Name: Windsor Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady to spots 5.00 higher with the exception being heifer calves weighing 400-500 lbs selling 10.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $342.54/cwt on 220 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −139.78 against this barn's trailing median of $482.31.

Average price

$342.54

220 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$401

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

$69.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

vs MO average

+0.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	350.10	1,955	174
Medium and Large 1-2	565	317.07	1,792	42
Medium and Large 2	553	281.00	1,554	4thin

One grade step is worth $69.10/cwt here — about $401 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

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 sale220 hd

342.54

—

MO average18 barns · 3,944 hd

341.06

+1.48

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

+0.16

This barn, trailing median25 sales

482.31

−139.78

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	1,717	166.80	2,863	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,477	139.95	2,067	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	123.38	1,486	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,012	105.57	1,068	15

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1-2	800–850	848	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,061	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	428	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	963	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	304.58/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,776	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	369.38/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,932	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	739	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,047	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	342.12/cwt	320.00–367.50	1,676	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	290.00/cwt	277.00–300.00	2,091	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,484	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	351.95/cwt	348.00–360.00	1,513	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	397.86/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,647	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	340.13/cwt	319.00–360.00	1,966	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,949	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	276.90/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,866	57
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	558	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,428	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	304.96/cwt	295.00–316.00	2,074	75
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	786	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,028	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	274.98/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,005	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	388.74/cwt	362.50–412.50	1,854	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	304.91/cwt	297.50–314.00	1,918	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	489	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	548	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,085	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,116	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	348.31/cwt	330.00–362.00	1,815	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	259.11/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,993	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	418	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	594	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,821	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	288.16/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,645	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,142	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	412	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,504	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	126.31/cwt	119.00–134.00	1,517	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,166	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,805	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	147.32/cwt	143.00–150.00	2,297	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	111.59/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,321	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	94.84/cwt	84.00–105.00	926	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	138.19/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,756	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	111.32/cwt	105.00–122.00	1,167	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	136.99/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,937	10
Bulls	—	—	1,918	171.53/cwt	170.00–173.00	3,290	2
Bulls	—	—	1,636	164.91/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,698	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	190.45/cwt	186.00–196.00	2,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	324.86/cwt	292.50–332.50	1,364	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	687	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	608	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	345.51/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,645	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	754	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,074	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	292.34/cwt	278.00–312.00	1,526	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	292.78/cwt	275.00–299.00	1,821	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	794	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,977	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	262.64/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,489	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	268.56/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	293.28/cwt	288.00–312.50	1,361	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	315.77/cwt	285.00–331.00	1,790	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	376.39/cwt	355.00–392.50	1,585	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	258.25/cwt	257.00–261.00	1,870	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	318.25/cwt	306.00–336.00	2,011	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	330.80/cwt	311.00–343.00	1,690	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	352.48/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,329	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	693	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	2,034	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	563	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,543	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	628	254.86/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,601	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	274.00/cwt	265.00–276.00	2,091	35

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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