Name: Windsor Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher with an especially nice offering of 400-575 lb steers. Demand was good to very good for a moderate to heavy supply with a couple cow dispersals that sold in the evening. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $514.29/cwt on 269 head, down $10.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 25 comparable sales and sits +31.98 against this barn's trailing median of $482.31.

Average price

$514.29

▼ 10.20 vs prior sale

269 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$58.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.82

vs MO average

+26.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	523.09	2,808	228
Medium 1	533	470.00	2,505	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	565	464.58	2,625	35

One grade step is worth $58.51/cwt here — about $183 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale269 hd

514.29

—

MO average20 barns · 4,459 hd

497.47

+16.82

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

+26.74

This barn, trailing median25 sales

482.31

+31.98

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	1,641	213.24	3,499	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	182.91	2,712	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	169.87	2,028	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	151.64	1,506	19

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,324	$3,824	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,122	$3,800	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,120	$4,520	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$4,762	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$4,118	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$3,800	7

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1	450–500	471	550.68/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,594	68
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	395	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	491.11/cwt	457.50–510.00	2,308	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	750	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,858	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	524.30/cwt	480.00–550.00	2,454	24
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	533	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,505	6
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	376	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	2,096	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	598.07/cwt	555.00–605.00	1,926	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	452.76/cwt	445.00–462.50	2,789	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	464.58/cwt	427.50–477.50	2,625	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	619.14/cwt	574.00–632.50	2,551	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,781	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,670	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	436.77/cwt	420.00–447.50	2,756	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	2,102	9
Steers	Large 1	450–500	458	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	624.18/cwt	590.00–635.00	2,359	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	540.20/cwt	489.00–562.50	2,809	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	493.19/cwt	465.00–510.00	2,791	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	404.78/cwt	391.00–412.50	2,801	13
Steers	Large 1	400–450	410	592.50/cwt	592.50–592.50	2,429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	247	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	1,927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	2,227	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,853	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	584.58/cwt	577.50–590.00	2,484	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	796	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	3,001	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	431.27/cwt	418.00–438.00	2,933	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,432	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,372	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	556.96/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,155	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	430.06/cwt	412.50–436.00	2,262	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	431.10/cwt	412.50–460.00	2,052	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,145	8
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	470	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,327	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	364.60/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,581	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,285	23
Heifers	Medium 1	800–850	804	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	551.38/cwt	522.50–570.00	2,299	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	414.74/cwt	409.00–430.00	2,600	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	459.45/cwt	442.50–472.50	2,348	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	490.65/cwt	462.50–510.00	2,110	14
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	592	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	422.65/cwt	404.00–440.00	2,443	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	4,118.00/head	3,850.00–4,400.00	4,118	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	4,761.54/head	4,750.00–4,800.00	4,762	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	4,519.74/head	4,450.00–4,600.00	4,520	26
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	197.14/cwt	182.50–208.00	2,033	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	193.78/cwt	190.00–205.00	2,341	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	250.69/cwt	237.50–265.00	2,444	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	3,538.30/head	3,475.00–3,600.00	3,538	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,498	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,229	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	4
Bulls	—	—	2,225	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	5,563	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	215.15/cwt	206.00–229.00	3,464	6
Bulls	—	—	1,508	197.17/cwt	188.00–204.00	2,973	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	182.93/cwt	182.00–184.00	2,259	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	142.31/cwt	137.50–147.00	1,342	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	181.58/cwt	175.00–188.00	2,738	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	151.97/cwt	146.00–161.00	1,517	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	156.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,937	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	171.29/cwt	162.00–181.00	2,016	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	192.94/cwt	188.00–200.00	2,755	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,200	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,675	1

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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