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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 18, 2023

1,985 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $288.35/cwt +9.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,066/hd at 370 lb · 73 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.75/cwt -20.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,250/hd at 479 lb · 65 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $304.88/cwt -19.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,588/hd at 521 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,985 1,431 2,063
Feeder cattle 1,649 1,195 1,773
Slaughter cattle 286 236 240
Replacement cattle 50 — 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher except for a few bigger groups of 45 day plus weaned steer calves weighing under 500 lbs selling with a higher undertone. The majority of the run was calves and a typical type of October run was offered with very few calves weaned longer than 30 days, several bulls and the majority coming in off the cow or short weaned. The price ranges got pretty wide depending upon quality and how the cattle had been handled but demand was moderate to good. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 7 310.00 $310.00 $908 —
341 341 15 362.50 $362.50 $1,236 —
352–391 368 33 315.00–360.00 $341.46 $1,257 +13.70
431 fancy 431 45 370.50 $370.50 $1,597 —
438 unweaned 438 6 298.00 $298.00 $1,305 —
435–445 440 6 310.00–320.00 $314.94 $1,386 -25.13
459–487 478 38 322.50–344.00 $341.05 $1,630 +18.82
497–498 unweaned 497 16 295.00–306.00 $301.87 $1,500 —
503–535 517 42 287.50–330.00 $318.87 $1,649 -5.73
521 521 13 275.00 $275.00 $1,433 -49.60
533 533 4 281.00 $281.00 $1,498 -43.60
549 unweaned 549 4 279.00 $279.00 $1,532 —
555–596 582 37 286.00–304.00 $289.54 $1,685 -23.46
571–591 unweaned 582 15 260.00–267.50 $263.44 $1,533 —
608–612 609 19 288.00–294.00 $293.05 $1,785 +16.73
624 unweaned 624 6 247.00 $247.00 $1,541 —
652–690 666 14 263.00–280.00 $272.05 $1,812 +3.09
723 723 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,808 -7.00
715–734 730 19 260.00–270.00 $262.06 $1,913 +5.06
783 783 3 243.00 $243.00 $1,903 —
808–816 815 18 238.00–239.00 $238.17 $1,941 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
233 233 8 327.50 $327.50 $763 —
287 287 3 302.50 $302.50 $868 —
368–373 371 5 255.00–337.50 $287.73 $1,067 —
411–447 427 24 285.00–317.50 $302.61 $1,292 +2.74
453–493 476 19 295.00–333.00 $304.27 $1,448 +6.15
500 unweaned 500 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,300 —
529–546 533 22 282.50–297.50 $293.21 $1,563 +8.91
554–591 576 31 268.00–285.00 $274.98 $1,584 -4.21
601–610 603 12 256.00–260.00 $258.99 $1,562 +0.40
665 665 3 254.00 $254.00 $1,689 -3.66
739 739 7 256.00 $256.00 $1,892 +6.06
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,245 —
472 472 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,416 —
581 581 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,627 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,272 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,155 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 unweaned 302 5 285.00 $285.00 $861 —
324–338 329 8 280.00–295.00 $289.23 $952 -0.77
361 unweaned 361 10 282.50 $282.50 $1,020 —
350–398 371 63 267.50–300.00 $289.28 $1,073 +10.28
409–447 425 13 259.00–272.50 $267.17 $1,135 -10.22
440 unweaned 440 6 249.00 $249.00 $1,096 —
460 460 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,081 -46.03
467 fancy 467 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,354 —
466–488 482 36 250.00–282.50 $270.94 $1,306 -10.09
476–498 unweaned 483 19 225.00–248.00 $240.51 $1,162 —
509–548 531 21 253.00–266.00 $262.35 $1,393 -1.24
530–549 unweaned 543 25 225.00–250.00 $237.69 $1,291 —
568 568 4 233.00 $233.00 $1,323 —
570–593 582 17 238.00–263.00 $249.52 $1,452 —
592 unweaned 592 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,302 —
607 unweaned 607 5 226.00 $226.00 $1,372 —
603–621 614 8 252.00–260.00 $254.95 $1,565 -1.99
654–683 667 20 245.00–246.00 $245.54 $1,638 —
738 738 4 226.00 $226.00 $1,668 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 4 260.00 $260.00 $637 —
258 258 4 260.00 $260.00 $671 —
305 thin fleshed 305 6 310.00 $310.00 $946 —
319 319 7 282.50 $282.50 $901 —
365–393 370 12 253.00–255.00 $254.65 $942 -4.90
415–443 420 11 247.00–250.00 $248.71 $1,045 -15.63
450–492 474 15 240.00–260.00 $245.04 $1,161 -20.96
509 unweaned 509 4 247.50 $247.50 $1,260 —
501–539 523 24 238.00–254.00 $245.17 $1,282 -0.32
555–572 unweaned 566 8 220.00–225.00 $223.16 $1,263 —
563–590 572 21 238.00–250.00 $246.22 $1,408 +1.74
600 600 5 237.50–245.00 $242.00 $1,452 +2.00
628 628 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,256 -40.00
700 700 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,617 —
778 778 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,673 —
823–825 824 4 222.50–225.00 $223.75 $1,844 —
967 967 3 183.00 $183.00 $1,770 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 13 245.00 $245.00 $1,056 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,158 —
516 516 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,316 —
578 578 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,416 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 unweaned 358 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,092 —
420–430 unweaned 424 14 287.00–310.00 $300.44 $1,274 —
501 unweaned 501 13 258.00 $258.00 $1,293 —
572 unweaned 572 16 250.00 $250.00 $1,430 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 5 295.00 $295.00 $838 —
323–343 332 7 257.50–285.00 $272.81 $906 —
390 390 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,131 -11.00
415–444 437 13 255.00–265.00 $262.81 $1,148 -22.19
470 470 4 224.00 $224.00 $1,053 —
591 591 5 246.00 $246.00 $1,454 —
675 675 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,539 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1415 1187 80-85% 11 80.00–92.00 $86.83 $1,031 -4.67
1050–1475 1259 80-85% 30 90.00–100.50 $96.41 $1,214 -11.08
1275 1275 80-85% 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,326 -3.49
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 85-90% 1 72.00 $72.00 $641 —
870–1310 1065 85-90% 21 80.00–90.00 $86.30 $919 -3.86
1100 1100 85-90% 1 91.50 $91.50 $1,006 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1695 1454 75-80% 8 101.00–109.00 $104.17 $1,515 -6.07
1360–1585 1498 75-80% 4 86.50–94.00 $90.23 $1,352 -20.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1520 1445 3 95.00–108.00 $103.14 $1,490 —
1755 1755 1 118.00 $118.00 $2,071 -7.20

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
908–1170 952 (<2 yrs)Open 13 166.00–183.00 $170.03 $1,619
950–1220 1082 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 137.00–158.00 $140.92 $1,525
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,198

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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.