Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2023-04-24

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Apr 24
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
449 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 399▲ 10 vs year ago 439 · +2.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 106▲ 54 vs year ago 71 · +76.1%
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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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,613115.091,85735
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41992.971,32033
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19089.281,063113
CowsLean 85-90%High97877.6976053

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,219$1,34022
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,069$1,0764thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)955$9056
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,008$1,68312
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,011$1,34010

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,035137.87/cwt120.00–149.001,42715
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—92393.07/cwt81.00–102.008599
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0111,340.00/head1,325.00–1,375.001,34010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0081,683.33/head1,625.00–1,750.001,68312
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2191,339.87/head1,200.00–1,375.001,34022
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—955904.65/head900.00–925.009056
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,0691,076.45/head1,050.00–1,085.001,0764
Bulls——1,664124.45/cwt122.50–127.502,0719
Bulls——1,317101.98/cwt93.50–110.001,3435
Bulls——1,662114.20/cwt107.00–120.001,89821
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,21696.09/cwt94.00–99.501,16814
CowsLean 85-90%—1,00591.00/cwt91.00–91.009151
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19289.13/cwt84.00–94.501,06288
CowsLean 85-90%—98281.04/cwt75.00–86.0079639
CowsLean 85-90%—96466.60/cwt60.00–73.5064213
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,14681.86/cwt80.00–84.0093811
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,44099.25/cwt98.00–102.001,4296
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,42285.82/cwt85.00–86.501,2203
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,41492.29/cwt87.00–97.001,30524

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.