Name: Windsor Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher except for a few stick out packages of heifer calves and some thin steers selling with a higher undertone. The local cash market held up well despite a few days of shaky cattle futures. Demand was good to very good for a moderate supply. The majority of the feeder offering was made up of new crop calves with just a few consignments of hard weaned yearlings. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $329.52/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −152.80 against this barn's trailing median of $482.31.

Average price

$329.52

114 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$14.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.29

vs MO average

+18.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	331.55	1,804	98
Medium and Large 1-2	526	317.08	1,667	16thin

One grade step is worth $14.46/cwt here — about $138 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale114 hd

329.52

—

MO average17 barns · 2,496 hd

313.23

+16.29

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

+18.76

This barn, trailing median25 sales

482.31

−152.80

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	1,801	158.02	2,846	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	143.39	2,178	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	131.08	1,612	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	117.30	1,187	15
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,211	173.00	2,095	7thin

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,197	$2,060	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,179	$2,760	21

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,008	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	309.95/cwt	295.00–313.00	1,915	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	339.47/cwt	327.00–348.00	1,769	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,036	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	316.22/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,347	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	229.86/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,634	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,098	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	651	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,937	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	354.10/cwt	332.50–367.50	1,523	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	294.12/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,976	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	558	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,283	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	359.17/cwt	345.00–388.00	1,358	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	302.52/cwt	287.50–308.00	1,428	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	320.41/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,214	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	271.70/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,538	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	320.06/cwt	307.50–331.00	1,850	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	499	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,747	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	985	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	552	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,656	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	387	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,544	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	261.41/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,668	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,238	2,242.18/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,242	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	335.28/cwt	325.00–349.00	1,596	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,793	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	140.03/cwt	134.00–143.00	2,033	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	118.40/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,466	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	140.46/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,736	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	117.73/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,219	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,842	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	146.44/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,282	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,290.00/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,290	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,166	2,906.25/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,906	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	105.95/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,012	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	132.21/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,300	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,211	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,095	7
Bulls	—	—	1,909	163.72/cwt	155.00–170.00	3,125	11
Bulls	—	—	1,716	153.55/cwt	146.00–158.00	2,635	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	129.20/cwt	118.00–137.00	1,584	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	596	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	453	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,441	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	610	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,592	4
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	337	305.55/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,030	8
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,016	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,890	20
Steers	Large 1	900–950	947	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,903	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	298.56/cwt	296.00–303.00	1,263	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	287.19/cwt	277.50–301.00	1,519	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	372	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,891	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	1,804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,129	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	249.16/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,562	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	258.04/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,388	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,605	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	144.96/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	362	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,213	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	318.03/cwt	317.00–322.50	1,622	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	281.36/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,353	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	277.87/cwt	277.00–278.00	1,973	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,217	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	330.07/cwt	287.50–350.00	1,578	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,355	5

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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