Name: Windsor Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady except for some steer calves under 550 lbs that sold up to 5.00 higher. Demand was

good for a moderate supply. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $316.26/cwt on 128 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −166.05 against this barn's trailing median of $482.31.

Average price

$316.26

128 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$85.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.01

vs MO average

+7.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	338.59	1,775	86
Medium and Large 1-2	583	282.83	1,648	23
Medium and Large 2	508	268.00	1,361	3thin
Large 1-2	588	253.41	1,490	16thin

One grade step is worth $85.18/cwt here — about $285 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale128 hd

316.26

—

MO average18 barns · 2,829 hd

316.28

−0.01

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

+7.65

This barn, trailing median25 sales

482.31

−166.05

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	1,861	154.94	2,883	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	136.90	1,994	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	123.89	1,524	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	113.17	1,179	28

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1-2Fleshy	600–650	603	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	250.56/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,679	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	265.57/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,623	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	266.19/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,262	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	317.50/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,314	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	255.99/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,482	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	514	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,324	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	508	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,209	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	257.72/cwt	256.00–259.00	1,616	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	295.06/cwt	292.00–298.00	1,068	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	327.58/cwt	317.50–331.00	1,389	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	262.72/cwt	235.00–285.00	1,245	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	448	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,129	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	476	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,380	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	270.13/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,764	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	348.96/cwt	310.00–364.00	1,783	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	352.34/cwt	334.00–370.00	1,702	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	288.06/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,380	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	302.00/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,724	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	356.23/cwt	334.00–362.50	1,518	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	582	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	698	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,717	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	126.81/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,353	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	125.43/cwt	115.00–133.00	1,530	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	97.13/cwt	89.00–101.00	988	5
Bulls	—	—	1,947	161.71/cwt	160.00–163.00	3,148	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	130.35/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,916	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	109.47/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,369	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,800	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	117.45/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,941	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	141.05/cwt	137.00–151.00	2,023	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	135.97/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,799	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	113.83/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,186	18
Bulls	—	—	1,796	149.86/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,691	4
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	405	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,235	3
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	724	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,796	6
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	785	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,876	2
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	463	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,468	4
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	586	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,447	11
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	697	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	374.20/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,377	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	270.62/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,402	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	368.47/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,179	5
Steers	Large 2	750–800	788	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,678	3
Steers	Large 2	700–750	735	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,801	2
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	592	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	280.07/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,638	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	945	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	307.50/cwt	306.00–312.50	1,196	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,101	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	373	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,246	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	262.07/cwt	258.00–267.50	1,355	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	483	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	578	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,665	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	349	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,054	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	640	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,690	10

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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