Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady. 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	—	High	1,623	122.90	1,994	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	108.17	1,594	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	105.56	1,274	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	972	92.53	900	79

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)	1,091	$1,418	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,024	$1,266	13
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$1,391	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	878	$1,208	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,517	$1,900	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,368	$1,765	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,317	$1,673	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,024	$1,475	6

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	103.85/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,000	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,417	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,317	1,673.33/head	1,550.00–1,735.00	1,673	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	1,207.52/head	1,075.00–1,310.00	1,208	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,390.63/head	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,391	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	862	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,552	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	1,318.72/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,319	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,599.18/head	1,510.00–1,700.00	1,599	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,024	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,517	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,109	151.02/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,675	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	121.84/cwt	110.00–139.00	1,278	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,082	107.30/cwt	106.50–110.00	1,161	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	1,265.78/head	1,075.00–1,360.00	1,266	13
Bulls	—	—	1,749	134.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,346	10
Bulls	—	—	1,609	120.92/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,946	33
Bulls	—	—	1,352	107.19/cwt	100.00–110.50	1,449	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	105.52/cwt	99.50–113.00	1,272	82
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	116.76/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,811	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	98.59/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,386	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	108.25/cwt	102.50–113.00	1,588	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	799	65.42/cwt	55.00–70.00	523	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	114.58/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,493	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	98.26/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,121	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	95.99/cwt	90.00–100.00	971	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	87.89/cwt	75.00–90.00	801	16

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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