Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was good 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	1,657	111.54	1,848	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	91.13	1,348	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	88.79	1,062	150
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,027	76.79	789	92

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)	1,095	$1,066	20
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$1,362	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	883	$917	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,425	$1,850	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,501	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,189	$1,301	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,047	$1,700	3thin

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	—	1,088	1,600.00/head	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,640	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	1,434.17/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,434	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,543	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	140.14/cwt	120.00–151.00	1,223	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	103.20/cwt	85.00–131.00	1,078	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	96.62/cwt	86.00–104.00	802	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	1,301.25/head	1,050.00–1,485.00	1,301	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	876	814.44/head	700.00–950.00	814	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,128.45/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,128	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,362.18/head	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,362	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	783.42/head	735.00–825.00	783	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	1,006.86/head	950.00–1,035.00	1,007	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	725	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,254	3
Bulls	—	—	1,698	110.11/cwt	103.00–118.00	1,870	19
Bulls	—	—	1,335	100.26/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,338	3
Bulls	—	—	1,694	123.73/cwt	116.00–131.00	2,096	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	89.05/cwt	84.50–95.50	1,066	121
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	97.42/cwt	96.50–99.50	1,271	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	83.34/cwt	81.00–84.00	953	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	51.53/cwt	46.00–59.50	452	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	90.92/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,347	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,617	100.11/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,619	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	80.87/cwt	75.00–86.00	863	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	90.53/cwt	88.00–92.50	878	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	67.59/cwt	57.00–74.00	630	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	83.82/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,107	6

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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