Name: Windsor Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply. The calf run is starting to pick up and there were noticeably more calves in the offering this week. Slaughter cows sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.35/cwt on 212 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −155.96 against this barn's trailing median of $427.30.

Average price

$271.35

212 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$37.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.73

vs MO average

+10.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	275.30	1,571	171
Medium and Large 1-2	542	258.34	1,400	34
Large 1-2	559	238.00	1,330	7thin

One grade step is worth $37.30/cwt here — about $241 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 sale212 hd

271.35

—

MO average16 barns · 2,161 hd

251.62

+19.73

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

+10.89

This barn, trailing median25 sales

427.30

−155.96

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	1,758	151.81	2,669	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,506	116.77	1,759	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	112.47	1,396	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	100.33	1,058	20

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	105.74/cwt	97.50–111.50	1,123	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	107.10/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,643	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	119.19/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,787	16
Bulls	—	—	1,758	151.81/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,669	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	138.97/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,463	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	123.31/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,449	4
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	459	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,253	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	267.74/cwt	261.00–274.00	1,569	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	290.19/cwt	282.00–306.00	1,666	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	255.96/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,464	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	255.74/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,683	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	283.63/cwt	277.00–294.00	1,498	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	281.06/cwt	271.00–284.00	1,734	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	316.49/cwt	295.00–331.00	1,620	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	495	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,218	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	595	284.75/cwt	284.75–284.75	1,694	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	250.72/cwt	250.50–251.00	1,918	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	250.56/cwt	247.00–258.00	1,827	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	273.93/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,704	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	272.46/cwt	258.50–275.75	2,016	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,213	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	264.69/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,765	11
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	524	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,326	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	343.94/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,314	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	296.08/cwt	289.00–309.00	1,472	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	335.20/cwt	321.00–344.00	1,599	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,094	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	272.24/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,783	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	318.36/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,363	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	242.48/cwt	236.00–247.00	1,642	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,332	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	711	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,671	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,343	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,533	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	116.63/cwt	111.00–122.00	1,474	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	87.70/cwt	80.00–95.00	910	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	103.64/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,236	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	311.89/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,307	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	276.66/cwt	271.00–286.00	1,162	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	254.26/cwt	251.50–256.00	1,599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	279.63/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,421	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	279.84/cwt	276.00–281.00	1,352	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	261.02/cwt	256.00–269.00	1,498	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	259.82/cwt	253.00–261.00	1,359	21
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	559	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,330	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	253.45/cwt	242.00–254.75	1,878	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	296.50/cwt	292.00–311.00	1,144	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	767	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,879	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	568	268.50/cwt	264.00–273.00	1,525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	349	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	269.31/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,672	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	245.86/cwt	244.50–250.00	1,900	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	209.18/cwt	207.00–210.50	1,830	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,873	13

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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