Name: Windsor Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady but with a firm undertone on the steers and slightly weak undertone on the heifers. Supply was light and demand was moderate to good with most of the cattle having an attractive weigh up. Cattle futures closed with moderate losses on Wednesday. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $395.12/cwt on 107 head, up $3.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 25 comparable sales and sits −32.18 against this barn's trailing median of $427.30.

Average price

$395.12

▲ 3.33 vs prior sale

107 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,202

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$43.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.65

vs MO average

+28.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	405.09	2,307	60
Medium and Large 1-2	533	387.91	2,067	37
Medium and Large 2	575	362.00	2,082	10thin

One grade step is worth $43.09/cwt here — about $226 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $447.60, low $380.31, median $427.30 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 sale107 hd

395.12

—

MO average17 barns · 774 hd

384.48

+10.65

National average162 barns · 7,051 hd

366.69

+28.43

This barn, trailing median25 sales

427.30

−32.18

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	—	Low	1,793	216.88	3,890	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	184.00	2,686	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	163.99	2,030	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	131.44	1,326	4thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,666	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	202.71/cwt	199.00–205.00	3,071	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	128.58/cwt	117.50–138.00	1,218	3
Bulls	—	—	2,450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	6,003	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	169.47/cwt	164.00–176.00	2,098	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	153.02/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	403.39/cwt	401.00–410.00	2,380	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	438.39/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,433	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	428.99/cwt	417.50–430.00	2,750	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	409.07/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,135	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,077	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,357	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,999	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	859	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	433.14/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,317	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	355.99/cwt	349.00–360.00	2,428	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	389.44/cwt	372.50–394.00	2,045	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	393.12/cwt	365.00–396.00	2,433	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	380.00/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,177	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	379.19/cwt	368.00–388.00	2,529	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	423.23/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,778	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,618	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,163	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,154	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	409.32/cwt	400.00–413.00	2,390	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,690	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,296	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,082	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,628	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,698	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,673	1
Bulls	—	—	1,853	221.68/cwt	218.00–227.00	4,108	3
Steers	Large 1	450–500	468	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	432.83/cwt	425.00–442.50	2,095	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	318.96/cwt	302.50–327.50	3,036	3

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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