Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower, bulls mostly steady. Demand was good for 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	—	High	1,613	115.09	1,857	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,419	92.97	1,320	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	89.28	1,063	113
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	978	77.69	760	53

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,219	$1,340	22
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,069	$1,076	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$905	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,008	$1,683	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,011	$1,340	10

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	137.87/cwt	120.00–149.00	1,427	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	93.07/cwt	81.00–102.00	859	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	1,340.00/head	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,340	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,683.33/head	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,683	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	1,339.87/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,340	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	904.65/head	900.00–925.00	905	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,069	1,076.45/head	1,050.00–1,085.00	1,076	4
Bulls	—	—	1,664	124.45/cwt	122.50–127.50	2,071	9
Bulls	—	—	1,317	101.98/cwt	93.50–110.00	1,343	5
Bulls	—	—	1,662	114.20/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,898	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	96.09/cwt	94.00–99.50	1,168	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	915	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	89.13/cwt	84.00–94.50	1,062	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	81.04/cwt	75.00–86.00	796	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	66.60/cwt	60.00–73.50	642	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	81.86/cwt	80.00–84.00	938	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	99.25/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,429	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	85.82/cwt	85.00–86.50	1,220	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	92.29/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,305	24

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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