.70
501–549 522 146 246.00–270.00 $263.49 $1,375 +3.79
531 unweaned 531 9 246.00 $246.00 $1,306 —
554–595 571 108 245.00–259.00 $253.35 $1,447 +9.38
601–648 620 30 233.00–248.00 $240.63 $1,492 +4.18
620 fancy 620 5 256.00 $256.00 $1,587 —
655–686 672 50 220.00–244.00 $232.99 $1,566 +13.02
702–705 704 24 213.00–224.00 $218.28 $1,537 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345–348 347 6 258.00–260.00 $259.00 $899 —
351–390 370 21 220.00–271.00 $239.36 $886 -34.68
410–434 418 16 230.00–257.50 $240.38 $1,005 -18.41
463–491 476 19 250.00–264.00 $256.37 $1,220 +1.74
500–543 527 21 237.50–262.00 $253.91 $1,338 +6.18
581–593 583 12 233.00–243.50 $234.78 $1,369 -4.85
590 590 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,298 -19.63
612–630 618 14 237.00–244.00 $239.55 $1,480 +28.71
709–731 719 30 200.00–208.00 $203.79 $1,465 -2.08
813 813 19 195.00 $195.00 $1,585 +5.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 6 256.00 $256.00 $1,050 —
453–495 479 18 256.00–260.00 $257.47 $1,233 —
533 533 7 248.50 $248.50 $1,325 —
613 613 11 236.00 $236.00 $1,447 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 7 252.50 $252.50 $1,184 —
508 508 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,204 —
557–590 571 16 220.00–244.00 $230.10 $1,314 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502–512 507 6 222.50–259.00 $240.93 $1,222 +7.68

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268–275 272 7 242.00–247.50 $244.32 $665 —
323–334 327 19 237.50–243.00 $241.66 $790 —
370–396 381 60 232.00–240.00 $237.40 $904 -1.72
400–449 420 117 232.00–256.00 $241.65 $1,015 +5.27
452–496 468 128 237.50–255.50 $248.35 $1,162 +9.92
495 495 4 226.00 $226.00 $1,119 -12.43
504 fancy 504 5 249.00 $249.00 $1,255 —
505–548 516 120 229.00–251.00 $240.20 $1,239 +8.80
552–570 563 37 223.00–240.00 $231.55 $1,304 +5.17
606–636 625 43 215.50–230.00 $226.10 $1,413 +5.78
698 698 4 209.00 $209.00 $1,459 +0.01
731 731 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,542 —
760 760 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,444 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 5 265.00 $265.00 $657 —
318–349 334 14 225.00–239.00 $233.61 $780 +1.57
373–398 381 12 229.00–239.00 $235.33 $897 +7.94
401–432 411 18 214.00–240.00 $222.48 $914 -7.34
468–482 479 22 225.00–241.00 $234.52 $1,123 +3.10
500–539 527 19 201.00–233.00 $220.32 $1,161 -9.43
533 thin fleshed 533 6 236.00 $236.00 $1,258 —
536 536 4 194.00 $194.00 $1,040 -35.75
589–597 592 8 207.00–215.00 $210.03 $1,243 -10.98
620–641 636 9 212.50–215.50 $214.85 $1,366 +5.35
698 698 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,326 +2.23
747 747 22 180.00 $180.00 $1,345 —
783–798 796 19 160.00–181.00 $162.17 $1,291 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–433 428 11 230.00–234.00 $232.95 $997 —
466 466 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,072 —
528–545 543 19 210.00–238.00 $235.14 $1,277 —
715 715 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,358 —
879 879 6 155.00 $155.00 $1,362 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 14 205.00 $205.00 $687 —
439 439 4 206.00 $206.00 $904 —
628 628 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,005 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
659 659 7 185.00 $185.00 $1,219 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
591 591 6 170.00 $170.00 $1,005 -32.54

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 3 258.00 $258.00 $1,045 +21.03
486 486 8 238.00 $238.00 $1,157 +5.04
515 515 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,288 +26.56
588 588 10 224.00 $224.00 $1,317 +23.45
811 811 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,176 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1390 1145 80-85% 60 89.00–100.00 $93.25 $1,068 +12.85
1000–1425 1154 80-85% 9 81.00–88.00 $85.96 $992 -16.24
1090–1460 1255 80-85% 14 100.00–107.00 $102.00 $1,280 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1030 913 85-90% 3 88.00–95.00 $91.32 $834 —
850–1045 949 85-90% 8 61.00–76.00 $68.50 $650 —
830–1180 984 85-90% 18 75.00–89.00 $82.35 $810 —
1030 1030 85-90% 1 57.00 $57.00 $587 -14.11
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1695 1352 75-80% 11 92.00–102.00 $96.48 $1,304 +10.64
1255–1600 1356 75-80% 5 104.00–109.00 $105.20 $1,427 +19.36
1325–1560 1489 75-80% 5 83.00–92.00 $88.57 $1,319 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1765 1652 3 116.00–124.00 $120.58 $1,992 —
1725 1725 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,811 —
2060 2060 1 128.00 $128.00 $2,637 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
815–1100 928 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 94.00–112.00 $100.11 $929
685–1210 969 (<2 yrs)Open 7 103.00–126.00 $113.18 $1,097

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —

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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.