Sale reports / Missouri / Windsor Livestock Auction / 2024-11-20

Windsor Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Windsor, Missouri · Wed, Nov 20
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1622
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,475 head
▼ 806 vs last sale 2,281▲ 425 vs year ago 1,050 · +40.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 187▼ 82 vs year ago 252 · −32.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 30▲ 5 vs year ago 25 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 5.00-10.00 higher with a few spots up to 15.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply of mostly weaned calves. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $314.08/cwt on 148 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −152.82 against this barn's trailing median of $466.90.
Average price
$314.08
148 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,707
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$83
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2
$19.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.35
vs MO average
+4.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540320.131,73097
Large 1560311.001,7426thin
Medium and Large 1-2549301.611,65634
Large 1-2547301.001,64611thin
One grade step is worth $19.13/cwt here — about $83 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale148 hd
314.08
—
MO average16 barns · 3,183 hd
295.73
+18.35
National average182 barns · 24,645 hd
309.26
+4.82
This barn, trailing median25 sales
466.90
−152.82
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales
538484429374median 466.9003/1104/2906/1009/1610/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $524.49, low $388.35, median $466.90 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,768152.672,6994thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,487114.191,69822
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,267111.271,41032
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08995.101,0369thin

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)920$2,0252thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1307390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1973
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333357.08/cwt340.00–380.001,18917
Steers300–350Medium 1-2346325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1256
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned384359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,3799
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2394352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,3897
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1395392.12/cwt388.00–398.001,54912
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433375.52/cwt367.00–392.001,62621
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy436330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4394
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460303.42/cwt300.00–306.001,39612
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475351.86/cwt332.50–370.501,67144
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525333.86/cwt316.00–351.001,75355
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned525305.18/cwt300.00–312.001,6029
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530303.51/cwt293.00–318.001,60913
Steers500–550Large 1-2547301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,64611
Steers550–600Large 1560311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,7426
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561300.43/cwt275.00–307.001,68521
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570301.32/cwt290.00–308.001,71833
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1633288.14/cwt273.00–294.001,82453
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2637282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,7969
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669275.23/cwt265.00–280.001,84131
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680276.93/cwt270.00–280.001,88329
Steers700–750Medium 1701259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,8165
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735273.38/cwt269.00–277.002,00918
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2766242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,85411
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778263.04/cwt254.00–267.002,04622
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1866247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,1437
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2279342.50/cwt342.50–342.509565
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1338332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,1224
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2342285.00/cwt285.00–285.009753
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed359347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,2487
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371330.72/cwt324.00–337.501,22712
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed414330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3669
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy426337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,43610
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned426295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2574
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427320.84/cwt316.00–325.001,37027
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440305.63/cwt298.00–325.001,34516
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471310.15/cwt302.50–320.001,46162
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned474270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,28010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481285.88/cwt278.00–293.001,3758
Heifers450–500Medium 1488238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,1614
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy493280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3804
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519288.14/cwt282.00–294.001,49533
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525256.16/cwt243.00–265.001,34514
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2557244.36/cwt240.00–246.001,36111
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy558247.87/cwt238.00–258.001,3838
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577272.32/cwt265.00–279.001,57137
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned601237.09/cwt236.00–240.001,42511
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613267.38/cwt264.00–270.001,63945
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7163
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2684236.85/cwt236.00–238.001,6207
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2711231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,6426
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy716243.50/cwt243.50–243.501,7435
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1757250.50/cwt250.50–250.501,89631
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825215.66/cwt213.00–219.001,7799
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1922205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8903
Heifers1100–1150Large 11,119196.00/cwt196.00–196.002,1934
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4563
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2627253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,58615
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,768152.67/cwt145.00–161.002,6994
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050100.66/cwt92.00–107.001,0576
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13571.48/cwt70.00–72.508112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,235109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,3461
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248104.14/cwt102.00–106.001,3005
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264112.16/cwt106.00–117.001,41825
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,348117.97/cwt117.00–119.001,5902
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,443107.14/cwt101.00–111.001,5466
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465115.58/cwt110.00–120.001,69313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,673122.30/cwt120.00–124.002,0463
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,067179.98/cwt160.00–198.001,9206
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110134.98/cwt130.00–140.001,4983
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29202,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,396117.28/cwt115.00–120.001,6376

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.