Name: Windsor Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly steady to 10.00 higher. Heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $395.36/cwt on 216 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −86.96 against this barn's trailing median of $482.31.

Average price

$395.36

216 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,186

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$49.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.27

vs MO average

+17.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	398.62	2,199	194
Medium and Large 1-2	562	370.47	2,081	18thin
Medium and Large 2	579	349.00	2,021	4thin

One grade step is worth $49.62/cwt here — about $178 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 sale216 hd

395.36

—

MO average15 barns · 4,890 hd

383.09

+12.27

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

+17.31

This barn, trailing median25 sales

482.31

−86.96

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	—	High	1,589	184.40	2,930	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	158.78	2,385	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	151.17	1,803	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	140.85	1,418	18

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 Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,192	$2,838	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,541	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,094	$2,500	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,104	$2,493	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,082	$2,200	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,550	$3,850	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$3,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,475	$2,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,340	$2,840	5

Every lot, as filed

82 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 2	850–900	852	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,045	3
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	677	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,254	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	140.35/cwt	129.00–148.00	1,392	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	156.20/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,365	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	159.29/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,389	25
Bulls	—	—	1,690	198.72/cwt	196.00–200.00	3,358	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,550	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,975.00/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	2,975	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,550	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,700	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,250	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	155.03/cwt	149.00–161.00	1,713	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,236	1
Bulls	—	—	1,398	158.08/cwt	143.00–173.00	2,210	2
Bulls	—	—	1,582	182.85/cwt	173.00–188.00	2,893	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	145.91/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,726	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	157.56/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,897	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	719	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,265	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	278	508.09/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,412	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	303	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	325.66/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,019	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,946	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	2,838.40/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,838	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	347.58/cwt	344.00–385.00	2,405	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	393.69/cwt	379.00–401.50	2,244	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	392.71/cwt	385.00–402.50	1,842	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	429.30/cwt	407.50–445.00	1,859	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	302.25/cwt	302.25–302.25	2,297	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	453.85/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,706	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	428	390.10/cwt	360.00–417.50	1,670	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	571	382.40/cwt	377.00–388.00	2,184	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	410.17/cwt	398.00–432.50	2,141	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	465	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,895	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	541	331.83/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,795	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	431.94/cwt	407.50–457.50	2,104	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,490	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	688	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	358.76/cwt	337.50–367.50	1,862	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,021	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,190	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	2,493.38/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,493	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,540.63/head	2,200.00–3,000.00	2,541	3
Heifers	Large 2	850–900	878	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,195	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	687	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	294.36/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,990	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	582	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,142	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	441	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,286	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,906	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	493	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	456	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	428	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	274.70/cwt	274.00–277.50	2,170	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	301.03/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,427	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	585	325.56/cwt	318.00–330.00	1,905	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	548	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,082	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	486	346.71/cwt	332.00–380.00	1,685	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	573	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,891	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	352.88/cwt	339.00–372.50	1,694	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	367	461.37/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	510	397.22/cwt	397.00–397.50	2,026	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	343	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,492	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	397.62/cwt	387.50–406.00	1,932	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	343.93/cwt	342.50–345.00	2,266	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	382.10/cwt	367.50–385.00	2,331	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	379	439.53/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	555	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	357.90/cwt	355.00–361.00	2,226	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	371.41/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,998	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	650	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,262	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	452.74/cwt	432.50–467.50	1,892	26

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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