Sale reports / Missouri / Windsor Livestock Auction / 2024-12-11

Windsor Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Windsor, Missouri · Wed, Dec 11
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1622
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,322 head
▼ 575 vs last sale 2,897▼ 758 vs year ago 3,080 · −24.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
210 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 260▲ 210 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifers sold steady with spots 5.00 higher. Demand was good for moderate supply of cattle. The majority of the offering was good quality weaned calves. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $265.19/cwt on 184 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −148.16 against this barn's trailing median of $413.34.
Average price
$265.19
184 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,470
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$434
per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$108.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.76
vs MO average
−15.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1517283.001,4635thin
Medium and Large 1-2557268.901,49751
Medium and Large 1557267.861,492108
Medium 1-2531259.341,37712thin
Medium 1540231.001,2474thin
Medium and Large 2588175.001,0294thin
One grade step is worth $108.00/cwt here — about $434 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale184 hd
265.19
—
MO average18 barns · 5,138 hd
277.94
−12.76
National average188 barns · 25,726 hd
280.30
−15.11
This barn, trailing median25 sales
413.34
−148.16
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
462422383343median 413.3403/1104/2906/1009/1610/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $447.60, low $357.18, median $413.34 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—Average1,588155.612,4715thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,427116.331,66023
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,225113.771,39448
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,100101.171,11320

Every lot

86 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium 1-2305432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,3194
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,3343
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,53110
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440345.67/cwt338.00–352.001,5219
Steers450–500Large 1468360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6854
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned471350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6497
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474377.17/cwt335.00–395.001,78841
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,6254
Steers450–500Medium 1-2477269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,2833
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526353.58/cwt329.00–376.001,86039
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536295.63/cwt291.00–307.001,58510
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full536292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,5658
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571290.55/cwt265.00–310.001,65910
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575319.12/cwt300.00–335.001,835127
Steers550–600Large 1577298.84/cwt289.00–305.001,7248
Steers550–600Large 1-2595240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4285
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy598292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,7463
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned607265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6093
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619304.88/cwt292.00–318.001,887105
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627265.73/cwt262.00–270.001,66624
Steers600–650Medium 1637260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6563
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned662239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,5823
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669273.98/cwt266.00–288.001,83342
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy670253.56/cwt250.00–255.001,69918
Steers650–700Medium 1-2676251.43/cwt245.00–260.001,7007
Steers650–700Large 1685252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,7264
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2696250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7405
Steers700–750Medium 1700240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6803
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1717262.20/cwt256.00–265.001,88019
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy722252.97/cwt252.00–255.001,82615
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned724225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6297
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy757233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,76410
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1794262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,0808
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1823250.99/cwt247.00–255.502,06616
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy843235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9815
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1883240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1196
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,107203.50/cwt203.50–203.502,25311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1308330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0163
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377308.61/cwt302.00–315.001,1636
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1393339.07/cwt337.50–340.001,3338
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2419265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1104
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433319.62/cwt317.50–322.001,38415
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436299.89/cwt287.50–312.501,30810
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2470263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,2363
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy482287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,3868
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1490308.35/cwt304.00–325.001,51115
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy503265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3335
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517293.46/cwt285.00–302.501,51718
Heifers500–550Large 1517283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,4635
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523280.94/cwt275.00–290.001,46916
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2531259.34/cwt258.00–262.001,37712
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned535250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,33811
Heifers500–550Medium 1540231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2474
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570274.49/cwt261.00–293.001,56547
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572263.39/cwt258.00–268.001,50735
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy579248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,43622
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned585243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,4225
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0294
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1636274.73/cwt253.00–287.001,747217
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2643247.86/cwt244.50–254.001,59423
Heifers650–700Medium 1656222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4566
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy661236.67/cwt234.00–246.001,56418
Heifers650–700Medium 1Fleshy671210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4095
Heifers650–700Medium 1-2675222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4994
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy727238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,7308
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned731205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4995
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1737254.71/cwt254.50–258.001,87782
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2833218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,8163
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,8643
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2945215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0324
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,2984
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1388353.00/cwt353.00–353.001,3705
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1413369.00/cwt369.00–369.001,5248
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2443337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,4934
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2514282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,4524
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5885
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2569258.39/cwt239.00–272.501,47014
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1904
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,588155.61/cwt127.00–173.002,4715
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04588.00/cwt88.00–88.009201
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103101.86/cwt94.00–121.001,12419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,146126.24/cwt124.00–128.001,4474
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223114.76/cwt108.00–122.001,40436
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273103.06/cwt96.50–106.001,3128
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420115.88/cwt110.00–122.001,64520
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,473119.34/cwt117.00–126.001,7583

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.