Sale reports / Missouri / Windsor Livestock Auction / 2025-04-02

Windsor Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Windsor, Missouri · Wed, Apr 2
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1622
Feeder Cattle receipts
947 head
▼ 765 vs last sale 1,712▼ 233 vs year ago 1,180 · −19.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 112▼ 59 vs year ago 180 · −32.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 30▼ 177 vs year ago 180 · −98.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 15.00 higher, Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $369.04/cwt on 132 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −97.86 against this barn's trailing median of $466.90.
Average price
$369.04
132 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,041
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$338
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$40.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.78
vs MO average
+0.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550373.342,053106
Large 1552370.452,04411thin
Medium and Large 1-2585338.381,97913thin
Medium and Large 2515333.001,7152thin
One grade step is worth $40.34/cwt here — about $338 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale132 hd
369.04
—
MO average17 barns · 2,571 hd
368.27
+0.78
National average168 barns · 11,835 hd
369.01
+0.03
This barn, trailing median25 sales
466.90
−97.86
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—High1,673177.712,97419
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,415152.982,16514
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,175141.991,66940
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low967112.821,09123

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,220$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,225$3,2752thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2282427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,2063
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4523
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387402.26/cwt400.00–409.001,55715
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2400385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5403
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned403406.00/cwt406.00–406.001,6365
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2407360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4656
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430413.21/cwt398.00–427.501,77731
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy460345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5874
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476360.95/cwt352.50–370.001,71818
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482399.30/cwt382.00–408.001,92550
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned498382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,9053
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned515350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8033
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,7152
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522380.42/cwt360.00–387.501,98638
Steers500–550Large 1540372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,0128
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy540330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7824
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy560370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0722
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570373.01/cwt350.00–384.002,12659
Steers550–600Large 1583365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1283
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583341.72/cwt339.00–349.001,99211
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy595320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9042
Steers600–650Large 1604350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1145
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned622344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,1403
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628350.16/cwt347.00–353.002,19911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630310.79/cwt292.50–337.501,9585
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675324.53/cwt308.00–342.502,19133
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713306.10/cwt304.00–312.502,18224
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned330395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3042
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,1963
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned331410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3574
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332422.45/cwt415.00–435.001,4038
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378412.11/cwt405.00–420.001,55820
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4426
Heifers400–450Large 1-2407355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4454
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned413371.20/cwt362.50–380.001,5336
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419385.78/cwt370.00–400.001,61615
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned423342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,4493
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438330.73/cwt315.00–355.001,44937
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2447294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,3146
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned474332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,5767
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6735
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479368.70/cwt345.00–390.001,76645
Heifers450–500Large 1-2495317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,5722
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy495295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4603
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520339.20/cwt317.50–350.001,76441
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy530320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6963
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2544289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,57212
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,6683
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy550317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,7462
Heifers550–600Large 1-2Unweaned557284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,5823
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1561327.65/cwt327.00–330.001,8389
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy568260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4772
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy586282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,6537
Heifers600–650Large 1600314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,8845
Heifers600–650Large 1-2618275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7003
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622306.09/cwt292.50–321.001,90432
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy655271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,7755
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1686290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9898
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned310367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,1393
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned430362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,5594
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2450362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,6293
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2513357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,8343
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2685280.18/cwt260.00–296.001,9198
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,560150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,3402
Bulls——1,594175.02/cwt170.00–184.002,79010
Bulls——1,819189.46/cwt185.00–194.003,4467
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87873.74/cwt72.50–75.006472
Cows—Lean 85-90%91492.91/cwt75.00–109.008494
Cows—Lean 85-90%990122.10/cwt110.00–130.001,20917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,152125.21/cwt119.00–128.001,4425
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,161138.89/cwt129.00–145.001,61318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197150.21/cwt145.00–154.001,79817
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,394150.01/cwt148.00–151.002,0916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,431155.21/cwt154.00–159.002,2218
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2203,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2253,275.00/head3,250.00–3,300.003,2752

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.