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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 18, 2024

962 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $258.38/cwt -17.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,765/hd at 683 lb · 51 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.36/cwt +17.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,611/hd at 614 lb · 37 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $278.49/cwt +8.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,607/hd at 577 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 962 1,012 1,105
Feeder cattle 847 890 815
Slaughter cattle 70 102 260
Replacement cattle 45 20 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a light test last week, steers and heifers sold unevenly steady with some high quality weaned calves on hand selling with a higher undertone and a lighter offering of yearlings consisting of smaller packages selling with a steady to weak undertone. Demand was moderate to good. The quality followed the trend as uneven with some fancy weaned calves to start the sale and some nice home-raised yearlings and then several small groups of unweaned, all natural calves. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows sold uneven as well from steady to 5.00 lower to a few dollars higher on the higher dressing kind.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–399 397 12 327.00–340.00 $335.46 $1,332 —
412 412 5 336.00 $336.00 $1,384 —
480 480 3 274.00 $274.00 $1,315 —
491–498 496 18 301.00–313.00 $310.36 $1,539 —
511 511 7 301.00 $301.00 $1,538 +2.00
562 562 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,433 -14.69
553–595 579 22 275.00–285.00 $281.69 $1,631 +12.00
604–633 614 17 272.00–279.00 $276.45 $1,697 —
671–698 683 51 251.50–261.50 $258.38 $1,765 -17.15
716 716 7 256.00 $256.00 $1,833 -8.69
763–780 768 11 240.50–248.00 $245.92 $1,889 +2.42
812 812 5 238.00 $238.00 $1,933 -3.86
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–398 384 10 309.00–332.00 $319.41 $1,227 —
562 562 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,546 +23.00
614–626 620 8 260.00–270.00 $265.05 $1,643 +9.31
660 660 3 262.00 $262.00 $1,729 -7.75
709 709 5 250.50 $250.50 $1,776 -4.50
962 962 12 213.50 $213.50 $2,054 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,050 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–397 390 21 303.00–315.00 $309.09 $1,205 —
423–433 429 7 288.00–295.00 $290.96 $1,248 —
458–466 460 16 281.00–287.00 $282.52 $1,300 —
516 516 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,290 —
515–525 518 16 275.00–281.00 $279.48 $1,448 —
553–585 572 17 254.00–265.00 $260.92 $1,492 +7.34
607–625 614 37 260.00–264.50 $262.36 $1,611 +17.36
759 759 22 230.50 $230.50 $1,749 +11.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–373 369 10 277.50–280.00 $278.49 $1,028 —
402 402 3 292.50 $292.50 $1,176 —
457 457 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,234 +5.82
497 thin fleshed 497 5 281.00 $281.00 $1,397 —
525–527 526 7 255.00–268.00 $258.70 $1,361 +8.70
537 unweaned 537 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,181 -21.00
550–568 557 5 248.00 $248.00 $1,381 +3.20
664 unweaned 664 5 218.00 $218.00 $1,448 —
704 unweaned 704 5 219.00 $219.00 $1,542 —
785 unweaned 785 5 195.00 $195.00 $1,531 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–473 463 10 260.00–264.00 $262.01 $1,213 —
502 502 3 261.00 $261.00 $1,310 +11.00
550–596 581 23 230.00–247.00 $238.60 $1,386 —
714 714 7 217.00 $217.00 $1,549 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1285 1160 80-85% 7 108.00–117.00 $113.19 $1,313 —
1020–1395 1250 80-85% 17 119.00–132.00 $122.47 $1,531 —
1180–1410 1321 80-85% 9 137.00–140.00 $137.80 $1,820 +16.75
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1535 1447 75-80% 5 126.00–134.00 $130.43 $1,887 -5.02
1515–1765 1638 75-80% 3 110.00–122.00 $117.94 $1,932 -2.00
1365–1890 1673 75-80% 6 136.00–142.00 $138.20 $2,312 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1180 1000 85-90% 3 85.00–97.00 $92.42 $924 —
910–1140 1033 85-90% 8 102.00–112.00 $106.69 $1,102 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1955 1558 9 150.00–160.00 $154.74 $2,411 —
2025 2025 1 163.00 $163.00 $3,301 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
855–1100 958 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 140.00–148.00 $144.05 $1,380

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995–1180 1136 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,875.00–2,250.00 $2,026.01
1163–1309 1277 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,825.00–1,850.00 $1,830.06
1030–1470 1323 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,400.00–2,675.00 $2,603.65

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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
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 2,425.00 $2,425.00 —
1225–1350 1288 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,550.00–2,925.00 $2,737.50 —

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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.