Name: Windsor Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 6.00 higher and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher except for some steer and heifers calves under 450 lbs selling 10.00-15.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for a moderate supply. Some new crop calves are starting to show up now with the impressive calf market. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $266.16/cwt on 634 head.

Average price

$266.16

634 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$23.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.36

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	613	268.95	1,648	478
Medium and Large 1-2	585	257.88	1,509	153
Large 1-2	658	245.00	1,612	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.95/cwt here — about $36 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 sale634 hd

266.16

—

MO average15 barns · 11,244 hd

258.80

+7.36

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	1,474	131.25	1,935	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,521	121.27	1,844	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	115.49	1,407	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,024	100.84	1,033	11

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	540	265.52/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,434	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,907	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	273.47/cwt	261.00–277.00	1,887	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	461	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,480	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	353	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,103	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	623	236.77/cwt	236.00–237.50	1,475	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	250.20/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,531	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	256.45/cwt	253.50–260.50	1,998	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	246.38/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,638	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	587	280.97/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,649	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	717	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	699	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	343.23/cwt	332.00–349.00	1,644	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	238.14/cwt	236.75–239.50	1,958	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	255.50/cwt	252.00–262.50	1,883	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,087	5
Steers	Large 1	—	644	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,070	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	299.70/cwt	295.00–304.00	1,594	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,229	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	246.71/cwt	239.00–254.25	1,996	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	359.01/cwt	343.00–373.00	1,519	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	232.84/cwt	219.00–237.50	2,023	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,284	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,410	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	270.48/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,677	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	341.86/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,808	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,747	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	544	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,333	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	257.47/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,882	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	464	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,508	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	317.89/cwt	296.00–335.00	1,459	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	306.33/cwt	305.00–309.50	1,737	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,203	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	299.99/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,119	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	304.29/cwt	295.00–318.00	1,415	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,332	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	536	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,206	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,172	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	100.22/cwt	94.00–105.50	1,019	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	103.48/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,203	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	123.50/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,626	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	126.69/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,979	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	115.84/cwt	109.00–125.00	1,714	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	113.24/cwt	106.00–121.00	1,340	25
Bulls	—	—	1,438	128.33/cwt	119.00–136.00	1,845	9
Bulls	—	—	1,529	135.64/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,074	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	134.02/cwt	122.00–150.00	1,327	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	185.92/cwt	176.00–189.00	2,051	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	312.79/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,473	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	526	250.49/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,318	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	789	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,736	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	720	232.96/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	781	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,601	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	274.92/cwt	260.00–284.50	1,606	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	266.25/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,629	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	252.86/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,725	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,829	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	255.91/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,525	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	236.40/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,593	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	289.39/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,250	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	500	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,800	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	323.07/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,056	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	247.70/cwt	241.00–248.50	1,751	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	316.31/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,297	43
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	658	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	266.36/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,255	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	306.08/cwt	289.00–311.00	1,879	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	223.64/cwt	220.00–224.50	1,814	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	296.67/cwt	292.50–298.00	1,537	12

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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