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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 16, 2023

608 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $283.10/cwt -14.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,337/hd at 472 lb · 21 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $272.55/cwt +9.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,856/hd at 681 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $325.21/cwt +6.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,535/hd at 472 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 608 1,335 1,387
Feeder cattle 488 1,155 1,282
Slaughter cattle 110 140 85
Replacement cattle 10 40 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold firm to 5.00 higher and heifers sold mostly steady. Demand was very good for a light supply. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 374 8 324.00–339.00 $334.05 $1,249 -0.95
406–448 426 16 321.00–334.00 $328.08 $1,398 -1.24
457–483 472 17 320.00–328.00 $325.21 $1,535 +6.85
517–526 520 16 315.00–323.00 $317.02 $1,649 +21.07
566–590 574 9 292.50–303.00 $299.40 $1,719 +10.02
610–630 614 10 289.00–304.00 $300.92 $1,848 +24.60
659–691 681 20 269.00–274.00 $272.55 $1,856 +6.94
720–735 722 17 261.00–265.00 $264.52 $1,910 +1.23
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 4 280.00–307.50 $293.75 $1,160 -3.04
452–480 463 5 295.00–323.00 $311.39 $1,442 +11.39
510 510 2 309.00 $309.00 $1,576 +11.00
585–588 586 5 286.00–288.00 $287.20 $1,683 +7.20
608 thin fleshed 608 5 295.00 $295.00 $1,794 —
618–623 621 4 273.00–283.00 $277.98 $1,726 +8.50
738 738 2 253.00 $253.00 $1,867 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,170 -5.29
458–495 470 17 276.00–293.00 $288.29 $1,355 -1.87
465–498 unweaned 482 4 255.00–267.50 $261.04 $1,258 —
510–525 517 9 272.00–279.00 $275.16 $1,423 +0.53
523 unweaned 523 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,334 —
575–587 580 11 261.00–266.00 $263.54 $1,529 +3.23
620–622 621 6 256.00–260.00 $258.00 $1,602 -5.94
640 640 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,568 -18.94
987 987 8 175.00 $175.00 $1,727 —
1123 1123 10 165.00 $165.00 $1,853 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 375 4 269.00–300.00 $283.67 $1,064 +18.67
434 unweaned 434 4 267.50 $267.50 $1,161 —
440 440 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,210 -3.62
453 453 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,246 -0.30
537–540 538 9 255.00–266.00 $259.90 $1,398 -2.52
599 599 7 260.00 $260.00 $1,557 —
613 unweaned 613 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,385 —
677 677 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,679 +0.56
710 710 10 236.00 $236.00 $1,676 -10.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
686 686 6 227.00 $227.00 $1,557 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 2 299.00 $299.00 $1,190 —
492 492 7 245.00 $245.00 $1,205 —
533 533 2 263.00 $263.00 $1,402 —
554 554 8 255.00 $255.00 $1,413 —
628–646 641 7 241.00–247.00 $245.32 $1,573 —
673 673 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,534 —
985 985 3 169.00 $169.00 $1,665 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
948 948 10 185.00 $185.00 $1,754 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1395 1173 80-85% 5 94.00–104.00 $98.76 $1,158 -14.58
1050–1395 1218 80-85% 20 105.00–116.00 $109.43 $1,333 +6.82
1050–1420 1242 80-85% 6 118.00–125.00 $120.23 $1,493 +17.62
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 85-90% 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,006 —
875–1115 965 85-90% 11 90.00–103.00 $98.45 $950 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1605 1440 75-80% 6 107.00–115.00 $111.33 $1,603 —
1305–1665 1446 75-80% 5 118.00–124.00 $120.63 $1,744 —
1460 1460 75-80% 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,489 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1620 1428 2 129.00–136.00 $132.97 $1,899 —
1525 1525 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,784 —
1770–2200 1958 4 143.00–148.00 $144.86 $2,836 +0.82

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900 900 (<2 yrs)Open 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,350
835–1195 998 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 104.00–120.00 $114.24 $1,140

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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.