Name: Windsor Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steer calves under 700 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 higher, spots 25.00 higher on the 450-525 lbs steers and the heavier steers sold mostly steady except for a load of grass yearlings selling with a higher undertone but with no recent similar sales to compare to. Heifer calves under 500 lbs sold 20.00-25.00 higher and those over 500 lbs sold steady to 8.00 higher. Demand was good to very good except being moderate for the fleshier calves weighing 550-700 lbs. Despite large numbers of cattle currently on feed, the 2024 calf crop was historically small and there is fierce competition for the grazing type calves. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower than two weeks ago.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $275.70/cwt on 288 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −151.60 against this barn's trailing median of $427.30.

Average price

$275.70

288 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

per head · Large 1 over Medium 1

$35.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.97

vs MO average

−7.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	518	288.00	1,492	4thin
Medium and Large 1	549	283.12	1,553	172
Medium and Large 1-2	546	264.98	1,447	97
Large 1-2	542	261.00	1,415	7thin
Medium 1	584	252.84	1,477	8thin

One grade step is worth $35.16/cwt here — about $15 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale288 hd

275.70

—

MO average13 barns · 3,968 hd

276.67

−0.97

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−7.62

This barn, trailing median25 sales

427.30

−151.60

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	—	Low	1,805	153.44	2,770	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,524	112.26	1,711	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	107.05	1,393	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	97.67	1,092	7thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	800–850	828	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	2,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	294.98/cwt	276.00–299.75	1,997	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	429.99/cwt	427.50–435.00	1,544	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	374.44/cwt	340.00–392.50	1,801	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,268	67
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	678	266.38/cwt	252.00–272.50	1,806	10
Steers	Medium 1	800–850	806	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,023	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	291.49/cwt	280.00–309.00	1,810	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	319.77/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,826	95
Steers	Large 1	500–550	531	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,789	9
Steers	Large 1	800–850	820	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,083	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	733	255.86/cwt	254.00–256.50	1,875	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	617	272.85/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,683	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	539	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	843	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,065	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	598	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,525	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	674	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,678	9
Steers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	650–700	669	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,512	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	793	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,871	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	641	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	700–750	709	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,680	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,829	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	263.68/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,906	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	387.99/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,649	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	279.81/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,645	16
Steers	Large 1	600–650	629	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,689	27
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	428	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,584	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	493	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,257	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	361.02/cwt	337.50–380.00	1,874	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,172	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	369.83/cwt	340.00–378.00	1,590	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	257.74/cwt	249.00–276.00	1,621	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	309.45/cwt	290.00–339.00	1,662	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,004	9
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	511	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,725	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	267.20/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,761	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	648	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,766	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	590	261.75/cwt	261.00–262.50	1,544	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	301.31/cwt	287.50–340.00	1,422	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	260.89/cwt	253.00–263.00	1,975	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	711	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,714	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	668	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,590	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	600–650	631	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,451	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	244.79/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,606	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,523	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,348	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	98.84/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,291	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	98.78/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,119	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,980	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	113.34/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,706	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	106.37/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,675	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,445	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	109.88/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,434	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	937	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,464	1
Bulls	—	—	2,120	165.57/cwt	161.00–170.00	3,510	2
Bulls	—	—	1,659	150.73/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,501	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,536	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	162.97/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,592	3
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	518	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	803	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,847	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	647	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	253.21/cwt	249.00–262.75	1,874	265
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	656	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	591	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	328.97/cwt	318.00–346.00	1,536	72
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	608	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	271.19/cwt	256.00–276.50	1,719	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	255.97/cwt	244.00–262.50	1,625	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,819	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,898	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	480	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,253	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	685	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,877	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	556	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,229	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	610	238.73/cwt	222.50–249.00	1,456	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	246.59/cwt	244.00–249.00	1,672	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	261.52/cwt	246.00–272.00	1,512	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	294.62/cwt	267.00–309.00	1,394	23
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	656	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,650	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	271.68/cwt	247.00–287.50	1,429	57
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	747	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,778	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	283.12/cwt	267.00–294.00	1,614	70
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	437	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,398	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	542	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,415	7
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	612	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	353.03/cwt	347.50–357.50	1,345	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	304.86/cwt	293.00–317.50	1,259	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	284.83/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,512	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	344.02/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,421	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,928	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	261.67/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,758	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	363.31/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,177	7
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	584	252.84/cwt	242.50–263.00	1,477	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,695	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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