Name: Windsor Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good and supply was moderate on a snowy Wednesday. Nearly all the cattle had been weaned and vaccinated and most were in attractive condition. Slaughter cows sold firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.44/cwt on 779 head.

Average price

$154.44

779 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$28.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.58

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	657	156.36	1,027	578
Medium and Large 1-2	632	150.18	949	187
Medium 1-2	656	133.64	876	11thin
Medium 1	722	128.00	924	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.36/cwt here — about $103 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale779 hd

154.44

—

MO average16 barns · 10,250 hd

155.02

−0.58

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,619	81.42	1,318	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	59.53	835	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	56.84	716	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	44.04	473	12

Every lot, as filed

72 lots · USDA AMS · Windsor Livestock Auction - Windsor, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	130.95/cwt	128.50–135.00	938	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	155.80/cwt	155.50–156.00	684	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	648	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	664	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	597	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	679	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	856	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	762	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	892	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	752	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	153.62/cwt	153.00–154.00	539	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	688	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	936	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	588	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	861	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	415	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	842	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,036	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	146.13/cwt	144.00–148.50	1,071	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	161.40/cwt	156.00–165.00	996	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	153.51/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,013	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	177.17/cwt	168.00–180.50	934	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	139.32/cwt	136.00–142.50	1,091	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	166.89/cwt	159.50–173.00	953	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	183.77/cwt	179.50–189.00	871	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	131.75/cwt	131.50–132.00	1,162	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	190.79/cwt	190.00–191.00	849	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	743	136.39/cwt	133.00–137.50	1,013	12
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	682	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	921	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	722	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	134.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	626	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	514	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	144.10/cwt	135.00–151.00	827	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	135.52/cwt	128.00–140.50	861	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	147.38/cwt	135.00–155.00	703	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	47.10/cwt	40.00–51.50	502	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	37.84/cwt	35.00–41.00	414	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	224	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	591	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	57.93/cwt	54.00–60.50	796	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	64.33/cwt	63.50–65.50	965	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	631	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	55.55/cwt	49.00–59.50	702	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	61.62/cwt	58.50–66.50	791	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	48.95/cwt	46.00–52.00	575	3
Bulls	—	—	1,636	84.15/cwt	81.50–86.00	1,377	4
Bulls	—	—	1,550	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	1,093	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	57.58/cwt	55.00–60.00	614	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	78.06/cwt	74.00–80.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	144.36/cwt	140.00–152.50	973	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	157.36/cwt	154.50–164.50	895	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	165.90/cwt	155.00–171.00	843	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	132.35/cwt	131.50–133.00	1,142	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	143.99/cwt	143.50–144.50	1,037	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	168.82/cwt	165.00–172.00	731	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	133.41/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,041	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	151.04/cwt	148.00–153.50	950	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,081	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	126.49/cwt	122.00–128.00	917	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	131.08/cwt	128.00–138.50	893	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	141.10/cwt	135.00–154.50	739	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	143.61/cwt	143.00–145.00	632	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	140.52/cwt	134.00–146.00	887	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	149.72/cwt	142.00–156.00	853	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	156.98/cwt	149.50–160.50	840	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	126.63/cwt	125.00–127.50	967	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	157.85/cwt	153.00–160.00	756	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	942	16

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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