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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 21, 2023

3,430 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $238.37/cwt +17.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,807/hd at 758 lb · 261 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.66/cwt -5.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,332/hd at 523 lb · 95 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $253.99/cwt +7.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,443/hd at 568 lb · 91 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,430 2,656 1,020
Feeder cattle 2,880 2,109 936
Slaughter cattle 475 447 74
Replacement cattle 75 100 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold uneven mostly from 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher with the gain on the very top end quality weighing 500-600 lbs. Heifers sold mostly 5.00-7.00 lower. A nice offering of yearling steers was on hand but there haven't been any recent comparable sales for a trend. The overall trend of the feeder cattle market is definitely lower this week as the futures contracts have tumbled lower, cash fed cattle are trending lower and corn is surging higher. The calf and yearling market held up pretty well though and demand was moderate to mostly good, as is usual the higher quality cattle saw better demand. Supply was heavy as the drought continues and another large run of cows made their way to town. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 6 287.50 $287.50 $831 —
330 330 8 262.50–272.50 $270.00 $891 —
355–398 378 38 275.00–298.00 $286.08 $1,081 -3.92
404–439 422 41 277.50–287.50 $283.87 $1,198 -20.08
454–498 472 85 277.50–295.00 $287.08 $1,355 +2.09
508 fancy 508 9 305.00 $305.00 $1,549 —
510–543 521 56 276.00–295.00 $289.31 $1,507 +2.86
546 unweaned 546 7 271.00 $271.00 $1,480 +7.00
553–588 571 83 266.00–285.50 $273.39 $1,561 +4.27
603–647 634 40 251.00–266.50 $261.15 $1,656 -7.60
653 653 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,535 -2.96
663–693 676 28 246.00–265.00 $254.09 $1,718 +16.13
713–719 718 13 230.00–238.00 $236.78 $1,700 +5.75
752–768 758 261 236.00–240.00 $238.37 $1,807 +17.59
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–338 336 8 240.00–262.50 $250.90 $843 -28.67
397 397 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,112 +3.62
415–445 429 31 258.00–274.00 $265.89 $1,141 -10.17
434–448 unweaned 439 6 240.00–255.00 $249.89 $1,097 —
453–495 476 41 250.00–277.00 $273.53 $1,302 +0.07
504–545 521 30 255.00–279.00 $269.41 $1,404 +10.62
555–595 568 91 238.00–264.00 $253.99 $1,443 +7.12
600–623 616 15 212.00–236.00 $218.54 $1,346 -27.23
652–662 653 33 240.00–247.00 $246.35 $1,609 +8.35
715–746 728 29 208.50–215.00 $212.24 $1,545 —
785 785 3 213.50 $213.50 $1,676 -1.50
898 898 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,796 —
912 912 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,879 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
656–673 663 26 188.00–200.00 $195.31 $1,295 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504 unweaned 504 4 254.00 $254.00 $1,280 —
566 unweaned 566 12 253.50 $253.50 $1,435 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–343 339 4 200.00–225.00 $212.35 $720 —
466 466 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,118 -13.00
590 590 3 227.50 $227.50 $1,342 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 unweaned 225 13 249.00 $249.00 $560 —
328–339 335 8 234.00–250.00 $244.12 $818 -23.84
365–395 379 15 232.00–254.00 $247.17 $937 -7.73
403 403 6 232.00 $232.00 $935 -34.86
405–447 419 59 240.00–267.00 $253.33 $1,061 -13.53
451–499 484 88 252.00–274.00 $267.57 $1,295 -2.78
500–541 522 91 249.00–263.00 $255.52 $1,334 -4.70
548 548 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,288 -25.22
553–595 569 61 237.00–249.00 $244.23 $1,390 -7.73
603–641 628 79 224.00–238.00 $232.53 $1,460 -12.36
655–679 671 38 230.00–237.50 $235.33 $1,579 +5.34
722 722 9 213.50 $213.50 $1,541 —
769 769 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,461 -10.50
788–791 790 11 200.00 $200.00 $1,580 —
923 923 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,477 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–347 330 15 210.00–255.00 $220.86 $729 -26.64
387–390 388 11 237.00–253.00 $241.39 $937 -17.61
406–439 422 47 230.00–257.00 $240.44 $1,015 -8.40
457–475 464 11 250.00–258.00 $254.57 $1,181 -3.02
465 unweaned 465 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,116 —
508–523 thin fleshed 512 12 256.00–259.00 $258.23 $1,322 -1.77
503–543 522 50 234.00–257.00 $249.66 $1,303 -5.20
560 unweaned 560 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,120 —
570–589 585 37 232.00–239.00 $236.13 $1,381 -4.44
610–631 622 7 218.00–226.00 $221.36 $1,377 -23.72
708–738 730 13 180.00–206.00 $196.91 $1,437 -15.09
752 752 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,504 —
823–830 825 11 175.00–187.00 $183.71 $1,516 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
561 unweaned 561 15 208.00 $208.00 $1,167 —
611 611 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,436 +6.76
654 unweaned 654 5 195.00 $195.00 $1,275 —
793 793 6 195.00 $195.00 $1,546 +0.50
907 907 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,451 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 200.00 $200.00 $690 —
452 452 3 207.50 $207.50 $938 —
502 502 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,034 —
558 558 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,116 +1.04
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,041 -7.50
500 unweaned 500 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,050 —
519 519 4 212.50 $212.50 $1,103 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 8 240.00 $240.00 $926 -20.00
468–498 481 23 210.00–229.00 $222.37 $1,070 -21.63
595 595 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,101 -33.00
606 606 4 188.00 $188.00 $1,139 -31.63
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 4 237.50 $237.50 $1,071 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1430 1188 80-85% 104 89.00–102.00 $93.51 $1,111 +5.61
1170–1430 1273 80-85% 6 85.00–89.00 $87.14 $1,109 —
1180–1350 1280 80-85% 8 103.00–113.00 $105.45 $1,350 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 85-90% 1 79.00 $79.00 $640 —
985 985 85-90% 1 97.00 $97.00 $955 +9.07
955–1225 1041 85-90% 52 82.00–94.00 $89.37 $930 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1435 1378 75-80% 12 93.00–104.00 $99.87 $1,376 +1.87
1455 1455 75-80% 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,571 -5.83
1455–1610 1510 75-80% 3 90.00–93.00 $90.96 $1,373 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1675 1583 2 114.00–118.00 $116.12 $1,838 —
1720–2012 1884 3 127.00–133.00 $129.18 $2,434 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
740–1240 957 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 31 90.00–124.00 $103.25 $988

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
970 970 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 121.00 $121.00 $1,174
1038–1153 1097 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 104.00–117.00 $107.82 $1,183
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1142 1142 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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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.