Name: Windsor Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks lighter test, steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate to good for a moderate supply with a nice offering of yearlings on hand. The board has been volatile lately but saw big gains on Wednesday. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-6.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $393.27/cwt on 103 head, down $39.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 25 comparable sales and sits −89.04 against this barn's trailing median of $482.31.

Average price

$393.27

▼ 39.35 vs prior sale

103 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$70.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.97

vs MO average

−12.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	428.05	2,240	20
Medium and Large 1-2	555	387.52	2,151	75
Medium 1	560	365.00	2,044	3thin
Medium 1-2	538	357.50	1,923	5thin

One grade step is worth $70.55/cwt here — about $317 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 $388.35, 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 sale103 hd

393.27

—

MO average15 barns · 1,702 hd

411.25

−17.97

National average166 barns · 11,684 hd

406.11

−12.84

This barn, trailing median25 sales

482.31

−89.04

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	—	Average	1,726	195.12	3,368	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	135.76	2,046	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	133.36	1,657	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	128.77	1,459	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	300–350	345	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,846	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	362.44/cwt	345.00–376.00	2,399	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	451.54/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,905	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	401.22/cwt	386.00–415.00	2,516	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	400.96/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,917	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,566	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	371.58/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,467	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	552	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	661	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,231	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	345.86/cwt	340.00–347.00	2,843	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	453.16/cwt	442.50–460.00	2,166	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	335.47/cwt	320.00–339.00	2,264	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	383.91/cwt	369.00–397.50	2,019	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	344.11/cwt	337.00–345.00	2,440	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	354.60/cwt	347.00–363.00	2,720	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	351.03/cwt	340.00–377.50	1,987	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,362	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	377.15/cwt	362.50–400.50	2,353	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,128	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	398.55/cwt	392.50–412.50	2,064	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	475.05/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,000	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	583	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	421	431.11/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,815	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	326.87/cwt	322.00–337.50	2,337	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	370.22/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,944	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,992	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,268	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	652	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,103	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	394.55/cwt	371.00–415.00	2,111	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	352.54/cwt	337.50–370.00	2,045	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,935	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,014	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	917	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	2,838	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	739	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,320	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	342.76/cwt	335.00–346.00	2,540	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	328.43/cwt	327.50–336.00	2,723	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,559	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	348.24/cwt	342.00–348.50	2,755	123
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	374.16/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,144	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	715	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,574	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	382.28/cwt	364.00–410.00	2,179	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	958	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,884	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	2,674	12
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	560	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,044	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	538	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,923	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	664	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,158	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	439.50/cwt	428.00–445.00	2,224	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	328.25/cwt	328.25–328.25	2,846	111
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	227.80/cwt	217.50–229.00	2,519	9
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	567	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,055	3
Steers	Large 1	750–800	758	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,615	9
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	754	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,571	6
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	754	338.66/cwt	338.00–341.00	2,553	36
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	438	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,829	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	739	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,276	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,372	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	125.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,523	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	145.95/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,719	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	128.77/cwt	127.50–130.00	1,459	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	135.76/cwt	132.00–140.00	2,046	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	132.30/cwt	128.00–142.50	1,674	8
Bulls	—	—	1,726	195.12/cwt	189.00–198.00	3,368	5

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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