Sale reports / Missouri / Windsor Livestock Auction / 2026-08-26

Windsor Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Windsor, Missouri · Wed, Aug 26
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1622
Feeder Cattle receipts
945 head
▲ 235 vs last sale 710▼ 572 vs year ago 1,517 · −37.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 23▼ 40 vs year ago 100 · −40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 10▼ 5 vs year ago 40 · −12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 20.00-30.00 lower. Supply and demand were moderate. It's been all negative news for the last month or better for the cattle market and the President's remarks last Friday have sent cattle futures lower and rattled confidence in the market. Also, corn has shot higher adding to the pressure on calves and feeders. Several un-weaned calves are starting to show up. Slaughter cows sold 10.00-20.00 lower than two weeks ago.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $357.18/cwt on 31 head, down $37.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 25 comparable sales and sits −70.13 against this barn's trailing median of $427.30.
Average price
$357.18
▼ 37.95 vs prior sale
31 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,913
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$7
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$1.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.58
vs MO average
+19.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536357.531,91524
Medium and Large 1-2536355.981,9087thin
One grade step is worth $1.55/cwt here — about $7 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales
462422383343median 427.3001/1403/1104/2906/1009/16
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $447.60, low $357.18, 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 sale31 hd
357.18
—
MO average12 barns · 957 hd
355.60
+1.58
National average160 barns · 6,296 hd
338.02
+19.16
This barn, trailing median25 sales
427.30
−70.13
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
Bulls—Low1,527198.913,0373thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,532157.162,4087thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,225145.721,78415
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,062138.051,4677thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,148$3,2733thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,056$2,31510

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1483,273.44/head3,000.00–3,400.003,2733
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,132152.41/cwt144.00–160.001,7255
Bulls——1,345194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,6091
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,221144.84/cwt138.00–153.001,76814
CowsLean 85-90%—1,035119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2321
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,275158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,0151
Bulls——1,618201.37/cwt195.00–208.003,2582
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,532157.16/cwt153.00–162.002,4087
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement600–650636362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,30280
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850825320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,64010
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525363.19/cwt359.00–380.001,90719
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750722330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,38373
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—9942,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0982,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5256
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400350497.50/cwt497.50–497.501,7412
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450423458.40/cwt457.50–460.001,9398
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400378450.24/cwt435.00–465.001,7028
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600558405.85/cwt394.00–410.002,26528
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500482433.06/cwt425.00–452.502,08713
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425450.30/cwt432.50–460.001,91415
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250239530.08/cwt525.00–545.001,2678
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650609337.71/cwt336.00–350.002,057154
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400362494.27/cwt465.00–522.501,7896
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600577343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,9796
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600576336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,9355
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650626329.83/cwt325.00–336.002,06516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450409455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8619
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500467425.85/cwt418.00–450.001,9898
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700671331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,2215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500476391.69/cwt390.00–395.001,86415
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700653354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,31235
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500450432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,9462
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750744275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0469
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550517372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,9263
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750710332.92/cwt332.50–333.002,36413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750718308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,2115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700672325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1845
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600571375.35/cwt354.00–397.502,14313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550536355.98/cwt352.00–359.001,9087
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400392417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,6373
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000987240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3693
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400369422.29/cwt420.00–425.001,5587
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550532380.51/cwt372.00–390.002,02415
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450437433.50/cwt427.00–447.501,8948
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800772321.90/cwt318.00–326.002,4858
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480415.67/cwt397.50–419.001,99520
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650639359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,29424
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550528377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,9915
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,105210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,3211
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,215184.81/cwt177.50–192.502,2452
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750727240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7453
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650635346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,1973
CowsLean 85-90%—1,067141.22/cwt132.00–145.001,5076
HeifersLarge 1-21050–11001,063215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,2856
BullsMedium 2300–350349415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4484
SteersMedium 1-2500–550530359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,9035

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.