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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 6, 2023

2,994 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.67/cwt ≈ $1,632/hd at 753 lb · 165 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $260.92/cwt +5.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,518/hd at 582 lb · 163 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $286.06/cwt -9.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,502/hd at 525 lb · 159 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,994 2,284 3,035
Feeder cattle 2,634 1,837 2,764
Slaughter cattle 310 402 246
Replacement cattle 50 45 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower but with a few spots up to 5.00 higher on the calves under 600 lbs, and the 400-450 lb heifer calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Another week of volatility in the futures market led to a slightly lower cash trade. The majority of the calves were weaned and vaccinated but there were several carrying some fleshy with the mild temperatures we have experienced this fall. Supply was heavy. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 327.50 $327.50 $1,140 —
362 362 6 320.00 $320.00 $1,158 +8.80
421 unweaned 421 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,074 —
403–447 424 74 271.00–323.00 $310.99 $1,319 +11.26
452–497 468 97 280.00–318.00 $313.40 $1,467 +3.00
510–519 unweaned 516 17 255.00–267.00 $263.51 $1,360 —
507–547 526 142 257.50–307.50 $288.76 $1,519 -6.32
552 fancy 552 16 285.00 $285.00 $1,573 +5.67
556–599 585 147 246.00–273.50 $258.30 $1,511 +5.34
612 unweaned 612 11 227.00 $227.00 $1,389 —
601–647 621 58 230.00–247.50 $238.78 $1,483 -7.09
638 638 6 226.00 $226.00 $1,442 -19.87
656–671 668 76 230.00–247.00 $240.74 $1,608 +20.74
691 691 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,555 -9.25
700–745 739 14 220.00–223.00 $220.41 $1,629 -22.67
763 763 27 220.00–239.75 $233.90 $1,785 -1.10
766 766 5 219.00 $219.00 $1,678 -16.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 6 290.00 $290.00 $864 —
350 350 4 255.00 $255.00 $892 —
418–433 429 17 250.00–271.00 $267.58 $1,148 —
452–488 476 9 265.00 $265.00 $1,261 -10.30
539–549 545 24 228.00–232.00 $229.74 $1,252 -32.92
550–598 582 28 220.00–242.50 $224.35 $1,306 -25.65
627–628 628 7 221.00–225.00 $222.71 $1,399 -6.07
693 693 6 221.00 $221.00 $1,532 -6.58
706–741 715 22 220.00–222.00 $220.74 $1,578 +13.09
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 4 222.00 $222.00 $1,117 —
548 unweaned 548 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,206 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 5 247.50 $247.50 $1,141 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
602 602 5 224.00 $224.00 $1,348 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 4 201.00 $201.00 $1,015 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,027 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 4 232.50 $232.50 $672 —
307 307 5 242.50 $242.50 $744 —
353–397 387 28 235.00–272.00 $260.64 $1,009 +29.64
400–440 427 28 260.00–285.00 $274.24 $1,171 +21.88
439–440 unweaned 440 16 240.00 $240.00 $1,056 —
451 fancy 451 13 282.50 $282.50 $1,274 —
456–483 464 7 229.00–237.50 $231.53 $1,074 -22.08
451–493 473 80 233.00–275.00 $253.71 $1,200 +0.10
483 unweaned 483 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,063 -13.00
529 fancy 529 18 259.00 $259.00 $1,370 —
507–548 530 88 225.00–250.00 $238.00 $1,261 -5.19
534 unweaned 534 9 212.50 $212.50 $1,135 +7.50
555 555 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,082 -40.26
550–591 582 102 216.00–245.00 $224.23 $1,305 -11.03
590–595 unweaned 592 18 205.00–210.00 $207.60 $1,229 -1.40
600–646 609 112 211.00–239.75 $229.86 $1,400 -7.06
621 621 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,341 -3.00
662 662 7 228.00 $228.00 $1,509 -3.25
661–678 670 22 172.00–208.00 $198.37 $1,329 -32.88
714 714 29 223.25 $223.25 $1,594 +12.59
753–755 753 165 198.00–217.25 $216.67 $1,632 —
825 825 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,477 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 212.50 $212.50 $765 —
405–423 416 9 222.00–260.00 $237.93 $990 +7.93
458 thin fleshed 458 6 252.50 $252.50 $1,156 —
470–489 479 14 212.00–240.00 $229.72 $1,100 -5.95
483 483 2 217.50 $217.50 $1,051 -18.17
503–543 527 56 205.00–236.00 $223.60 $1,178 -6.58
553–598 584 22 200.00–220.00 $208.19 $1,216 -16.02
604–631 619 21 196.00–215.00 $205.65 $1,273 -15.50
673 673 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,245 -27.71
675 675 3 222.50 $222.50 $1,502 +9.79
890 890 8 142.00 $142.00 $1,264 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 11 199.00 $199.00 $846 —
520 520 12 192.50 $192.50 $1,001 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–473 465 8 238.00–252.50 $243.28 $1,131 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 3 185.00 $185.00 $901 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 8 232.00 $232.00 $1,039 —
488–498 494 11 227.50–235.00 $232.31 $1,148 —
528 528 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,241 +14.00
637 637 3 222.50 $222.50 $1,417 +20.00
695 695 5 202.50 $202.50 $1,407 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
516 516 8 186.00 $186.00 $960 —
568–599 582 11 172.50–175.00 $173.83 $1,012 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
711 711 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,351 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 202.50 $202.50 $786 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 80-85% 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,118 —
990–1400 1256 80-85% 31 78.50–90.00 $83.18 $1,045 -5.20
1130–1480 1333 80-85% 9 71.00–79.00 $76.87 $1,025 -22.63
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1680 1415 75-80% 26 85.50–95.00 $87.72 $1,241 —
1345–1700 1523 75-80% 5 96.00–105.00 $99.96 $1,522 —
1650 1650 75-80% 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,402 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1180 1064 85-90% 10 73.00–81.00 $77.27 $822 -3.67
1123–1235 1160 85-90% 3 62.00–63.00 $62.35 $723 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1268–2010 1416 5 112.00–113.00 $112.72 $1,596 —
1265–1690 1478 2 90.00–99.00 $95.15 $1,406 —
1835 1835 1 118.00 $118.00 $2,165 +6.62

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
915–1100 1008 (<2 yrs)Open 2 141.00–147.00 $143.72 $1,449
910–1285 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 81.00–102.00 $86.73 $945

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1091 1091 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 1,685.00 $1,685.00

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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.