Name: Windsor Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with a few spots up to 10.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply. The quality was attractive throughout the day and buyers were aggressive. Slaughter cows sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $290.83/cwt on 248 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −136.47 against this barn's trailing median of $427.30.

Average price

$290.83

248 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$33.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.22

vs MO average

+20.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	293.63	1,563	227
Medium and Large 1-2	538	260.57	1,401	21

One grade step is worth $33.06/cwt here — about $162 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

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 sale248 hd

290.83

—

MO average18 barns · 3,805 hd

279.61

+11.22

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

+20.83

This barn, trailing median25 sales

427.30

−136.47

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	1,408	145.80	2,053	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,459	138.20	2,017	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	130.61	1,554	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	998	113.20	1,130	7thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	600–650	626	276.56/cwt	274.00–279.00	1,731	52
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	148.06/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,265	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	295.61/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,845	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	540	308.09/cwt	275.00–318.00	1,664	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	369.69/cwt	345.00–384.00	1,760	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	345.35/cwt	342.00–355.00	1,461	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	478	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,401	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	388.46/cwt	377.50–397.50	1,231	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,795	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	393.50/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,625	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	314.12/cwt	295.00–327.50	1,825	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	359.28/cwt	351.00–375.00	1,362	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	407.73/cwt	400.00–411.00	1,566	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,324	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	300.14/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,546	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	343.16/cwt	331.00–357.50	1,815	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	333.62/cwt	314.00–340.00	1,415	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	257.01/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,969	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	255.64/cwt	254.00–257.00	1,846	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	250.29/cwt	249.00–252.00	1,489	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	282.05/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,627	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	526	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,631	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	723	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,808	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	283.21/cwt	278.00–287.50	1,869	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	312.87/cwt	292.00–322.50	1,480	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	402	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	232.45/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,881	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,674	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	141.56/cwt	139.00–145.00	2,065	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	113.52/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,419	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,355	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	117.28/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,195	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	135.29/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,991	9
Steers	Large 1	600–650	628	285.76/cwt	285.00–286.00	1,795	12
Heifers	Large 1	900–950	932	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,584	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	129.26/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,525	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	647	1
Bulls	—	—	1,408	145.80/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,053	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	140.26/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,703	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	261.28/cwt	249.00–268.50	1,764	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	743	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,850	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	268.54/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,692	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	564	292.73/cwt	292.50–293.00	1,651	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	453	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,508	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	550	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	282.83/cwt	272.50–303.00	1,762	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	254.61/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,833	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	260.52/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,391	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	662	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,483	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	323.51/cwt	310.00–341.00	1,711	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	336.81/cwt	332.50–347.00	1,607	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,827	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	269.47/cwt	266.00–275.00	1,819	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	244.07/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,652	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	259.44/cwt	257.50–264.00	1,598	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,681	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	300.72/cwt	290.00–320.00	977	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	292.48/cwt	282.50–305.00	1,375	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	479	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,317	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	309.34/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,343	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,169	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	353.55/cwt	322.50–385.00	1,365	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	678	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	264.75/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,946	8

How this sale compares

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