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Windsor Livestock Auction Market Report

Windsor, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 18, 2024

3,215 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $327.17/cwt +8.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,881/hd at 575 lb · 172 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $304.81/cwt +1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,896/hd at 622 lb · 149 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.28/cwt +7.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,848/hd at 710 lb · 129 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,215 2,532 1,176
Feeder cattle 3,215 2,322 1,176
Slaughter cattle — 210 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher except a larger offering of the 650-750 lb steers that sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Demand was good for a heavy supply and the quality was attractive with several reputation consignments. This was the last sale of the year for WLA, an impressive year for the cattle market as a whole.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,365 —
373 373 5 395.00 $395.00 $1,473 -10.00
410–437 428 40 367.50–403.00 $398.65 $1,706 —
450–487 472 78 361.00–390.00 $377.15 $1,780 -0.02
500–545 527 98 336.00–362.00 $347.73 $1,833 -5.85
557–591 575 172 312.00–342.50 $327.17 $1,881 +8.05
609–646 622 149 288.00–318.00 $304.81 $1,896 -0.07
650–693 668 122 268.00–298.00 $284.36 $1,900 +10.38
707–749 730 47 266.00–279.50 $275.99 $2,015 +23.02
782 782 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,994 -7.00
781–792 791 74 252.00–253.75 $253.59 $2,006 -8.41
863–893 891 69 246.00–247.50 $246.11 $2,193 +6.11
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 3 372.50 $372.50 $1,050 —
303 thin fleshed 303 3 412.50 $412.50 $1,250 —
375 375 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,462 +22.50
419–448 433 9 337.00–372.50 $354.10 $1,533 +8.43
457–475 465 13 345.00–362.50 $356.43 $1,657 +14.43
522–548 535 18 297.50–332.50 $324.60 $1,737 +28.97
551–597 574 21 290.00–307.00 $297.28 $1,706 +6.73
589 thin fleshed 589 14 320.00 $320.00 $1,885 —
620–644 635 23 275.00–291.00 $284.22 $1,805 +18.49
653–699 686 100 265.00–269.00 $265.73 $1,823 +15.73
705 705 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,762 —
743 743 31 270.50 $270.50 $2,010 —
772 772 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,930 —
851 851 12 240.00 $240.00 $2,042 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 4 317.00 $317.00 $1,537 —
542 542 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,653 —
598 598 3 266.00 $266.00 $1,591 +26.00
635 635 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,810 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620–635 627 13 285.00–298.00 $291.92 $1,830 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
758 758 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,668 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–330 315 9 347.50–372.50 $358.44 $1,129 +28.44
375–393 380 8 337.00–342.50 $341.08 $1,296 +2.01
415–447 435 20 312.50–336.00 $325.26 $1,415 +5.64
453–499 483 28 293.00–311.00 $301.03 $1,454 +13.53
509–548 528 88 280.00–304.00 $294.99 $1,558 +1.53
553–599 572 106 266.00–293.00 $285.09 $1,631 +10.60
593–595 594 12 263.00–264.00 $263.50 $1,565 +15.50
607–619 612 12 250.00–259.00 $255.21 $1,562 -19.52
600–634 622 24 273.00–285.00 $279.28 $1,737 +4.55
650–696 658 108 260.00–277.75 $275.15 $1,810 +38.48
654–685 663 15 245.00–255.00 $250.06 $1,658 +13.39
709–711 710 129 256.50–264.75 $260.28 $1,848 +22.28
770 770 12 244.50 $244.50 $1,883 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,121 —
406–443 413 10 297.00–317.00 $301.29 $1,244 +1.40
474 474 10 297.50–300.00 $298.50 $1,415 —
486 thin fleshed 486 7 307.50 $307.50 $1,494 —
523–548 527 13 282.00 $282.00 $1,486 +1.06
543 unweaned 543 4 259.00 $259.00 $1,406 —
561–588 575 25 264.00–270.00 $267.30 $1,537 +3.91
614 614 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,535 +2.14
600–632 620 19 252.00–272.50 $263.40 $1,633 +15.54
657 unweaned 657 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,583 —
676–695 681 21 245.00–257.50 $251.42 $1,712 —
714–741 724 13 245.00–246.00 $245.61 $1,778 —
732–734 733 10 232.00–235.00 $232.90 $1,707 —
771 771 8 237.00 $237.00 $1,827 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 527 6 275.00 $275.00 $1,449 -8.00
577 577 9 283.00 $283.00 $1,633 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 541 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,244 -29.34
744 744 9 175.00 $175.00 $1,302 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
576 576 11 258.00 $258.00 $1,486 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 586 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,465 -8.39
650 650 6 241.00 $241.00 $1,566 —

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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.