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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 6, 2023

1,021 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $268.44/cwt -0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,782/hd at 664 lb · 191 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $266.76/cwt -7.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,665/hd at 624 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.70/cwt -7.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,382/hd at 534 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,021 1,603 1,135
Feeder cattle 152 1,218 1,005
Slaughter cattle 834 285 110
Replacement cattle 35 100 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady. A nice offering of new crop calves and yearlings was on hand and demand was good. The highlight of the sale was two loads of yearling heifers selling in one shot. Supply was moderate. Corn harvest has started following the hot, dry, windy weather that dried the corn in a hurry. That same weather also left pastures in need of moisture to supply any type of fall grazing. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher, spots 5.00-7.00 higher on high dressing kind.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,068 -22.45
355–391 381 7 311.00–317.50 $312.73 $1,192 —
383 thin fleshed 383 11 330.00 $330.00 $1,264 —
415–443 424 19 300.00–314.00 $311.27 $1,320 -8.42
456–491 475 15 302.00–314.00 $307.33 $1,460 -21.91
455–485 unweaned 479 10 270.00–290.00 $286.20 $1,371 —
519–548 530 12 313.00–318.00 $315.37 $1,671 +3.28
542 unweaned 542 5 282.00 $282.00 $1,528 —
570–595 583 6 280.00–292.00 $286.13 $1,668 -11.62
583 unweaned 583 11 270.00–271.00 $270.45 $1,577 —
609–615 unweaned 610 17 250.00–254.00 $253.53 $1,547 —
618–646 638 17 280.00 $280.00 $1,786 +6.00
654–673 665 30 272.50–277.50 $274.65 $1,826 +13.48
720–724 722 12 258.00–261.00 $259.75 $1,875 -3.77
781 781 7 240.00 $240.00 $1,874 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 4 295.00 $295.00 $1,301 +3.14
455 455 3 303.00 $303.00 $1,379 —
515–538 527 4 278.00–295.00 $286.69 $1,511 +6.69
585 585 4 277.00 $277.00 $1,620 +0.50
610–633 623 10 250.00–265.00 $257.97 $1,607 -5.46
685–696 694 28 250.00–262.50 $257.72 $1,789 -2.36

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 unweaned 383 5 255.00 $255.00 $977 —
400–441 429 7 287.50–295.00 $293.00 $1,257 +12.15
423–448 unweaned 441 10 260.00–265.00 $263.56 $1,162 -7.44
465 465 5 275.00–280.00 $277.00 $1,288 +4.09
510–546 529 18 265.00–277.00 $270.91 $1,433 +1.94
541 unweaned 541 14 243.00 $243.00 $1,315 -7.00
586 586 5 263.00 $263.00 $1,541 -14.30
586 unweaned 586 22 248.50 $248.50 $1,456 —
612 612 3 247.00 $247.00 $1,512 -29.85
645 645 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,580 -1.68
656–698 664 191 255.50–269.75 $268.44 $1,782 -0.41
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 unweaned 282 3 285.00 $285.00 $804 —
298 298 3 248.00 $248.00 $739 -31.16
381–397 388 7 245.00–248.00 $246.32 $956 -21.73
445 445 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,224 +15.00
495 thin fleshed 495 4 282.00 $282.00 $1,396 —
513–544 528 23 260.00–275.00 $266.79 $1,409 +14.03
563–565 564 7 254.00–256.00 $254.86 $1,437 -0.64
608–643 626 11 235.00–254.00 $242.50 $1,518 -2.88
695 695 4 249.00 $249.00 $1,731 +9.32
723 723 6 226.00 $226.00 $1,634 —
753 753 10 225.00 $225.00 $1,694 +13.54
823 823 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,811 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,155 -15.00
488 488 2 262.50 $262.50 $1,281 -7.50
627 627 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,455 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 2 276.00 $276.00 $1,112 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1440 1135 80-85% 25 106.00–118.00 $110.96 $1,259 —
1035–1385 1207 80-85% 6 100.00–105.00 $103.30 $1,247 —
1100–1420 1276 80-85% 14 119.00–129.00 $124.87 $1,593 +24.48
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1495 1427 75-80% 3 108.00–111.00 $109.65 $1,565 —
1205–1645 1432 75-80% 16 115.00–128.00 $124.02 $1,776 —
1390–1725 1549 75-80% 9 127.00–145.00 $134.02 $2,076 +29.01
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
963–1245 1048 85-90% 21 100.00–109.00 $104.33 $1,093 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1945 1588 8 129.00–140.00 $134.71 $2,139 —
1600 1600 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,888 —
1570–1690 1638 3 142.00–145.00 $143.65 $2,353 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
855–1020 924 (<2 yrs)Open 7 150.00–185.00 $173.25 $1,601

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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.