Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded mostly steady. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,685	93.05	1,567	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	71.82	1,080	110
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	70.38	870	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	57.04	595	110

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,043	37
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,228	$1,034	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,109	$1,016	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	994	$980	7
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$933	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,540	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,238	$1,388	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,325	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$1,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

31 lots · USDA AMS · Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Springfield, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,210.39/head	1,200.00–1,235.00	1,210	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,325.00/head	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,325	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,387.50/head	1,250.00–1,525.00	1,388	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	96.25/cwt	85.00–113.00	937	14
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,176.36/head	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,176	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	832.47/head	825.00–850.00	832	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	933.29/head	700.00–1,175.00	933	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	118.87/cwt	99.00–129.00	1,192	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,033.93/head	975.00–1,060.00	1,034	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,199	1,385.23/head	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,385	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,019.90/head	900.00–1,310.00	1,020	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,128	850.73/head	800.00–885.00	851	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	79.03/cwt	72.00–85.00	947	9
Bulls	—	—	1,651	91.44/cwt	85.00–95.50	1,510	9
Bulls	—	—	1,916	104.95/cwt	98.00–110.50	2,011	11
Bulls	—	—	1,460	81.42/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,189	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	—	1,370	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,219	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	63.98/cwt	60.00–67.00	740	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	70.68/cwt	66.00–77.00	882	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	62.17/cwt	57.00–67.00	668	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	68.44/cwt	67.50–69.00	775	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	31.93/cwt	22.50–41.00	284	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	78.81/cwt	77.00–83.50	970	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	72.61/cwt	68.00–77.50	1,099	89
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	79.32/cwt	79.00–79.50	1,279	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	65.05/cwt	63.00–68.00	920	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	52.40/cwt	45.00–56.00	524	21

How this sale compares

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.

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