Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last, week slaughter cows traded steady and slaughter bulls traded 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Supply was moderate with moderate demand.

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	1,626	106.50	1,732	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,465	92.03	1,348	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	90.47	1,084	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	996	74.58	743	105

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)	1,121	$1,239	17
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,121	$1,200	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,123	$1,087	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	830	$911	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$1,039	6
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	877	$1,029	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,605	$2,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,077	$1,419	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,146	$1,410	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,076	$1,088	6

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	1,036	1,395.00/head	1,125.00–1,575.00	1,395	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	948	1,375.00/head	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,375	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,605	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,095.00/head	1,035.00–1,275.00	1,095	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	1,039.11/head	950.00–1,400.00	1,039	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	1,028.65/head	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,029	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	105.79/cwt	90.00–125.00	1,019	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	895	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,503.33/head	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,503	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	1,331.52/head	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,332	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	909	1,016.03/head	975.00–1,050.00	1,016	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	830	910.84/head	900.00–925.00	911	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,086.92/head	1,035.00–1,200.00	1,087	5
Bulls	—	—	1,665	108.55/cwt	101.00–116.00	1,807	30
Bulls	—	—	1,686	117.98/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,989	7
Bulls	—	—	1,493	94.68/cwt	87.00–101.00	1,414	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	90.92/cwt	85.00–96.50	1,096	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	97.62/cwt	96.50–100.50	1,229	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	83.45/cwt	82.00–85.00	931	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	48.07/cwt	36.00–54.00	417	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	85.31/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,227	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	93.12/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,370	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	89.69/cwt	89.00–91.00	931	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	67.66/cwt	64.00–74.00	618	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	80.20/cwt	74.00–86.00	835	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	98.21/cwt	97.00–99.50	1,439	2

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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