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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 20, 2024

1,935 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.71/cwt +14.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,773/hd at 680 lb · 75 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.64/cwt +25.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,875/hd at 751 lb · 73 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $268.09/cwt +8.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,694/hd at 632 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,935 1,700 2,302
Feeder cattle 1,620 1,576 2,220
Slaughter cattle 225 94 77
Replacement cattle 90 30 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for a moderate supply of quality calves, stockers and yearlings. A nice offering of calves, stockers and yearlings were on hand. At the conclusion of the regular sale, there was an offering of 4 herd dispersals of quality cow/calf pairs, bred cows and breeding bulls.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,470 -18.46
406–442 423 31 380.00–400.00 $391.63 $1,657 +20.88
465–495 486 19 345.00–391.50 $364.00 $1,769 +23.70
501–549 528 64 320.00–343.00 $331.61 $1,751 +1.03
550–585 564 33 316.00–332.00 $328.06 $1,850 +7.93
610–648 631 32 292.50–302.00 $298.68 $1,885 +2.07
656–696 676 40 276.00–288.00 $283.72 $1,918 +9.63
710–747 734 36 262.50–280.00 $271.89 $1,996 +3.58
753–784 772 17 266.00–271.00 $268.46 $2,073 +13.46
805–838 833 6 244.50–246.00 $244.74 $2,039 -9.43
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 6 345.00 $345.00 $856 —
367 367 3 351.00 $351.00 $1,288 +1.70
438 438 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,533 +30.00
497 497 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,665 +10.00
570–576 575 6 295.00–310.00 $297.48 $1,711 -4.52
620–630 623 4 282.50–287.50 $286.23 $1,783 +26.23
660 660 3 279.00 $279.00 $1,841 +15.00
686–689 688 13 273.00–275.00 $274.08 $1,886 +10.08
726 726 7 262.50 $262.50 $1,906 —
865–869 867 11 230.50–231.50 $230.96 $2,002 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 3 264.50 $264.50 $1,971 —
943 943 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,971 —
1068 1068 11 192.00 $192.00 $2,051 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
703 703 5 272.00–275.00 $273.80 $1,925 +14.80
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,411 —
783 783 2 249.00 $249.00 $1,950 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 350.00 $350.00 $910 +25.00
341 341 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,108 —
355–388 382 15 295.00–337.50 $318.06 $1,215 -15.85
400–445 428 31 301.00–357.50 $329.10 $1,409 -0.90
450 unweaned 450 3 292.50 $292.50 $1,316 —
455–484 472 17 312.00–337.50 $320.82 $1,514 +1.76
500–540 521 35 290.00–308.00 $295.41 $1,539 -12.69
557–564 560 11 270.00–282.00 $276.51 $1,548 +0.29
603–638 632 64 260.00–276.00 $268.09 $1,694 +8.30
651–688 680 75 242.00–269.25 $260.71 $1,773 +14.25
750–765 751 73 230.00–250.50 $249.64 $1,875 +25.64
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 3 252.50 $252.50 $1,220 -32.50
523–528 525 8 256.00–285.00 $271.92 $1,428 -12.26
545 545 4 267.50 $267.50 $1,458 -16.68
562–597 586 15 251.00–274.00 $261.25 $1,531 -12.37
608–646 623 23 240.00–274.00 $260.18 $1,621 +6.66
620–635 629 7 236.00–261.00 $246.57 $1,551 -6.95
661–680 671 10 236.00–253.00 $247.96 $1,664 —
680 680 4 257.50 $257.50 $1,751 —
703–713 705 11 224.00–236.00 $228.37 $1,610 —
705–725 713 8 220.00–235.00 $225.72 $1,609 —
760 760 13 226.00 $226.00 $1,718 —
765–768 766 8 218.00–220.00 $219.25 $1,679 —
803 803 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,726 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519 519 5 257.00 $257.00 $1,334 +9.50
558 558 4 244.00 $244.00 $1,362 —
608 608 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,216 —
654 654 6 244.00 $244.00 $1,596 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 unweaned 308 5 307.50 $307.50 $947 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
662 662 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,688 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 327.50 $327.50 $1,303 —
455 455 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,479 +14.00
528–540 unweaned 537 7 277.50 $277.50 $1,490 —
570–598 584 9 253.00–289.00 $274.95 $1,606 —
630–648 644 7 240.00–250.00 $245.73 $1,583 —
683 683 4 238.00 $238.00 $1,626 —
758 758 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,728 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
608–632 620 6 200.00–202.50 $201.23 $1,248 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1315 1231 80-85% 16 102.00–135.00 $122.63 $1,510 —
1125–1395 1278 80-85% 12 133.00–144.00 $138.42 $1,769 +25.44
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1155 1035 85-90% 4 90.00–105.00 $98.71 $1,022 —
905–1175 1049 85-90% 18 103.00–133.00 $118.61 $1,244 —
1025–1075 1052 85-90% 3 132.00–139.00 $134.67 $1,417 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 75-80% 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,585 —
1235–1730 1460 75-80% 16 137.00–150.00 $144.49 $2,110 +0.98

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1725 1570 3 140.00–146.00 $142.20 $2,233 —
1495–2030 1817 10 148.00–163.00 $153.81 $2,795 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920–995 945 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,600.00–2,025.00 $1,875.84
1075 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1091 1091 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1170–1295 1262 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 1,775.00–2,550.00 $2,267.65
1450 1450 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,525.00 $2,525.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —
1090–1391 1183 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 32 3,000.00–3,925.00 $3,557.03 —
1218 1218 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 3,850.00 $3,850.00 —
1293 1293 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 2,425.00 $2,425.00 —
1436 1436 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 2,700.00 $2,700.00 —
1480 1480 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 2,225.00 $2,225.00 —
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 3,400.00 $3,400.00 —
1550 1550 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 2,650.00 $2,650.00 —

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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.