Name: Windsor Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a lighter test of steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Demand was good for a light to moderate supply that consisted of mostly smaller packages of calves. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower, bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.05/cwt on 259 head.

Average price

$206.05

259 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,077

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$32.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.11

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	393	212.82	836	14thin
Medium and Large 1	534	207.97	1,111	176
Medium and Large 1-2	527	200.68	1,058	66
Medium and Large 2	353	180.00	635	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.82/cwt here — about $201 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 sale259 hd

206.05

—

MO average18 barns · 10,635 hd

204.93

+1.11

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	1,812	119.85	2,171	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	94.93	1,400	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	89.45	1,089	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	79.13	803	17

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,100	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	227.44/cwt	220.00–235.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	232.39/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,016	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	486	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,142	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	534	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	243.64/cwt	230.00–253.00	909	18
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	300	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	210.72/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,009	16
Heifers	Medium 1	—	484	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,002	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	488	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,059	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	224.49/cwt	223.50–226.00	1,394	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	237.26/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,025	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,528	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	217.41/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,481	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	239.78/cwt	232.00–249.00	1,249	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	818	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	273.89/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,027	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	221.42/cwt	214.00–228.50	1,382	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	222.00/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,259	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	263.78/cwt	262.50–265.00	733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	201.10/cwt	196.00–208.00	1,456	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	247.04/cwt	237.00–256.00	1,168	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	238.61/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,372	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,171	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	255.56/cwt	246.00–260.00	981	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,230	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	227.53/cwt	223.00–231.00	949	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	218.01/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,053	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,098	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	668	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,396	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	71.50/cwt	67.00–75.00	764	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	82.31/cwt	77.00–87.00	817	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	94.31/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,395	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	100.24/cwt	99.50–101.00	1,443	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	98.34/cwt	96.00–99.50	1,282	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	89.76/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,091	28
Bulls	—	—	1,883	119.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	2,259	7
Bulls	—	—	1,285	99.54/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,279	2
Bulls	—	—	1,950	129.81/cwt	127.00–133.00	2,531	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	83.54/cwt	80.00–86.50	984	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	95.05/cwt	90.00–105.00	959	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	638	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	494	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	963	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	213.50/cwt	213.00–215.00	835	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	196.00/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,058	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,191	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	428	193.04/cwt	188.00–201.00	826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	243.42/cwt	223.00–250.00	769	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	235.95/cwt	220.00–250.00	908	24
Heifers	Medium 1	—	365	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	207.73/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,089	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	168.83/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,329	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	192.09/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,174	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	225.22/cwt	214.00–232.00	1,099	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	170.12/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,213	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	201.23/cwt	193.00–210.00	1,179	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	206.00/cwt	201.00–209.00	1,098	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,295	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	192.76/cwt	187.00–194.00	1,297	17

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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