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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 26, 2023

1,097 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 bulls $232.00/cwt ≈ $1,805/hd at 778 lb · 52 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.07/cwt +2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,592/hd at 624 lb · 52 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $263.42/cwt -3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,365/hd at 518 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,097 1,664 2,026
Feeder cattle 847 1,314 1,842
Slaughter cattle 200 320 144
Replacement cattle 50 30 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a lighter run of steers and heifers sold mostly steady despite the steers not reaching some of the lofty top end prices seen on last week's higher market. A few larger consignments of weaned calves were on hand and heifers were better tested than steers, but the majority of the offering sold in smaller packages and many were short weaned, however demand remained good even with the high temperatures. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 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
385 unweaned 385 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,059 —
415–435 431 9 285.00–290.00 $288.93 $1,245 -20.96
441 441 5 276.00 $276.00 $1,217 -33.89
455 unweaned 455 2 279.00 $279.00 $1,269 —
513–518 515 11 285.00–293.50 $290.57 $1,496 -13.80
518–540 unweaned 524 11 270.00–279.00 $275.47 $1,443 —
555 555 3 271.00 $271.00 $1,504 -24.58
552–595 572 15 277.50–284.00 $279.90 $1,601 -15.68
604–649 625 19 266.00–282.00 $273.89 $1,712 -14.30
654–663 655 22 267.00–274.00 $273.36 $1,791 -3.36
675 unweaned 675 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,755 —
700–721 713 13 255.00–256.00 $255.38 $1,821 —
770 770 21 238.00 $238.00 $1,833 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 unweaned 303 3 243.00 $243.00 $736 —
378–388 385 6 270.00–277.50 $272.46 $1,049 -38.17
465–480 471 11 275.00–287.50 $281.06 $1,324 +1.96
525–532 529 6 265.00–271.00 $268.02 $1,418 -4.25
590–595 592 6 267.00–267.50 $267.17 $1,582 -9.89
610–644 634 13 264.00–275.00 $272.19 $1,726 +6.70
748 748 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,773 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 235.00 $235.00 $858 —
448 448 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,120 —
474 474 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,185 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 3 265.00 $265.00 $800 —
350–386 377 8 255.00–269.00 $265.75 $1,002 —
415 unweaned 415 2 257.50 $257.50 $1,069 —
430–443 437 21 265.00–280.00 $270.95 $1,184 -8.05
438 fancy 438 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,270 —
459–468 464 8 279.00–280.00 $279.50 $1,297 -4.31
450–493 unweaned 481 7 254.00–257.50 $254.94 $1,226 —
501–545 518 40 253.00–275.00 $263.42 $1,365 -3.08
567–588 579 20 255.00–260.00 $256.06 $1,483 -2.50
604–628 624 52 245.00–258.00 $255.07 $1,592 +2.24
690 690 13 241.50 $241.50 $1,666 -7.81
810 810 2 203.00 $203.00 $1,644 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 unweaned 323 3 265.00 $265.00 $856 —
355–366 362 6 255.00–262.50 $257.45 $932 -13.83
414–440 426 22 245.00–263.00 $256.97 $1,095 -8.11
468 thin fleshed 468 5 277.00 $277.00 $1,296 —
483 483 6 257.00 $257.00 $1,241 -8.63
504–544 529 19 251.00–260.00 $253.99 $1,344 -1.88
590 590 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,416 -11.32
613–632 618 14 245.00–253.00 $250.62 $1,549 +1.94
702–728 708 16 210.00–220.00 $215.62 $1,527 -11.58
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
629 629 7 219.00 $219.00 $1,378 +19.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 4 297.50 $297.50 $1,089 —
650–654 653 30 246.00–257.00 $255.18 $1,666 —
732 732 9 220.00 $220.00 $1,610 —
778 778 52 232.00 $232.00 $1,805 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 4 280.00 $280.00 $932 -35.00
365 365 2 267.50 $267.50 $976 —
469–481 474 11 259.00–260.00 $259.63 $1,231 +3.23
531 531 8 250.00 $250.00 $1,328 -4.16
554–563 557 7 250.00–270.00 $264.22 $1,472 +20.66
643 643 5 249.00 $249.00 $1,601 —
765 765 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,675 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1405 1190 80-85% 8 93.50–102.00 $98.01 $1,166 -6.84
970–1494 1238 80-85% 45 103.00–115.00 $109.33 $1,354 +17.69
1150–1470 1324 80-85% 8 114.00–127.00 $121.40 $1,607 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510 1510 75-80% 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,555 —
1370–1680 1511 75-80% 16 119.00–129.00 $124.79 $1,886 —
1300–1699 1534 75-80% 20 107.00–120.00 $112.36 $1,724 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 895 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $582 —
915–1200 1075 85-90% 10 86.00–103.00 $97.91 $1,053 —
1110–1165 1138 85-90% 2 105.00–111.00 $108.07 $1,230 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1410 1345 2 110.00–119.00 $114.72 $1,543 —
1405–2035 1655 6 124.00–134.00 $128.43 $2,126 —
1605–2365 2050 4 134.00–140.00 $136.77 $2,804 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910–1050 1008 (<2 yrs)Open 5 145.00–177.50 $165.26 $1,666
930–1155 1058 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 127.50–148.00 $139.35 $1,474

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1090–1355 1256 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 107.00–139.00 $117.05 $1,470

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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.