Name: Windsor Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady and yearlings firm to 5.00 higher. The exception was for heifer calves weighing 450-500 lbs not quite reaching the highs realized last week. Demand was good for a moderate supply that featured several loads of yearlings. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $322.94/cwt on 143 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −159.37 against this barn's trailing median of $482.31.

Average price

$322.94

143 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$37.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.70

vs MO average

+9.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	329.33	1,770	115
Medium 1	505	310.00	1,566	5thin
Large 1	562	295.80	1,662	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	576	292.31	1,684	13thin

One grade step is worth $37.02/cwt here — about $87 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $524.49, low $425.76, median $482.31 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale143 hd

322.94

—

MO average13 barns · 3,219 hd

313.24

+9.70

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

+9.94

This barn, trailing median25 sales

482.31

−159.37

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	—	High	1,549	135.78	2,103	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	127.58	1,867	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	115.90	1,390	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	101.63	1,024	16

Every lot, as filed

58 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	850–900	878	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,107	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	271.37/cwt	264.00–273.25	1,929	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	273.46/cwt	259.00–282.50	1,296	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	255.48/cwt	250.00–257.00	2,077	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	368.15/cwt	359.00–374.00	1,557	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	301.03/cwt	272.50–312.50	1,180	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	293.73/cwt	287.00–303.00	1,836	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	346.06/cwt	325.00–359.00	1,616	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,257	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	287.34/cwt	278.00–297.00	1,537	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	259.51/cwt	253.00–260.50	1,967	85
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	335.06/cwt	321.00–346.00	1,762	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	271.10/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,868	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	280.80/cwt	266.00–287.00	1,587	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	311.71/cwt	294.00–318.00	1,350	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	269.38/cwt	260.00–275.50	1,670	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	249.71/cwt	249.50–249.75	2,133	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	252.11/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,830	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	295.19/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,438	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	466	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,682	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	133.33/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,976	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	105.68/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,271	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	127.70/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,566	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	105.86/cwt	95.00–111.00	1,074	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	119.92/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,724	6
Bulls	—	—	1,693	143.79/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,434	4
Steers	Large 1	500–550	541	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,618	6
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	586	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,576	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	84.87/cwt	77.50–90.00	853	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,109	2
Bulls	—	—	1,357	125.10/cwt	116.00–133.00	1,698	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	114.87/cwt	108.00–122.00	1,369	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	3
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	5
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	9
Steers	Large 1	550–600	593	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,726	4
Steers	Large 1	650–700	667	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,848	3
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	721	243.58/cwt	242.00–246.00	1,756	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	279.22/cwt	247.00–291.00	1,449	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	243.20/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,892	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	258.72/cwt	257.00–260.50	1,741	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	313.79/cwt	297.50–326.00	1,785	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	522	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,383	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	739	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	280.13/cwt	272.00–288.00	1,782	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	130.24/cwt	116.00–146.00	1,489	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	260.95/cwt	259.00–267.00	1,897	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,747	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	292.31/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,684	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	296.45/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,269	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	316.02/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	262.77/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,508	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	346.71/cwt	337.50–349.50	1,463	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,771	6

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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