Name: Windsor Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold with a lower undertone. Similar comparison's were limited with a light supply offered but a couple loads of yearlings steers and a load of heifers highlighted the sale and found moderate to good demand. The calves saw moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $284.44/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −197.87 against this barn's trailing median of $482.31.

Average price

$284.44

38 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$14.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.76

vs MO average

+9.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	292.76	1,652	13thin
Large 1-2	565	282.00	1,592	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	568	278.38	1,582	13thin

One grade step is worth $14.38/cwt here — about $70 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale38 hd

284.44

—

MO average12 barns · 860 hd

288.20

−3.76

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

+9.36

This barn, trailing median25 sales

482.31

−197.87

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	1,769	169.76	3,004	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,494	141.17	2,109	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,335	140.10	1,871	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,063	126.82	1,349	3thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	400–450	426	314.08/cwt	311.00–317.00	1,338	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	846	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,174	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,515	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	145.09/cwt	141.00–153.00	1,848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	627	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,837	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	286.21/cwt	282.50–288.00	1,219	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,197	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	690	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,883	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	289.99/cwt	289.00–294.00	1,670	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	425	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	274.70/cwt	271.00–279.00	1,445	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	474	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,280	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,902	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	264.63/cwt	263.00–269.00	1,762	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,801	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	175.80/cwt	170.00–182.00	3,112	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	145.60/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,319	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	138.96/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,979	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,329	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	121.73/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,351	2
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	532	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,431	5
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	645	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,587	4
Bulls	—	—	1,900	192.28/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,653	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	145.53/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,899	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	138.74/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,863	8
Bulls	—	—	1,638	137.16/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,395	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	705	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,523	5
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	583	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,615	7
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	539	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,558	5
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	405	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,154	5
Steers	Large 1	950–1000	990	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,891	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	269.62/cwt	263.00–276.00	1,429	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	265.07/cwt	261.00–268.00	1,545	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,439	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	485	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,808	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	275.00/cwt	265.00–284.00	1,592	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,686	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	305.93/cwt	302.00–308.00	1,472	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	262.03/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,792	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	272.11/cwt	260.00–279.50	1,684	19

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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