Name: Windsor Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers and Heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $278.53/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −148.77 against this barn's trailing median of $427.30.

Average price

$278.53

104 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$48.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.32

vs MO average

+25.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	287.49	1,534	67
Medium and Large 1-2	546	266.73	1,457	31
Medium and Large 2	563	239.42	1,348	6thin

One grade step is worth $48.07/cwt here — about $186 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

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 sale104 hd

278.53

—

MO average18 barns · 1,456 hd

256.21

+22.32

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

+25.85

This barn, trailing median25 sales

427.30

−148.77

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	1,763	154.53	2,724	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,456	123.72	1,802	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	118.50	1,506	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,079	111.58	1,204	25

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	961	$1,550	4thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	Large 1-2	650–700	674	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,641	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	1,017	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,420	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	259.85/cwt	251.00–269.00	1,481	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	605	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	239.42/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,348	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,109	3
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	253.31/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,983	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	328.51/cwt	304.00–336.50	1,682	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	348.94/cwt	330.00–358.00	1,357	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	292.99/cwt	286.00–297.00	1,787	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	299.74/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,753	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	285.32/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,658	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	268.09/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,676	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	263.01/cwt	258.00–266.50	1,765	17
Steers	Large 1	650–700	680	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	263.10/cwt	262.50–263.50	1,857	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	277.67/cwt	274.50–279.00	1,874	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	288.31/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,545	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	551	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,614	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	440	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,443	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	526	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,525	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	255.44/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,834	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,264	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	269.28/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,403	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,350	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,160	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,368	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	119.76/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,510	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	119.54/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,198	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	110.37/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,596	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	137.65/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,216	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	125.07/cwt	119.00–131.00	1,804	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	108.71/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,421	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	126.48/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,614	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	111.10/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,223	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	101.04/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,091	3
Bulls	—	—	1,885	171.50/cwt	170.00–173.00	3,233	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	160.50/cwt	151.00–168.00	3,017	7
Bulls	—	—	1,408	129.29/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,820	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,591	7
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,018	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	312.46/cwt	286.00–315.00	1,378	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	286.55/cwt	280.00–308.00	1,364	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	274.06/cwt	264.00–282.00	1,428	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	268.88/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,667	213
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	284.53/cwt	283.00–286.00	1,241	6
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,258	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	312.78/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,129	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,368	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	254.99/cwt	247.00–256.25	1,696	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	254.25/cwt	254.25–254.25	1,841	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,525	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,106	3

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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