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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 3, 2024

1,540 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $339.47/cwt +7.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,769/hd at 521 lb · 58 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $272.39/cwt -9.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,548/hd at 568 lb · 56 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $316.22/cwt +3.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,347/hd at 426 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,540 1,403 1,106
Feeder cattle 1,180 1,233 903
Slaughter cattle 180 140 153
Replacement cattle 180 30 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher except for a few stick out packages of heifer calves and some thin steers selling with a higher undertone. The local cash market held up well despite a few days of shaky cattle futures. Demand was good to very good for a moderate supply. The majority of the feeder offering was made up of new crop calves with just a few consignments of hard weaned yearlings. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,217 -12.30
365–397 378 18 345.00–388.00 $359.17 $1,358 -25.83
387 fancy 387 15 399.00 $399.00 $1,544 —
415 thin fleshed 415 6 375.00 $375.00 $1,556 —
421–441 430 26 332.50–367.50 $354.10 $1,523 -10.49
458–484 476 16 325.00–349.00 $335.28 $1,596 -19.81
499 thin fleshed 499 14 350.00 $350.00 $1,746 —
504–548 521 58 327.00–348.00 $339.47 $1,769 +7.24
553–594 578 40 307.50–331.00 $320.06 $1,850 -2.22
610–622 618 20 295.00–313.00 $309.95 $1,915 +7.19
651 thin fleshed 651 6 297.50 $297.50 $1,937 —
662–698 672 18 282.50–300.00 $294.12 $1,976 +14.12
708–723 710 16 277.00–278.00 $277.87 $1,973 -1.13
874 874 6 240.00 $240.00 $2,098 +4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 478 17 287.50–350.00 $330.07 $1,578 -0.55
507–525 510 11 317.00–322.50 $318.03 $1,622 -1.97
560 560 5 315.00 $315.00 $1,764 +26.42
641 641 9 295.00 $295.00 $1,891 —
697 697 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,847 +4.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
947 947 10 201.00 $201.00 $1,903 —
1016 1016 20 186.00 $186.00 $1,890 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1211 1211 7 173.00 $173.00 $2,095 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 4 261.00 $261.00 $1,592 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 6 350.00 $350.00 $1,036 —
303 303 4 325.00 $325.00 $985 -4.57
362 thin fleshed 362 5 335.00 $335.00 $1,213 —
372 372 3 297.50 $297.50 $1,107 -22.64
375–385 379 23 318.00–322.00 $320.41 $1,214 +0.27
403–440 426 42 310.00–320.00 $316.22 $1,347 +3.39
453 fancy 453 10 318.00 $318.00 $1,441 —
463–476 472 11 287.50–308.00 $302.52 $1,428 +15.58
502–535 529 24 277.50–301.00 $287.19 $1,519 +17.94
552 fancy 552 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,656 —
552–586 566 43 257.50–280.00 $271.70 $1,538 +22.87
596–597 596 7 253.00 $253.00 $1,508 -31.83
614–647 638 18 259.00–268.00 $261.41 $1,668 +6.41
662 662 3 259.00 $259.00 $1,715 -2.19
700 700 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,659 -8.00
783 783 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,793 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 5 302.00 $302.00 $1,129 -0.86
412–429 423 8 296.00–303.00 $298.56 $1,263 -20.53
463–493 481 13 280.00–286.00 $281.36 $1,353 +1.89
523–544 538 8 250.00–267.50 $258.04 $1,388 -10.61
558 558 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,283 -37.39
593 593 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,571 -2.39
623–638 627 17 244.00–254.00 $249.16 $1,562 —
665 665 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,536 -7.22
701–730 711 6 220.00–235.00 $229.86 $1,634 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–347 337 8 297.50–310.00 $305.55 $1,030 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 5 344.00 $344.00 $1,355 +31.50
632 632 5 285.50 $285.50 $1,804 +23.00
1008 1008 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,915 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1445 1226 80-85% 41 118.00–137.00 $129.20 $1,584 —
1100–1360 1236 80-85% 15 138.00–146.00 $140.46 $1,736 —
1165–1313 1238 80-85% 5 117.00–119.00 $118.40 $1,466 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 75-80% 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,842 -21.99
1360–1510 1452 75-80% 6 134.00–143.00 $140.03 $2,033 -8.96
1345–1735 1558 75-80% 12 144.00–149.00 $146.44 $2,282 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–980 955 85-90% 3 104.00–108.00 $105.95 $1,012 +10.40
880–1085 983 85-90% 2 130.00–134.00 $132.21 $1,300 +7.21
820–1180 1035 85-90% 10 112.00–126.00 $117.73 $1,219 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–2130 1716 14 146.00–158.00 $153.55 $2,635 —
1675–2180 1909 11 155.00–170.00 $163.72 $3,125 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
980–1165 1083 (<2 yrs)Open 6 140.00–150.00 $144.96 $1,570
1100–1290 1163 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 138.00 $138.00 $1,605

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175–1256 1238 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 2,200.00–2,400.00 $2,242.18
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,650.00 $1,650.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1166 1166 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,632

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125–1325 1166 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 16 2,700.00–3,000.00 $2,906.25 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200–1300 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 2,150.00–2,350.00 $2,290.00 —

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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.