Sale reports / Missouri / Windsor Livestock Auction / 2026-02-04

Windsor Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Windsor, Missouri · Wed, Feb 4
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1622
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,228 head
▼ 1,666 vs last sale 2,894▼ 629 vs year ago 1,857 · −33.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 0▼ 25 vs year ago 91 · −27.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 0▼ 2 vs year ago 10 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared from the previous sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher, Demand was good to very good on a moderate supply. Due to winter weather this past two weeks and colder temps in the area, consignors are projected to sell in next weeks sale with the warmer temps and dryer conditions.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $490.17/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 20 of 25 comparable sales and sits +23.27 against this barn's trailing median of $466.90.
Average price
$490.17
115 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,716
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$571
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$80.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.33
vs MO average
+7.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555497.652,760101
Medium and Large 1-2574455.492,6157thin
Medium and Large 2525417.002,1897thin
One grade step is worth $80.65/cwt here — about $571 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 sale115 hd
490.17
—
MO average16 barns · 2,124 hd
485.84
+4.33
National average143 barns · 13,122 hd
483.03
+7.14
This barn, trailing median25 sales
466.90
+23.27
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—Average1,579187.212,9565thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,546172.332,66415
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,230164.792,02724
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,005136.861,37512

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,505$2,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,318$2,8503thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,435$2,8001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)850$2,9502thin

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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,9223
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2313565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,7684
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned370527.50/cwt527.50–527.501,9523
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379522.41/cwt507.50–530.001,98013
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1389532.50/cwt532.50–532.502,0716
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,2043
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1437530.26/cwt517.50–540.002,31721
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned444470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0876
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471452.00/cwt452.00–452.002,1296
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1493535.97/cwt497.50–545.002,64229
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525417.00/cwt417.00–417.002,1897
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528504.26/cwt490.00–527.502,66232
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567494.58/cwt470.00–507.502,80469
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574455.49/cwt450.00–462.502,6157
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2603350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1113
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616449.99/cwt430.00–475.002,77240
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy618485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,99720
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624403.88/cwt387.50–422.502,5208
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Unweaned644368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,3706
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1676403.84/cwt397.50–409.002,73013
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy686395.04/cwt394.00–397.502,71010
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2686376.22/cwt375.00–380.002,58112
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed690435.00/cwt435.00–435.003,00222
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705401.30/cwt401.00–402.502,82920
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2736372.68/cwt360.00–380.002,7438
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2779365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,8435
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1816358.54/cwt358.00–359.002,92626
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2834344.01/cwt340.00–352.502,8699
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2854340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,9045
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2922333.00/cwt333.00–333.003,0706
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1341537.76/cwt515.00–565.001,83416
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373474.28/cwt462.50–480.001,76913
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382493.29/cwt487.50–497.501,88412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420497.20/cwt482.50–507.502,08818
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned420455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9113
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2446470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0967
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477420.83/cwt412.50–432.502,00718
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479455.98/cwt447.50–472.502,18421
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned497402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,0003
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed525450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,36324
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy527412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,1743
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530451.23/cwt435.00–455.002,39240
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545401.82/cwt380.00–407.502,19019
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576414.74/cwt395.00–425.002,38932
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0523
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615411.51/cwt402.50–418.002,53120
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621376.80/cwt370.00–390.002,34020
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy643328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,1094
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed645410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,64522
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy646420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,71330
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2654377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,4694
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655398.68/cwt397.50–399.002,61114
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2433
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2701340.59/cwt334.00–345.002,3885
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Replacement729373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,71913
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2788334.14/cwt326.00–345.002,63320
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1814321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,6137
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,071275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,9456
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2496450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2324
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2689343.11/cwt332.50–365.002,3646
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,460189.02/cwt179.00–198.002,7603
Bulls——1,480160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,3681
Bulls——2,035209.00/cwt209.00–209.004,2531
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%974111.94/cwt92.50–122.501,0905
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015169.28/cwt163.00–176.001,7183
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,036143.68/cwt130.00–149.001,4894
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,214172.61/cwt168.00–179.002,09512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240158.88/cwt150.00–167.001,97011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,320136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,7951
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440164.53/cwt159.00–168.002,3693
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,572174.28/cwt169.00–185.002,74012
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,7161
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3182,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4352,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5052,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium 1-28502,950.00/head2,900.00–3,000.002,9502

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.