Name: Windsor Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold steady to 5.00 lower, several loads of yearling heifers sold steady to firm and yearling steers were just lightly tested. Demand was good as the quality was attractive for both the yearlings and calves. Supply was moderate. Cattle futures have been very volatile this week searching for a direction coming off all time record highs and Wednesday was a down day. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $390.04/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 2 of 25 comparable sales and sits −37.26 against this barn's trailing median of $427.30.

Average price

$390.04

104 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$441

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

$65.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.76

vs MO average

+30.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	405.55	2,169	67
Medium and Large 1-2	550	380.48	2,094	16thin
Large 1	544	372.50	2,026	4thin
Medium and Large 2	502	342.50	1,719	14thin
Medium 1-2	508	340.00	1,727	3thin

One grade step is worth $65.55/cwt here — about $441 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale104 hd

390.04

—

MO average14 barns · 1,527 hd

370.28

+19.76

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

+30.38

This barn, trailing median25 sales

427.30

−37.26

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	1,993	201.86	4,024	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,474	162.61	2,396	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	152.35	1,824	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	126.86	1,332	3thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,262	$3,667	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$3,150	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	335.53/cwt	335.00–337.00	2,473	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	717	377.95/cwt	371.00–380.00	2,710	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	411.82/cwt	400.00–422.50	2,158	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	423.47/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,452	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	568	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	570	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	352.54/cwt	351.00–353.00	2,598	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	457.39/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,008	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	390.76/cwt	390.00–392.50	2,263	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	525	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,008	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	393.26/cwt	392.50–395.00	2,690	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,762	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	478.63/cwt	470.00–492.50	2,058	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	395.22/cwt	391.00–400.00	2,830	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	455.84/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,416	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	476.13/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,228	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	126.86/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,332	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	167.47/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,420	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	161.39/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,390	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	137.02/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,562	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	162.17/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,181	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	152.77/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,789	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	3,666.67/head	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,667	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	508	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,727	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	747	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,555	5
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	544	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,026	4
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,128	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,888	6
Bulls	—	—	1,912	209.77/cwt	208.00–212.00	4,011	3
Bulls	—	—	2,115	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	4,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	397.55/cwt	390.00–402.50	2,497	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	427.13/cwt	417.50–440.00	2,191	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	396.63/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,471	264
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	392.16/cwt	385.00–393.00	2,659	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	465.07/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,781	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	257.98/cwt	247.50–270.00	2,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	434.27/cwt	427.50–440.00	2,093	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,337	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,875	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	502	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,719	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	340.12/cwt	333.00–347.00	2,775	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	384.52/cwt	382.50–387.50	2,134	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	394.99/cwt	387.50–400.00	1,924	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	358.90/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,218	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,893	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,123	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	478.63/cwt	460.00–487.50	1,886	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	502.26/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	524	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,306	4

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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