Name: Windsor Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-8.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply that included a few long strings of fancy grazing type cattle that sold for some new highs. The new crop calves started showing up this week as well with a variance of flesh conditions and handling.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $512.74/cwt on 128 head, up $19.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 25 comparable sales and sits +30.42 against this barn's trailing median of $482.31.

Average price

$512.74

▲ 19.63 vs prior sale

128 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$316

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$77.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.12

vs MO average

+25.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	522.19	2,866	108
Medium and Large 1-2	557	470.69	2,622	13thin
Large 1	573	445.00	2,550	7thin

One grade step is worth $77.19/cwt here — about $316 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 sale128 hd

512.74

—

MO average19 barns · 3,359 hd

486.62

+26.12

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

+25.39

This barn, trailing median25 sales

482.31

+30.42

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	1,770	211.21	3,738	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	181.31	2,563	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	171.42	2,033	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	959	138.36	1,327	4thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1Fleshy	650–700	657	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	564	583.00/cwt	583.00–583.00	3,288	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	551	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,232	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	486	418.19/cwt	407.50–431.00	2,032	13
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	490	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,083	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	640	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,480	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	454.43/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,408	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	481.00/cwt	481.00–481.00	2,140	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	627	412.98/cwt	407.00–419.00	2,589	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	495.00/cwt	470.00–515.00	2,435	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	539.24/cwt	500.00–580.00	1,844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	446.25/cwt	440.00–462.50	2,593	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	358.97/cwt	355.00–361.00	2,778	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	543.33/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,391	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	449.05/cwt	420.00–457.50	2,766	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,170	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,925	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	464.11/cwt	432.00–497.50	2,901	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	499.20/cwt	497.50–500.00	2,641	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	416.00/cwt	400.00–432.50	2,771	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	565.12/cwt	547.50–596.00	2,690	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	435.59/cwt	422.50–446.00	2,936	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	602.65/cwt	597.50–607.50	2,573	14
Steers	Large 1	550–600	573	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,550	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	534.43/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,784	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	487.40/cwt	463.00–507.50	2,788	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	543	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,308	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	422.87/cwt	412.50–425.00	2,973	80
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	420.67/cwt	399.00–437.50	2,406	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	913	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,076	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,029	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,152	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	175.72/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,443	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,170	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	143.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,379	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,811	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	171.78/cwt	163.00–176.00	2,000	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	156.35/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,233	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	178.35/cwt	178.00–179.00	2,167	3
Bulls	—	—	1,928	225.67/cwt	225.00–226.00	4,351	3
Bulls	—	—	1,612	196.75/cwt	195.00–199.00	3,172	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	505.66/cwt	489.00–525.00	2,184	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	549	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	421	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,831	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	586	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,329	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	464.08/cwt	450.00–472.50	2,237	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	504	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,255	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	455.42/cwt	437.50–467.50	2,118	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	507.17/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	412.15/cwt	407.50–432.50	2,189	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	422.81/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,605	38
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	495	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,133	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	439.96/cwt	417.50–444.00	2,503	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,464	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	374.42/cwt	374.00–375.00	2,389	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	355.28/cwt	354.00–357.50	2,604	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	572.19/cwt	565.00–590.00	1,865	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	455.71/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,356	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	528.59/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,924	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	402.94/cwt	385.00–417.00	2,325	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	473.40/cwt	460.00–492.50	2,073	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	657	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,022	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	606	515.83/cwt	513.00–518.00	3,126	46

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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