Name: Windsor Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher, with the exception of the 500 weight steers selling 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Heifers sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher in weight classes under 600 lbs. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher, with the top yielding bull crossing the scales at 2320 lbs @ 260.00/cwt. Demand was very good on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $524.49/cwt on 77 head, up $31.93 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 25 comparable sales and sits +42.17 against this barn's trailing median of $482.31.

Average price

$524.49

▲ 31.93 vs prior sale

77 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$360

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

$80.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+38.68

vs MO average

+43.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	537.63	2,842	62
Medium and Large 1-2	534	478.62	2,556	9thin
Medium and Large 2	543	457.50	2,482	6thin

One grade step is worth $80.13/cwt here — about $360 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale77 hd

524.49

—

MO average18 barns · 3,114 hd

485.81

+38.68

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

+43.47

This barn, trailing median25 sales

482.31

+42.17

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	1,814	232.00	4,207	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,415	209.00	2,957	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	191.60	2,714	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	177.36	2,068	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	153.81	1,510	27

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)	1,210	$3,345	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,290	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	813	$2,643	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1300–1350	1,338	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	3,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	371	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	1,957	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	526.83/cwt	525.00–530.00	2,176	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	553.04/cwt	542.50–562.00	2,063	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	377.44/cwt	367.50–382.50	2,529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	446.72/cwt	442.50–455.00	2,086	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	401.31/cwt	400.00–404.00	2,552	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	485.52/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,743	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	712.74/cwt	700.00–725.00	1,853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	544.26/cwt	525.00–560.00	2,852	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	555	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	373	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,234	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	574.33/cwt	565.00–577.50	2,257	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	478.62/cwt	475.00–491.00	2,556	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	388.50/cwt	387.50–392.50	2,890	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	789	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,959	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	552.53/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,691	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	606.57/cwt	602.50–615.00	2,542	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	3,030	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	442.88/cwt	442.50–444.00	2,715	12
Steers	Medium 4	850–900	851	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	430.65/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,674	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	426.84/cwt	395.00–432.50	3,026	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	465	507.43/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,360	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	411	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,106	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,325	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	488.68/cwt	472.50–507.50	2,336	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	465.19/cwt	432.50–477.50	2,447	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	380	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,090	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,415	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,957	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	132.82/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,179	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,882	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	154.43/cwt	144.00–170.00	1,524	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	184.35/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,566	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	192.69/cwt	186.00–199.00	2,736	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	173.67/cwt	161.00–183.00	1,999	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	151.29/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,871	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	189.26/cwt	184.00–196.00	2,226	14
Bulls	—	—	2,085	253.79/cwt	246.00–260.00	5,292	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	229.49/cwt	211.00–241.00	4,177	11
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,200	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,592	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	895	263.98/cwt	234.00–301.00	2,363	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	204.81/cwt	202.00–207.50	2,290	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	224.38/cwt	201.00–262.50	2,435	5
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	985	204.34/cwt	189.00–220.00	2,013	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	813	2,643.08/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,643	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	3,443.29/head	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,443	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,340	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	502.06/cwt	500.00–502.50	2,209	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	493.94/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,341	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	471.76/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,430	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	690	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	573	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	387.48/cwt	382.50–392.50	2,395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,246	2
Heifers	Large 2	750–800	785	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,355	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	378.70/cwt	375.00–382.50	2,321	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	973	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,446	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,129	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	437.72/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,307	14

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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