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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 20, 2023

1,105 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $298.93/cwt +2.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,740/hd at 582 lb · 45 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $271.96/cwt +5.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,822/hd at 670 lb · 33 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $312.70/cwt -14.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,624/hd at 519 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,105 1,560 901
Feeder cattle 815 1,232 792
Slaughter cattle 260 228 84
Replacement cattle 30 100 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady despite some of the impressive top prices seen last week on the heifer calves not quite achieved. Demand was good for a light to moderate supply with some nice packages of calves and yearlings offered. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00-6.00 lower, spots 8.00-10.00 on the fleshier cows.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 368 6 345.00–357.50 $353.26 $1,300 +8.85
449 449 12 323.00 $323.00 $1,450 -11.48
513–515 unweaned 514 9 300.00–305.00 $303.34 $1,559 —
511–531 522 17 315.00–321.00 $317.66 $1,658 -9.26
550–595 582 45 295.00–306.00 $298.93 $1,740 +2.23
618 unweaned 618 2 263.00 $263.00 $1,625 —
618–638 624 16 289.00–294.00 $291.81 $1,821 +9.95
658–684 668 29 267.00–279.00 $273.61 $1,828 +6.74
684 unweaned 684 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,778 —
702–733 714 5 256.00–265.00 $261.31 $1,866 -7.69
761–770 764 9 252.00–260.00 $257.31 $1,966 +1.08
813 unweaned 813 4 237.00 $237.00 $1,927 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 3 282.50 $282.50 $896 -26.50
380 380 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,216 +35.00
458–468 463 8 290.00–312.50 $301.00 $1,394 +8.50
525–548 539 5 298.00–299.00 $298.61 $1,610 +5.76
568–585 579 12 282.00–290.00 $287.56 $1,665 +19.30
635–649 644 11 267.00–274.00 $269.56 $1,736 -6.15
727–730 728 5 251.00–264.00 $258.79 $1,884 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 9 294.00 $294.00 $1,699 —
678 678 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,797 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,268 —
618–648 639 7 273.00 $273.00 $1,744 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,415 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 unweaned 305 4 282.50 $282.50 $862 —
363 unweaned 363 4 262.50 $262.50 $953 —
350–396 381 6 290.00–297.50 $292.30 $1,114 -4.99
408–428 423 8 277.50–279.00 $278.64 $1,179 -15.11
437 unweaned 437 5 249.00 $249.00 $1,088 -15.00
470–489 478 9 267.50–280.00 $274.32 $1,311 -35.40
502–512 507 10 271.00–276.00 $274.41 $1,391 -9.59
552–596 562 17 258.00–270.00 $267.01 $1,501 +0.31
605–648 627 10 251.00–259.00 $254.86 $1,598 +2.19
671 671 8 252.50 $252.50 $1,694 +7.50
695 695 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,647 -8.00
719 unweaned 719 7 237.00 $237.00 $1,704 —
726 726 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,706 -5.00
732 732 6 246.00 $246.00 $1,801 +6.00
780–794 785 21 237.50–245.00 $242.11 $1,901 +10.11
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
219 unweaned 219 4 265.00 $265.00 $580 —
373 373 2 260.00 $260.00 $970 -9.00
427–438 unweaned 435 10 230.00–246.00 $241.29 $1,050 -13.71
458 unweaned 458 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,122 —
462–498 484 21 264.00–280.00 $274.08 $1,327 -1.71
550–594 579 11 249.00–260.00 $253.58 $1,468 -9.81
563–592 unweaned 580 12 235.00–248.00 $240.70 $1,396 —
601 601 4 238.00 $238.00 $1,430 -9.71
600–623 607 10 251.00 $251.00 $1,524 +3.29
653 unweaned 653 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,508 —
663–675 668 5 242.00–245.00 $243.79 $1,629 —
710–730 721 7 228.00–230.00 $229.16 $1,652 —
735 unweaned 735 8 233.00 $233.00 $1,713 —
773 773 3 233.00 $233.00 $1,801 +13.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 3 263.00 $263.00 $1,460 —
606 thin fleshed 606 8 264.00 $264.00 $1,600 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
627 627 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,473 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,050 -40.00
437 437 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,224 -4.50
443 unweaned 443 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,196 —
523 523 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,464 +13.00
583 unweaned 583 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,446 —
625 625 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,688 —
658 658 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,632 +5.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1345 1161 80-85% 40 96.00–105.00 $101.16 $1,174 -2.32
1115–1305 1213 80-85% 3 92.00–96.00 $94.44 $1,146 -23.04
1205–1490 1324 80-85% 5 105.00–109.00 $107.00 $1,417 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1445 1388 75-80% 4 93.00–99.00 $96.26 $1,336 —
1270–1640 1461 75-80% 23 102.00–113.00 $107.80 $1,575 -19.20
1445–1535 1492 75-80% 3 113.00–117.00 $114.69 $1,711 -12.31
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–755 745 85-90% 2 79.00–86.00 $82.45 $614 —
895–1125 1026 85-90% 11 88.00–99.50 $93.47 $959 -5.68

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1820 1560 4 128.00–130.00 $129.05 $2,013 —
1930–2140 1989 4 135.00–139.00 $137.75 $2,740 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
945–1000 973 (<2 yrs)Open 3 169.00–185.00 $174.80 $1,701
1020–1225 1132 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 99.00–120.00 $105.01 $1,189

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1320 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 118.00 $118.00 $1,558

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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.