Sale reports / Missouri / Windsor Livestock Auction / 2026-05-27

Windsor Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Windsor, Missouri · Wed, May 27
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1622
Feeder Cattle receipts
600 head
1,323 vs last sale 1,923 563 vs year ago 1,163 · 48.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
25 vs last sale 100 62 vs year ago 187 · 33.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
19 vs last sale 25 34 vs year ago 10 · +340.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's higher market, steer calves under 550 lbs sold 5.00-15.00 lower but it was hard to tell as those cattle saw very good demand and those over 550 lbs sold steady. Heifer calves sold steady to firm, yearlings weren't tested. Demand was good for a light to moderate supply. Cattle futures roared back Wednesday after a rough end to last week, injecting some confidence back into the market. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower than last week's higher market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $482.31/cwt on 85 head, down $5.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 25 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $482.31.
Average price
$482.31
5.23 vs prior sale
85 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,627
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$39.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.11
vs MO average
+21.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540492.462,65963
Medium and Large 1-2558453.262,53022
One grade step is worth $39.21/cwt here — about $130 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales
538496454412median 482.3112/1702/1804/1505/2708/12
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 sale85 hd
482.31
MO average9 barns · 1,086 hd
467.20
+15.11
National average128 barns · 4,767 hd
460.37
+21.94
This barn, trailing median25 sales
482.31
+0.00
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,521216.093,2877thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,481197.852,9318thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,262185.502,3418thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average974162.451,5837thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700690375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,5883
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576448.11/cwt440.00–462.502,5818
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500489446.68/cwt437.50–453.002,18411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450422478.81/cwt470.00–500.002,02110
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650617392.54/cwt390.00–394.002,42215
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500473476.45/cwt462.50–502.502,25419
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450442519.99/cwt500.00–535.002,29812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600580398.12/cwt382.50–412.502,3099
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600569430.39/cwt422.50–435.002,4498
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy550–600598412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,4675
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed600–650603495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,9852
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500474535.24/cwt520.00–540.002,53722
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550518462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,3962
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850832323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,6873
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650633460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,9129
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350341623.50/cwt607.50–630.002,1267
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550525467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,4543
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520495.12/cwt482.50–505.002,57533
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600562489.54/cwt485.00–500.002,75130
CowsBoner 80-85%1,338194.50/cwt192.00–197.002,6022
CowsBoner 80-85%1,237182.50/cwt175.00–187.502,2586
Bulls1,740240.00/cwt240.00–240.004,1761
CowsLean 85-90%970164.19/cwt159.00–171.001,5936
Bulls1,417225.71/cwt217.50–235.003,1983
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,470200.42/cwt195.00–207.002,9466
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400374592.73/cwt590.00–595.002,2179
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600582400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3285
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750728367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,6726
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700664365.99/cwt350.00–372.502,4307
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650614413.05/cwt392.50–425.002,5368
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850830325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6983
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650624385.02/cwt380.00–387.502,4036
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400371500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8554
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850809356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,8804
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450433535.55/cwt525.00–550.002,31914
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500483503.56/cwt480.00–510.002,43213
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650605412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,4966
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550520480.47/cwt477.50–487.502,4989
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750713390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,7812
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,205212.87/cwt192.50–230.002,5653
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450441578.79/cwt558.00–605.002,55234
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750731385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,8146
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400398585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,3283
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550532412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,1953
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800757370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,8013
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,515190.12/cwt185.00–195.002,8802
CowsLean 85-90%1,000152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,5201
Bulls1,552198.49/cwt190.00–206.003,0813
SteersLarge 1Unweaned600–650643410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,6363
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400379613.27/cwt585.00–640.002,32426
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,069264.95/cwt250.00–325.002,8325

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.