Name: Windsor Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate for a light supply. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $291.95/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −190.37 against this barn's trailing median of $482.31.

Average price

$291.95

94 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$58.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.94

vs MO average

−7.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	308.31	1,679	60
Large 1	544	280.00	1,523	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	552	272.11	1,503	14thin
Large 1-2	548	255.00	1,397	3thin
Medium 1-2	572	250.00	1,430	13thin

One grade step is worth $58.31/cwt here — about $249 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 sale94 hd

291.95

—

MO average18 barns · 2,679 hd

281.01

+10.94

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−7.09

This barn, trailing median25 sales

482.31

−190.37

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	1,441	155.38	2,238	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	122.17	1,845	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	114.72	1,405	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	103.62	1,120	18

Every lot, as filed

59 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	Large 1-2	500–550	548	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	264.54/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,619	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	318.73/cwt	310.00–323.00	1,622	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	307.12/cwt	288.00–314.00	1,754	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	274.93/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,465	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	322.68/cwt	319.00–325.00	1,410	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	468	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,193	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,584	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	572	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,430	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	278.79/cwt	274.00–286.00	1,759	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,614	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	262.50/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,877	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	508	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	601	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,785	7
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	450–500	452	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,379	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	750–800	763	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	584	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,472	4
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	350–400	372	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	930	3
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	500–550	544	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,523	4
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	800–850	812	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	246.80/cwt	245.50–249.50	2,048	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	249.02/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	624	231.94/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	557	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,461	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,318	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	103.23/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,130	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	121.20/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,796	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	106.94/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,202	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	127.48/cwt	127.00–128.00	2,126	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	124.47/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,624	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	114.52/cwt	109.00–122.00	1,414	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	91.08/cwt	90.00–92.00	914	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	113.66/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,220	3
Bulls	—	—	1,870	165.91/cwt	164.00–168.00	3,103	2
Bulls	—	—	1,318	152.37/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,008	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	143.02/cwt	129.00–161.00	1,535	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	190.71/cwt	180.00–201.00	1,936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,836	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	308.85/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,350	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	891	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,835	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	279.56/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,510	19
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	423	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	578	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	542	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,333	3
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	450–500	493	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,306	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	294.13/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,371	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	270.32/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,273	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,346	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	340.62/cwt	330.00–346.00	1,424	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	952	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	2,194	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,344	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	269.45/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,840	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	263.30/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,772	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,593	5

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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