Name: Windsor Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with spots 10.00-15.00 higher on the fancy 550-625 lb steers. Demand was good to very good for a moderate to heavy supply. The forecasted cold and potential for a winter storm this weekend didn't slow things down at all as buyers are trying to gather cattle while they are in front of them. With the market at historically high levels and the tremendous weather thus far this New Year, the runs of cattle are likely to slow down in the coming weeks.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $475.83/cwt on 286 head, up $4.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 25 comparable sales and sits −6.49 against this barn's trailing median of $482.31.

Average price

$475.83

▲ 4.59 vs prior sale

286 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$65.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.03

vs MO average

+10.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	485.39	2,738	231
Medium and Large 1-2	556	437.96	2,434	48
Large 1	596	420.00	2,503	7thin

One grade step is worth $65.39/cwt here — about $235 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

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 sale286 hd

475.83

—

MO average19 barns · 4,419 hd

457.80

+18.03

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

+10.50

This barn, trailing median25 sales

482.31

−6.49

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
Steers	Large 1	550–600	596	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,503	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	467.42/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,958	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	306	568.49/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,740	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	551	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,796	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	658	448.50/cwt	448.50–448.50	2,951	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	480.04/cwt	455.00–490.00	2,251	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	435.40/cwt	405.00–447.50	2,525	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	387.29/cwt	387.00–393.00	2,940	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	509.11/cwt	485.00–527.50	2,428	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	464.98/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	440.98/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,324	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	398.32/cwt	394.00–406.00	2,840	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	408.78/cwt	391.00–422.50	2,755	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	448.88/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,797	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	502.31/cwt	475.00–520.00	2,592	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	393.38/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,840	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,379	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	3,107	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	362.87/cwt	357.50–367.00	2,983	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	391.33/cwt	370.00–407.50	2,610	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	477.96/cwt	450.00–497.50	2,787	162
Steers	Large 1	650–700	671	399.29/cwt	394.00–411.00	2,679	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	512.44/cwt	470.00–530.00	2,193	21
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	620	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,362	6
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	434	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	441.33/cwt	420.00–467.50	1,871	24
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	629	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,264	7
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	653	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,357	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	375.04/cwt	370.00–397.50	2,580	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	387.63/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,217	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	395.36/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,475	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	491.02/cwt	485.00–497.50	1,881	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	457.82/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,717	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	415.90/cwt	390.00–436.00	2,421	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	398.87/cwt	377.50–412.50	2,118	70
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	558	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	361.48/cwt	357.50–368.00	2,411	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,477	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	718	375.53/cwt	372.50–377.50	2,696	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	415.19/cwt	385.00–443.00	2,209	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	303.77/cwt	280.00–320.00	2,491	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	392.65/cwt	362.00–399.00	2,415	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	502.71/cwt	477.50–515.00	2,182	9
Steers	Large 1	600–650	629	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	612	482.62/cwt	477.00–487.00	2,954	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	420.44/cwt	412.50–430.00	2,001	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	471.28/cwt	430.00–500.00	2,187	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	486	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,029	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	664	399.52/cwt	392.50–401.00	2,653	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	409.99/cwt	397.50–420.00	2,571	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,053	14
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	683	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,486	13
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	468	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	355.62/cwt	353.00–357.50	2,774	15

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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