Name: Windsor Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for a moderate supply of quality calves, stockers and yearlings. A nice offering of calves, stockers and yearlings were on hand. At the conclusion of the regular sale, there was an offering of 4 herd dispersals of quality cow/calf pairs, bred cows and breeding bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $278.12/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −149.18 against this barn's trailing median of $427.30.

Average price

$278.12

82 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,506

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$39.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.00

vs MO average

+0.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	290.89	1,543	46
Medium and Large 1-2	562	265.34	1,491	27
Medium and Large 2	536	251.22	1,347	9thin

One grade step is worth $39.67/cwt here — about $195 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $447.60, low $380.31, median $427.30 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 sale82 hd

278.12

—

MO average15 barns · 2,663 hd

277.13

+1.00

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

+0.90

This barn, trailing median25 sales

427.30

−149.18

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	1,760	151.13	2,660	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	143.70	2,077	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	129.40	1,619	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	117.35	1,229	25

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,450	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,091	$2,500	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,262	$2,268	17
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,876	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,218	$3,850	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,183	$3,557	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,360	$3,089	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,550	$2,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,293	$2,425	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,480	$2,225	2thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	700–750	726	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,906	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	245.73/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,583	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,875.84/head	1,600.00–2,025.00	1,876	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	219.25/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,679	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	2,267.65/head	1,775.00–2,550.00	2,268	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	760	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,718	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	660	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	713	225.72/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,609	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,303	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	249.64/cwt	230.00–250.50	1,875	73
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	271.89/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,996	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	283.72/cwt	276.00–288.00	1,918	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	268.09/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,694	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	295.41/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,539	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	680	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	629	246.57/cwt	236.00–261.00	1,551	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	391.63/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,657	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	260.71/cwt	242.00–269.25	1,773	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	364.00/cwt	345.00–391.50	1,769	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	298.68/cwt	292.50–302.00	1,885	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	276.51/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,548	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	268.46/cwt	266.00–271.00	2,073	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	328.06/cwt	316.00–332.00	1,850	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	244.74/cwt	244.50–246.00	2,039	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,108	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	122.63/cwt	102.00–135.00	1,510	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	138.42/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,769	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	118.61/cwt	103.00–133.00	1,244	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	98.71/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,022	4
Bulls	—	—	1,570	142.20/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,233	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	144.49/cwt	137.00–150.00	2,110	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	3,557.03/head	3,000.00–3,925.00	3,557	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,436	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,550	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	620	201.23/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,248	6
Steers	Large 1	700–750	703	273.80/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,925	5
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	662	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,688	3
Bulls	—	—	1,817	153.81/cwt	148.00–163.00	2,795	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	134.67/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,417	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,585	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	300–350	308	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	947	5
Steers	Large 2	750–800	783	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,950	2
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	943	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,971	2
Steers	Large 2	550–600	588	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,411	3
Steers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,068	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,051	11
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	745	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,971	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	318.06/cwt	295.00–337.50	1,215	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	450	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	320.82/cwt	312.00–337.50	1,514	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	329.10/cwt	301.00–357.50	1,409	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	331.61/cwt	320.00–343.00	1,751	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	654	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,596	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	271.92/cwt	256.00–285.00	1,428	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	261.25/cwt	251.00–274.00	1,531	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	274.95/cwt	253.00–289.00	1,606	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	248	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	856	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	803	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	545	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	260.18/cwt	240.00–274.00	1,621	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	297.48/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	274.08/cwt	273.00–275.00	1,886	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	228.37/cwt	224.00–236.00	1,610	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,220	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	286.23/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,216	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	247.96/cwt	236.00–253.00	1,664	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	537	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,490	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	230.96/cwt	230.50–231.50	2,002	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,334	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,362	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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