Sale reports / Missouri / Windsor Livestock Auction / 2020-05-20

Windsor Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Windsor, Missouri · Wed, May 20
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1622
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,804 head
▲ 333 vs last sale 1,471▲ 937 vs year ago 867 · +108.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▼ 105 vs last sale 225▼ 55 vs year ago 175 · −31.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 65▼ 85 vs year ago 125 · −68.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Slaughter numbers have been improving the last few weeks and buyers have shown a hint of optimism. Slaughter cows sold mixed with lean cows steady and breaking and boning cows 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $145.90/cwt on 729 head.
Average price
$145.90
729 head · 629 lb average
Value per head Derived
$918
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$290
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3
$35.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.17
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1638149.33953512
Large 1-2488145.0070812thin
Medium and Large 1-2626141.46886163
Medium and Large 2549138.0075811thin
Medium 1-2598119.4071410thin
Medium 2-3581114.0366321
One grade step is worth $35.30/cwt here — about $290 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale729 hd
145.90
—
MO average19 barns · 15,703 hd
149.07
−3.17
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—Average1,78490.201,6096thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19863.9076555
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47362.6692316
CowsLean 85-90%Average96753.2651522

Every lot

79 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1377174.49/cwt174.00–175.006586
Steers—Medium and Large 1410173.52/cwt168.00–177.0071138
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431169.40/cwt160.00–176.007309
Steers—Medium and Large 1474169.87/cwt167.00–173.0080543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485155.00/cwt155.00–155.007523
Steers—Large 1-2488145.00/cwt145.00–145.0070812
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned494156.00/cwt156.00–156.007716
Steers—Medium and Large 1517172.53/cwt166.00–175.0089230
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526156.00/cwt156.00–156.008215
Steers—Medium 2-3537118.47/cwt112.00–125.0063610
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy548157.92/cwt157.00–159.0086513
Steers—Medium and Large 2549138.00/cwt138.00–138.0075811
Steers—Medium 1-2567117.00/cwt117.00–117.006636
Steers—Medium and Large 1571156.13/cwt150.00–164.0089253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577143.90/cwt140.00–153.0083043
Steers—Medium and Large 1618150.67/cwt144.00–155.0093178
Steers—Medium 2-3621110.00/cwt110.00–110.0068311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633140.62/cwt138.00–148.0089051
Steers—Medium 1-2644123.00/cwt123.00–123.007924
Steers—Medium and Large 1659141.17/cwt138.00–144.0093017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679133.98/cwt132.00–135.0091020
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy697132.00/cwt132.00–132.009203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715134.70/cwt134.50–135.0096320
Steers—Medium and Large 1718141.96/cwt135.50–143.751,01995
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758129.66/cwt128.00–130.5098312
Steers—Medium and Large 1759136.31/cwt130.50–137.501,03577
Steers—Medium and Large 1808127.05/cwt124.50–128.501,02737
Steers—Medium and Large 1860118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,0195
Steers—Medium and Large 1925113.50/cwt113.50–113.501,05011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2304146.00/cwt146.00–146.004445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1338159.00/cwt159.00–159.005376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1357150.00/cwt150.00–150.005369
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382147.00/cwt147.00–147.005623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1439149.02/cwt144.00–154.0065431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2439140.54/cwt138.00–143.0061712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470140.32/cwt136.00–144.0066016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483142.45/cwt140.00–144.0068825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy483132.00/cwt132.00–132.006384
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505122.00/cwt122.00–122.006164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531138.67/cwt133.00–146.0073640
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy537128.74/cwt128.00–130.006918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2548132.00/cwt132.00–132.007235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560134.32/cwt129.00–135.0075236
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568127.00/cwt127.00–127.007213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581134.45/cwt133.00–137.0078130
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627125.53/cwt125.00–126.5078719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1637132.26/cwt130.00–134.0084248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned646122.00/cwt122.00–122.007884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1654132.96/cwt128.00–136.0087050
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663117.85/cwt114.00–124.0078145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705118.00/cwt118.00–118.008328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2717100.00/cwt100.00–100.007177
Heifers—Medium and Large 1758115.50/cwt115.50–115.5087513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2792110.23/cwt108.50–111.508737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1804108.50/cwt108.50–108.5087224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-298798.00/cwt98.00–98.009675
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned505133.00/cwt133.00–133.006725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2538149.00/cwt149.00–149.008025
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583136.00/cwt136.00–136.007933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned586124.00/cwt124.00–124.007274
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned647128.00/cwt128.00–128.008285
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48581.50/cwt81.50–81.501,2101
Bulls——1,84095.28/cwt95.00–95.501,7532
Bulls——1,84789.71/cwt84.50–91.501,6573
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95853.56/cwt48.50–57.0051321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14860.86/cwt56.50–65.0069930
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15047.00/cwt47.00–47.005411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16054.03/cwt52.50–55.506272
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26668.72/cwt65.00–72.5087023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32055.00/cwt55.00–55.007261
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38461.54/cwt58.00–64.0085211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75567.64/cwt65.00–68.501,1874
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04786.41/cwt64.00–100.009057
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10371.67/cwt60.00–86.007912
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,18079.00/cwt79.00–79.009324
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,186896.05/cwt850.00–1,000.0010,6274
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,525.00/cwt1,525.00–1,525.0017,5382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,6505
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,310.00/cwt1,310.00–1,310.0016,0483

This sale against other markets

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.