Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate 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	—	Low	1,689	124.52	2,103	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	108.63	1,592	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	107.82	1,302	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	98.56	1,043	65

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,378	$1,579	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,226	$1,551	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,057	$1,515	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,361	$2,038	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,398	$2,000	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,347	$1,831	4thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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	—	1,398	2,000.00/head	1,925.00–2,050.00	2,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,637.50/head	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,638	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	1,578.92/head	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,579	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	1,598.09/head	1,250.00–1,700.00	1,598	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	1,515.45/head	1,385.00–1,600.00	1,515	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	132.09/cwt	114.00–157.00	1,158	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,043	107.01/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,116	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,361	2,037.50/head	1,750.00–2,250.00	2,038	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	2,025.00/head	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,025	2
Bulls	—	—	1,463	114.13/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,670	4
Bulls	—	—	1,694	123.44/cwt	116.00–130.00	2,091	17
Bulls	—	—	1,806	133.10/cwt	130.00–141.50	2,404	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	113.08/cwt	112.50–114.00	1,421	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	101.26/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,115	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	108.53/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,577	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	83.43/cwt	73.00–89.00	707	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	98.73/cwt	90.00–104.50	1,066	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	106.91/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,121	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	108.42/cwt	104.50–113.50	1,323	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	115.84/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,785	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	102.10/cwt	99.00–104.50	1,509	8

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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