Name: Windsor Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate for a light supply. Cattle futures were sharply higher on Wednesday. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $282.97/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −199.34 against this barn's trailing median of $482.31.

Average price

$282.97

47 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$17

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

$10.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.53

vs MO average

−3.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	542	289.00	1,566	11thin
Medium and Large 1	549	282.45	1,550	23
Medium and Large 1-2	568	278.80	1,584	13thin

One grade step is worth $10.20/cwt here — about −$17 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale47 hd

282.97

—

MO average14 barns · 1,458 hd

276.44

+6.53

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−3.85

This barn, trailing median25 sales

482.31

−199.34

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	1,661	149.73	2,487	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,570	123.50	1,939	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,273	113.28	1,442	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	108.15	1,190	13

Every lot, as filed

62 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	550–600	554	269.33/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	240.48/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,633	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,723	3
Steers	Large 1	500–550	542	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,566	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,839	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	244.76/cwt	243.50–245.50	2,090	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,254	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	264.59/cwt	259.00–266.00	1,884	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	598	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,633	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,797	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	314.28/cwt	311.00–316.00	1,505	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,979	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	527	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,370	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	750–800	774	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,788	4
Steers	Large 1	600–650	634	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	252.11/cwt	246.50–256.50	1,964	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	607	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,791	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	277.10/cwt	268.00–281.00	1,712	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	264.05/cwt	263.50–266.00	1,769	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	490	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	278.80/cwt	271.00–282.00	1,584	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	742	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,616	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	468	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,480	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,410	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,208	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,028	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	987	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	105.28/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,341	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,288	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	131.50/cwt	130.00–133.00	2,042	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	124.11/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,950	26
Bulls	—	—	1,733	172.45/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,989	2
Bulls	—	—	1,719	151.79/cwt	149.00–158.00	2,609	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	122.51/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,623	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	108.39/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,191	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	115.55/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,819	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	117.68/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,487	14
Bulls	—	—	1,498	130.47/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,954	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	143.08/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	267.85/cwt	264.50–270.00	1,302	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	277.13/cwt	272.00–280.50	1,463	35
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	419	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	651	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,156	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,327	3
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	546	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,496	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	284.51/cwt	276.00–289.00	1,360	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	266.49/cwt	266.00–267.00	1,519	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	428	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,168	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	462	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	288.56/cwt	268.00–305.00	1,071	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	279.81/cwt	279.00–281.00	1,206	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	325.55/cwt	318.00–336.00	1,348	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	302.42/cwt	298.00–305.00	1,551	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	227.34/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,857	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,747	7

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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