Name: Windsor Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate to good for a light to moderate supply with a larger run expected next week. Cattle futures have traded higher so far this week. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $420.72/cwt on 32 head, up $27.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 25 comparable sales and sits −61.59 against this barn's trailing median of $482.31.

Average price

$420.72

▲ 27.45 vs prior sale

32 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,276

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$24.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.31

vs MO average

+24.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	426.00	2,311	25
Medium and Large 1-2	535	401.87	2,150	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.13/cwt here — about $161 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 sale32 hd

420.72

—

MO average19 barns · 2,428 hd

400.41

+20.31

National average132 barns · 9,219 hd

396.47

+24.25

This barn, trailing median25 sales

482.31

−61.59

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	1,772	188.50	3,339	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,581	130.00	2,055	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,179	128.57	1,516	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	106.58	1,054	12

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,263	$3,700	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,357	$3,236	5

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,357	3,235.54/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,236	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	461.85/cwt	447.50–482.50	2,161	24
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	559	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,054	5
Bulls	—	—	2,155	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	4,332	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	112.31/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,140	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	131.40/cwt	128.00–137.00	2,101	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	616	409.50/cwt	409.50–409.50	2,523	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,489	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	200.19/cwt	189.00–211.00	2,056	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	254.46/cwt	220.00–281.00	2,405	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	136.70/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,129	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	401.87/cwt	382.50–417.50	2,150	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,303	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	356.53/cwt	342.00–372.50	2,046	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	389.09/cwt	367.50–409.00	2,066	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	483.90/cwt	477.50–490.00	1,989	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	599	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,111	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,879	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	424.00/cwt	412.50–427.50	2,357	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	367.66/cwt	363.00–375.00	2,434	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	482.67/cwt	465.00–497.50	2,071	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,705	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,885	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	847	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	374.64/cwt	364.00–380.00	2,139	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	428.17/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,261	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	396.90/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,473	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,425	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	453.62/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,883	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	361.00/cwt	359.00–362.50	2,606	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	643	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,476	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	703	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,714	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	412.57/cwt	402.50–417.50	2,137	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	434.67/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,030	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	456	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,143	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	369.49/cwt	365.00–372.00	2,361	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	123.52/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,385	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	131.38/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,591	9
Bulls	—	—	1,445	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,485	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	95.11/cwt	92.50–97.50	890	4
Bulls	—	—	1,743	190.49/cwt	185.00–195.00	3,320	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	123.93/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,863	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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