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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 31, 2023

2,770 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.48/cwt +11.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,303/hd at 524 lb · 135 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $264.19/cwt +7.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,506/hd at 570 lb · 135 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $293.99/cwt +16.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,391/hd at 473 lb · 133 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,770 2,704 1,495
Feeder cattle 2,380 2,256 1,335
Slaughter cattle 350 398 135
Replacement cattle 40 50 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs sold 8.00-15.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for a moderate to heavy supply. Following big gains on Tuesday, cattle futures were up again Wednesday. The quality was attractive, buyers are optimistic and have good reason to be, while on the cow-calf side of things, producers seem more than happy to sell calves at the highest market conditions in years and lighten the load on their forage. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-10.00 higher on very good demand, bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–340 333 6 300.00 $300.00 $999 +30.06
351–398 383 31 275.00–307.50 $296.00 $1,134 +12.59
400–446 415 58 285.00–306.00 $298.69 $1,240 +23.63
452–499 473 133 282.00–310.00 $293.99 $1,391 +35.99
502–548 517 95 267.00–294.00 $281.23 $1,454 +12.24
543 543 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,303 -28.99
559–590 569 130 251.00–267.00 $264.77 $1,507 +9.83
593 unweaned 593 5 249.00 $249.00 $1,477 —
603–639 622 78 245.00–257.50 $250.73 $1,560 +4.28
660–697 678 31 232.00–250.00 $239.20 $1,622 +3.88
713–748 721 20 215.00–233.00 $226.13 $1,630 +8.13
750–794 779 13 205.00–215.00 $208.50 $1,624 -1.02
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–322 320 5 275.00–293.00 $285.85 $915 +22.95
377 unweaned 377 3 235.00 $235.00 $886 —
358–394 378 16 268.00–285.00 $279.92 $1,058 —
403 403 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,189 +48.00
452–497 480 44 255.00–286.00 $271.69 $1,304 +19.76
500–540 519 32 256.00–280.00 $270.45 $1,404 +16.78
555–599 579 11 249.00–264.50 $255.49 $1,479 +22.22
648 648 6 226.00 $226.00 $1,464 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 6 253.00 $253.00 $1,202 +13.00
826 826 7 165.00 $165.00 $1,363 —
1024 1024 7 145.00 $145.00 $1,485 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,208 —
554 554 5 271.00 $271.00 $1,501 +14.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 5 262.00 $262.00 $760 —
325–340 334 8 261.00–266.00 $264.18 $882 +8.90
367–397 383 51 255.00–276.00 $268.32 $1,028 +7.44
402–448 429 125 247.50–282.50 $266.95 $1,145 +12.79
454 fancy 454 4 278.00 $278.00 $1,262 +9.94
453–490 470 69 250.00–272.00 $262.33 $1,233 +12.69
463–491 unweaned 477 14 242.00–247.00 $244.43 $1,166 —
500–543 524 128 235.00–258.50 $249.44 $1,307 +31.44
528 unweaned 528 7 231.00 $231.00 $1,220 —
550–598 572 100 236.00–246.50 $242.37 $1,386 +6.18
605 unweaned 605 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,319 —
604–641 620 50 227.00–235.00 $231.80 $1,437 +2.46
688–696 696 88 216.00–223.00 $222.12 $1,546 +2.52
700–707 705 9 200.00–218.00 $211.02 $1,488 +7.95
804 804 9 190.00 $190.00 $1,528 +9.00
834 834 9 199.25 $199.25 $1,662 +18.25
863 863 7 175.00 $175.00 $1,510 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–349 339 10 238.00–263.00 $251.85 $854 —
360–397 375 9 250.00–270.00 $260.42 $977 +38.57
417–449 thin fleshed 434 13 267.50–277.00 $271.71 $1,179 —
421–446 438 16 256.00–258.00 $256.60 $1,124 +13.37
475–499 486 37 225.00–245.00 $240.85 $1,171 +15.10
512–547 525 34 227.00–255.00 $242.04 $1,271 +25.90
551 551 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,289 +18.34
626–640 630 10 227.00–233.00 $231.17 $1,456 +17.34
692 692 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,384 +5.40
700–725 711 8 190.00–196.00 $192.22 $1,367 +2.10
772 772 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,390 -4.00
807 807 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,453 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 7 276.00 $276.00 $1,220 —
524 524 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,258 —
753 753 25 217.50 $217.50 $1,638 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,050 —
484 484 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,186 +45.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 4 277.00 $277.00 $1,064 —
431 431 4 279.00 $279.00 $1,202 —
503 503 5 258.00 $258.00 $1,298 —
552 552 7 244.50 $244.50 $1,350 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 225.00 $225.00 $770 -10.00
439 439 4 262.50 $262.50 $1,152 +15.18
462 462 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,109 —
505 505 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,156 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1320 1153 80-85% 24 94.00–108.00 $102.07 $1,177 +3.24
965–1365 1176 80-85% 20 107.00–120.00 $113.77 $1,338 +14.94
1250 1250 80-85% 2 92.00 $92.00 $1,150 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1565 1368 75-80% 6 101.00–114.00 $108.50 $1,484 —
1190–1830 1434 75-80% 10 113.00–125.00 $117.12 $1,680 +13.33
1435 1435 75-80% 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,378 -7.79
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–960 945 85-90% 2 60.00–78.00 $68.86 $651 -12.80
910–1250 1034 85-90% 10 79.00–93.00 $86.69 $896 -7.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,427 —
1405–1650 1559 4 117.50–132.00 $125.84 $1,962 —
1580–1975 1764 4 132.00–140.00 $137.37 $2,423 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
840–995 873 (<2 yrs)Open 10 125.00–130.00 $127.08 $1,109
810–1230 992 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 104.00–115.00 $109.85 $1,090

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1121–1285 1137 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,111.30

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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.