Name: Windsor Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's higher market, steers and heifers sold uneven as steer and heifer calves from 400-500 lbs sold 5.00-15.00 lower, spots 20.00 lower and heavier weights mostly 3.00-8.00 lower but there were some spots where mid weights from 500-625 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply of mostly new crop calves but a couple load lots and a few consignments of home-raised yearlings were offered as well. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $275.80/cwt on 163 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −151.50 against this barn's trailing median of $427.30.

Average price

$275.80

163 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$31.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.83

vs MO average

+8.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	278.69	1,579	134
Medium and Large 1-2	549	268.11	1,472	21
Medium and Large 2	558	247.50	1,381	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.19/cwt here — about $198 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 sale163 hd

275.80

—

MO average17 barns · 2,310 hd

273.97

+1.83

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

+8.93

This barn, trailing median25 sales

427.30

−151.50

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	1,711	152.18	2,604	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	146.18	2,083	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	130.10	1,578	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	111.34	1,168	19

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,430	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$1,903	10
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,297	$1,900	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,600	3thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	300–350	301	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	238.22/cwt	226.00–243.00	1,594	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	364.59/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,539	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	501	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	332.23/cwt	325.00–346.00	1,751	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,390	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	339.50/cwt	315.00–349.00	1,494	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	330.62/cwt	319.00–337.50	1,594	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	355.09/cwt	341.00–375.00	1,669	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	302.76/cwt	287.50–310.50	1,856	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	312.83/cwt	300.00–323.00	1,355	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	269.25/cwt	261.00–284.00	1,424	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	372.30/cwt	372.00–372.50	1,195	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	487	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,595	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	284.83/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,652	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	329.57/cwt	322.50–339.00	1,015	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,430	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,791	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	322.28/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,821	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	286.94/cwt	277.00–302.50	1,386	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,025	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	320.14/cwt	307.50–332.50	1,217	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	563	248.83/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,401	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	493	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,331	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	126.99/cwt	119.00–134.00	1,518	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,182	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	95.55/cwt	86.00–103.00	926	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,231	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	114.88/cwt	105.00–123.00	1,236	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	141.36/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,947	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	2,600.00/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,600	3
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	449	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,383	6
Bulls	—	—	1,571	145.27/cwt	136.00–156.00	2,282	9
Bulls	—	—	1,978	164.94/cwt	158.00–170.00	3,263	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	148.99/cwt	144.00–153.00	2,165	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	141.07/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,824	8
Bulls	—	—	1,100	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	261.19/cwt	258.00–265.50	1,755	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,617	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,067	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	248.09/cwt	246.00–253.00	1,952	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	532	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	463	384.58/cwt	382.00–388.00	1,781	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	303.82/cwt	299.00–310.00	1,449	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	302.86/cwt	277.00–322.50	1,145	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,004	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,381	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	694	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,568	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	319.09/cwt	317.50–322.00	1,391	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,274	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	279.47/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,294	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	268.65/cwt	259.00–272.00	1,418	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,297	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,903.37/head	1,725.00–2,050.00	1,903	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	267.39/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,543	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	288.58/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,299	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,181	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,053	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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