Name: Windsor Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly steady and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good for a moderate supply with a large offering of cows brought to town. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $246.85/cwt on 479 head.

Average price

$246.85

479 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,299

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2

$38.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.88

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	256.37	1,338	259
Large 1	545	238.32	1,299	22
Medium and Large 1-2	527	236.08	1,245	190
Large 1-2	590	218.00	1,286	8thin

One grade step is worth $38.37/cwt here — about $52 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 sale479 hd

246.85

—

MO average18 barns · 12,879 hd

237.98

+8.88

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	1,901	125.74	2,390	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,386	91.89	1,274	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,157	91.78	1,062	117
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	80.90	820	31

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
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,084	$1,214	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,538	8

Every lot, as filed

79 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	Large 1	—	803	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	240.79/cwt	233.00–252.50	1,045	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	291.61/cwt	287.50–292.50	834	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	228.43/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,412	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	222.20/cwt	218.00–224.50	1,575	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,639	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	620	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,283	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	265.92/cwt	254.00–275.00	1,260	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	233.14/cwt	227.00–244.00	1,338	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	243.75/cwt	238.00–251.00	1,506	29
Steers	Large 1	—	735	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,580	3
Steers	Large 1	—	519	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,261	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	243.11/cwt	235.00–256.00	1,167	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	255.20/cwt	250.00–270.00	970	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	199.44/cwt	188.00–201.50	1,602	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	386	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	973	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	508	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,128	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	243.83/cwt	237.00–248.00	917	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	410	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,013	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,142	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	545	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,373	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	258.75/cwt	245.00–266.00	1,335	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	280.91/cwt	266.00–292.50	1,180	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	660	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,195	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	233.35/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,092	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	231.50/cwt	227.50–234.00	993	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,153	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,173	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,428	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	487	207.41/cwt	204.00–218.00	1,010	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	258.61/cwt	242.00–280.00	817	27
Steers	Large 1-2	—	560	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,282	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	254.85/cwt	246.00–263.00	1,478	42
Steers	Large 1	—	346	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	927	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	283.73/cwt	261.00–290.00	1,092	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,328	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	216.28/cwt	201.00–219.00	1,555	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	70.10/cwt	66.00–74.00	704	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	82.98/cwt	77.00–88.00	843	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	92.75/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,297	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	95.73/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,137	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	91.26/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,048	88
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	84.21/cwt	80.50–86.00	986	6
Bulls	—	—	1,625	118.55/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,926	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	87.56/cwt	87.00–88.50	1,162	3
Bulls	—	—	2,315	136.52/cwt	136.00–137.00	3,160	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	104.80/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,041	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	1,213.73/head	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,214	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,537.50/head	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,538	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	100.80/cwt	95.00–122.00	1,086	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	218.10/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,241	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	205.98/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,170	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	455	216.98/cwt	211.00–220.00	987	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	606	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,182	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	189.62/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,263	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	197.49/cwt	196.00–199.00	1,244	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	234.89/cwt	224.00–239.00	996	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	227.02/cwt	202.50–237.00	974	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	207.45/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,073	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	792	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	237.05/cwt	221.00–246.00	1,107	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	215.23/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,162	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	466	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,109	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	183.89/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,318	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	241.29/cwt	232.00–250.50	893	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,214	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	235.33/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,250	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	319	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	218.60/cwt	203.50–223.00	1,047	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	498	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,205	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	735	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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