Name: Windsor Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, a moderate offering of quality feeders from local producers with several packages being weaned 60 plus days were in heavy demand. Feeders steers and heifers were trading 10.00 to 15.00 higher throughout the sale as buyers were attracted to the vaccinated and weaned cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls showed strong demand and being traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $257.65/cwt on 768 head.

Average price

$257.65

768 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$631

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$89.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.45

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	626	266.50	1,669	385
Medium and Large 1-2	600	257.85	1,548	210
Medium and Large 2	593	246.55	1,462	35
Large 1-2	687	240.60	1,652	117
Medium 2	553	225.00	1,243	13thin
Medium and Large 3	585	177.38	1,038	8thin

One grade step is worth $89.12/cwt here — about $631 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 sale768 hd

257.65

—

MO average8 barns · 14,326 hd

243.21

+14.45

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	1,710	113.52	1,941	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	100.39	1,480	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	94.38	1,172	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	990	84.39	835	37

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1-2	—	579	230.47/cwt	214.00–245.00	1,334	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	242.37/cwt	224.00–250.00	1,297	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	222.98/cwt	222.35–232.00	1,623	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	275.63/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,337	15
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	784	190.53/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,494	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	239.10/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,485	26
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	474	190.44/cwt	184.50–209.00	903	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	723	197.09/cwt	181.00–207.00	1,425	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,661	12
Steers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	623	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,252	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	307.09/cwt	285.00–321.00	1,606	81
Steers	Large 1-2	—	765	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,737	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	249.35/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,404	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	240.58/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,636	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	274.75/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,335	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	735	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,735	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	292.42/cwt	285.00–301.00	1,649	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	219.24/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,769	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	234.92/cwt	226.00–238.00	1,799	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	243.96/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,622	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,255	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	304.63/cwt	292.50–317.50	1,179	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	513	272.60/cwt	252.50–276.00	1,398	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	270.75/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,476	36
Steers	Large 1-2	—	577	260.68/cwt	238.00–265.00	1,504	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	234.63/cwt	229.00–246.00	1,692	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	322.18/cwt	316.00–325.00	1,559	12
Steers	Large 1-2	—	925	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,163	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	638	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,608	25
Steers	Large 1-2	—	659	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,588	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	742	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,677	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	484	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,191	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	269.04/cwt	258.00–281.00	1,574	36
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,078	172.68/cwt	169.00–180.00	1,861	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	256.03/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,603	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	265.73/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,640	82
Steers	Medium 2	—	503	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	663	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,432	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	879	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,714	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	200.58/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,139	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	487	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,120	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	576	237.14/cwt	220.00–248.00	1,366	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,277	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,115	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	92.61/cwt	86.00–98.00	1,134	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	97.44/cwt	87.00–102.00	1,447	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	79.48/cwt	74.00–83.00	986	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	102.30/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,300	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	95.22/cwt	93.00–98.00	998	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	84.55/cwt	77.00–92.00	832	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	67.07/cwt	62.00–73.00	630	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	85.61/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,260	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	105.99/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,556	19
Bulls	—	—	1,688	114.75/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,937	12
Bulls	—	—	1,892	125.61/cwt	124.00–127.00	2,377	3
Bulls	—	—	1,570	87.98/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	253.67/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,362	54
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	985	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	286.06/cwt	276.00–293.00	1,213	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,622	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	687	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	227.69/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,423	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	255.51/cwt	245.50–275.00	1,482	41
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	574	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,091	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	422	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	585	273.37/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,599	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	226.41/cwt	219.00–232.00	1,492	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	278.32/cwt	270.00–281.00	857	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	557	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,320	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	255.17/cwt	237.50–269.00	1,110	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	243.07/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,164	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,649	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	177.38/cwt	160.00–188.00	1,038	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	833	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	633	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,595	3

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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