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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 24, 2024

2,327 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.81/cwt +1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,848/hd at 743 lb · 113 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $312.05/cwt +3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,797/hd at 576 lb · 82 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $252.25/cwt -1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,748/hd at 693 lb · 72 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,327 2,203 1,892
Feeder cattle 2,106 1,883 1,892
Slaughter cattle 181 245 0
Replacement cattle 40 75 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold steady except for some steer calves under 550 lbs that sold up to 10.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply that offered several consignments of yearlings and some fancy new crop calves. Slaughter cows 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
360–374 369 8 380.00–382.50 $381.58 $1,408 +2.05
436–448 439 17 348.00–390.00 $367.87 $1,615 +27.23
453–484 476 22 355.00–364.00 $360.88 $1,718 +21.39
503–549 519 68 315.00–349.00 $338.43 $1,756 +9.81
552–595 576 82 298.00–327.50 $312.05 $1,797 +26.05
603–643 623 68 291.00–312.00 $300.50 $1,872 -7.31
654–697 670 40 268.00–288.50 $280.58 $1,880 -6.16
673 673 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,682 -36.74
701–738 714 52 264.00–280.00 $274.42 $1,959 +5.42
755–798 780 41 247.50–255.50 $250.14 $1,951 -2.25
828–845 833 13 240.00–244.50 $243.10 $2,025 —
869–898 888 12 222.00–233.50 $225.75 $2,005 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–446 428 7 313.00–327.50 $318.87 $1,365 —
462–487 477 16 327.00–357.50 $344.72 $1,644 +9.72
550–599 575 36 287.00–305.00 $298.45 $1,716 +0.99
620–625 624 14 275.00–290.00 $286.81 $1,790 +21.81
672 672 3 263.00 $263.00 $1,767 -4.00
693 unweaned 693 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,635 —
711–734 724 18 255.00–265.00 $258.80 $1,874 +0.80
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 6 340.00 $340.00 $1,445 —
687 687 6 253.00 $253.00 $1,738 —
710 unweaned 710 6 239.00 $239.00 $1,697 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
647 647 3 257.00 $257.00 $1,663 —
801 801 7 243.50 $243.50 $1,950 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 484 10 303.00 $303.00 $1,467 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
642 642 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,637 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–348 325 5 337.50–341.00 $339.00 $1,102 +11.50
353–383 366 6 322.50–350.00 $339.52 $1,243 +9.58
407–449 438 20 302.50–330.00 $309.01 $1,353 -12.84
463 fancy 463 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,528 —
451–489 474 47 290.00–317.50 $302.10 $1,432 -4.88
504–527 517 45 271.00–299.00 $285.96 $1,478 +24.54
534 534 5 256.00 $256.00 $1,367 -21.38
550–560 553 32 260.00–274.00 $266.51 $1,474 +17.95
580 580 3 246.00 $246.00 $1,427 -16.29
606 fancy 606 18 279.00 $279.00 $1,691 —
612 612 15 240.00 $240.00 $1,469 -28.58
624–639 630 25 244.00–271.75 $259.56 $1,635 -9.02
693 693 72 252.25 $252.25 $1,748 -1.75
734 thin fleshed 734 14 256.25 $256.25 $1,881 —
722–749 744 99 247.50–248.00 $247.76 $1,843 +0.84
786–791 787 50 239.75–245.25 $244.37 $1,923 +10.37
800 800 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,800 —
862 862 8 210.50 $210.50 $1,815 —
930 930 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,860 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,231 -16.91
453–491 477 19 267.50–290.00 $279.37 $1,333 +4.19
503–541 530 7 254.00–265.00 $256.98 $1,362 -2.67
553–596 570 14 235.00–252.50 $246.84 $1,407 -3.50
607–645 626 21 235.00–252.50 $236.64 $1,481 +2.37
674 thin fleshed 674 28 257.25 $257.25 $1,734 —
684 684 14 231.00 $231.00 $1,580 -5.03
716 716 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,647 -2.50
760 760 11 224.50 $224.50 $1,706 —
831 831 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,662 ±0.00
858 858 5 215.50 $215.50 $1,849 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,141 —
580 580 6 221.00 $221.00 $1,282 +1.00
745 745 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,416 -21.00
825 825 4 173.00 $173.00 $1,427 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,203 —
642 642 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,477 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,280 -11.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–398 370 8 350.00–380.00 $368.37 $1,363 +30.87
402 402 3 347.50 $347.50 $1,397 —
452–490 477 9 313.00–320.00 $317.79 $1,516 +32.79
634 634 7 251.00 $251.00 $1,591 +18.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1455 1188 80-85% 26 116.00–133.00 $123.85 $1,471 —
1005–1340 1203 80-85% 9 105.00–116.00 $110.52 $1,330 —
1100–1390 1249 80-85% 8 130.00–137.00 $133.63 $1,669 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1650 1472 75-80% 15 125.00–136.00 $130.59 $1,922 —
1355–1740 1559 75-80% 14 134.00–143.00 $138.91 $2,166 —
1900 1900 75-80% 1 119.00 $119.00 $2,261 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1010 905 85-90% 2 92.00–94.00 $92.88 $841 —
790–1135 964 85-90% 8 104.00–110.00 $107.70 $1,038 —
1040 1040 85-90% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,248 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1470 1368 3 120.00–135.00 $128.05 $1,752 —
1390–1670 1530 2 147.00–155.00 $151.37 $2,316 —
1985 1985 1 162.00 $162.00 $3,216 +5.00

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
865–1135 968 (<2 yrs)Open 6 150.00–165.00 $154.80 $1,498

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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.