Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Lighter receipts this week after some welcomed rain fell in the area last night. Demand was good.

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	1,648	131.11	2,161	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,476	114.14	1,685	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	109.35	1,324	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	95.42	946	83

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)	1,123	$1,435	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	956	$1,347	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,015	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	908	$1,575	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,395	$2,300	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,623	$2,133	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,784	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,433	$1,700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	1,395	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	156.73/cwt	149.00–165.00	1,517	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	1,700.00/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,281	1,767.50/head	1,700.00–1,835.00	1,768	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,623	2,133.33/head	1,950.00–2,225.00	2,133	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	899	122.63/cwt	110.00–140.00	1,102	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	1,250.29/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,250	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	1,347.13/head	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,347	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,241	1,666.30/head	1,585.00–1,700.00	1,666	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Bulls	—	—	1,518	123.10/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,869	9
Bulls	—	—	1,843	142.25/cwt	132.00–148.00	2,622	9
Bulls	—	—	1,358	117.04/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,589	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	100.53/cwt	99.00–102.50	1,165	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	100.19/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,034	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	108.61/cwt	103.00–116.50	1,303	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	106.15/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,100	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	81.10/cwt	74.50–90.00	704	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	119.79/cwt	117.50–125.50	1,587	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	763	61.25/cwt	60.00–63.00	467	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	123.82/cwt	118.50–132.00	1,924	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	99.22/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,493	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	111.26/cwt	102.00–117.00	1,578	26

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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