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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 29, 2023

2,284 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.01/cwt ≈ $1,449/hd at 616 lb · 143 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $255.28/cwt -3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,476/hd at 578 lb · 121 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.19/cwt +10.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,275/hd at 533 lb · 78 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,284 1,327 3,128
Feeder cattle 1,837 1,050 2,673
Slaughter cattle 402 252 400
Replacement cattle 45 25 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steer calves sold uneven with those under 550 lbs steady to 5.00 higher with spots 10.00 higher while those over 550 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower with spots 10.00 lower. Heifers sold uneven as well from 5.00 higher to 5.00 lower. A good quality run of calves and a few yearlings were offered and demand was good. There's been a lot of volatility in the futures markets since the last sale, causing the uneven cash trade but cattle have been in the green the last couple of days and the cash market performed well on Wednesday in Windsor, Mo. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher, bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–398 380 8 302.50–327.50 $311.20 $1,183 -2.96
415–449 439 40 292.50–307.50 $299.73 $1,316 +4.32
468–495 477 17 290.00–315.00 $310.40 $1,481 +14.98
505–541 529 22 282.00–304.00 $295.08 $1,561 +25.18
556–558 fancy 557 18 278.00–280.00 $279.33 $1,556 —
552–597 582 94 240.50–270.00 $252.96 $1,472 -13.80
566–594 unweaned 582 9 230.00–232.50 $231.42 $1,347 -20.58
609–632 621 19 240.00–247.00 $245.87 $1,527 -12.71
665 665 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,463 -10.00
652–695 672 23 227.00–251.00 $234.25 $1,574 +4.25
677 fancy 677 8 255.50 $255.50 $1,730 —
712 712 8 231.00 $231.00 $1,645 —
703–727 721 15 229.00–249.00 $243.08 $1,753 —
778 778 12 235.00 $235.00 $1,828 —
803 803 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,694 -22.00
880–885 883 7 185.00–205.00 $193.54 $1,709 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–490 469 8 268.00–280.00 $275.30 $1,291 +7.26
508–543 525 10 248.00–268.00 $262.66 $1,379 +6.38
581 581 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,452 +10.10
616–646 639 27 226.00–238.00 $228.78 $1,462 -7.03
675 unweaned 675 3 202.50 $202.50 $1,367 —
650–698 688 13 223.00–238.00 $227.58 $1,566 -6.42
721–735 725 8 206.00–212.50 $207.65 $1,505 —
795 795 4 201.00 $201.00 $1,598 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
584 584 9 245.00 $245.00 $1,431 —
627 627 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,342 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
602 602 9 209.00 $209.00 $1,258 -20.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658–685 667 6 235.00–243.00 $237.74 $1,586 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,348 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 7 245.00 $245.00 $855 -3.43
371 371 5 231.00 $231.00 $857 -20.52
430–446 437 27 234.00–259.00 $252.36 $1,103 -7.05
475 unweaned 475 3 233.00 $233.00 $1,107 -6.00
460–499 480 21 245.00–260.00 $253.61 $1,217 +21.61
500 unweaned 500 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,025 +4.00
504–549 533 68 230.00–257.50 $243.19 $1,296 +10.21
546 546 7 215.00 $215.00 $1,174 -17.98
551–598 572 58 228.00–242.50 $235.26 $1,346 +9.98
595 unweaned 595 3 209.00 $209.00 $1,244 +29.00
603–647 614 127 223.00–243.00 $236.92 $1,455 —
623 623 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,364 —
637 unweaned 637 14 220.00 $220.00 $1,401 —
663–669 665 28 216.00–235.00 $231.25 $1,538 +6.25
711–747 734 11 205.00–228.00 $210.66 $1,546 -8.34
912 912 3 181.00 $181.00 $1,651 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–428 424 6 230.00 $230.00 $975 -2.28
438 thin fleshed 438 5 247.50 $247.50 $1,084 -12.50
451–482 458 15 225.00–249.00 $235.67 $1,079 +17.50
488–491 unweaned 490 7 215.00–220.00 $217.14 $1,064 —
520–525 unweaned 523 4 209.00–210.00 $209.50 $1,096 —
509–542 532 15 222.50–235.00 $230.18 $1,225 +23.66
558–583 571 22 219.00–229.00 $224.21 $1,280 +20.24
568–580 unweaned 574 13 198.00–203.00 $199.71 $1,146 —
615 unweaned 615 3 191.00 $191.00 $1,175 —
605–640 622 8 218.00–223.00 $221.15 $1,376 —
655 unweaned 655 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,146 —
658–696 675 22 202.00–219.00 $212.71 $1,436 +21.71
740 740 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,369 —
816 unweaned 816 4 171.00 $171.00 $1,395 —
829 829 5 176.00 $176.00 $1,459 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 3 206.00 $206.00 $962 +1.00
690 unweaned 690 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,104 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 thin fleshed 540 3 191.00 $191.00 $1,031 —
623 623 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,215 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 4 225.00 $225.00 $772 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,167 -4.00
639 639 5 202.50 $202.50 $1,294 —
715 715 14 191.00 $191.00 $1,366 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 6 325.00 $325.00 $1,134 —
423 423 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,184 —
483 483 2 232.50 $232.50 $1,123 —
530 530 3 222.50 $222.50 $1,179 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1395 1253 80-85% 40 82.00–93.00 $88.38 $1,107 —
1110–1430 1291 80-85% 12 76.00–83.50 $80.35 $1,037 —
1314–1338 1324 80-85% 7 99.50 $99.50 $1,317 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1490 1460 75-80% 2 82.00–85.50 $83.79 $1,223 -7.89
1355–1715 1471 75-80% 23 89.00–99.00 $93.21 $1,371 +1.53
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
852–878 868 85-90% 8 55.00–60.50 $58.48 $508 —
960–1040 976 85-90% 5 69.00–72.00 $71.36 $696 —
985 985 85-90% 1 88.00 $88.00 $867 —
990–1145 1060 85-90% 10 77.00–85.00 $80.94 $858 +1.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1690 1690 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,758 —
1765–1910 1837 6 107.00–115.00 $111.38 $2,046 —
1990–2525 2258 2 119.00 $119.00 $2,687 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1055–1195 1105 (<2 yrs)Open 3 117.00–141.00 $132.03 $1,459
1025–1290 1169 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 82.00–105.00 $95.12 $1,112

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1241–1299 1267 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 18 88.00–101.50 $94.15 $1,193

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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.