Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a light 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	1,825	116.63	2,128	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,531	109.87	1,682	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	104.13	1,274	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,054	85.43	901	84

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)	1,252	$1,569	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,108	$1,262	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$1,575	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	904	$1,368	5
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,045	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,590	$2,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,262	$1,904	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,319	$1,525	2thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,887.50/head	1,725.00–2,175.00	1,888	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,937.50/head	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,938	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,629.22/head	1,375.00–1,750.00	1,629	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,319	1,525.00/head	1,200.00–1,850.00	1,525	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	186.53/cwt	182.00–191.00	1,880	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	120.22/cwt	108.50–126.00	1,421	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,388	1,904.94/head	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,905	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	1,456.89/head	1,150.00–1,660.00	1,457	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	1,261.96/head	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,262	2
Bulls	—	—	1,829	104.69/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,915	7
Bulls	—	—	1,819	119.30/cwt	109.00–128.00	2,170	16
Bulls	—	—	1,847	130.25/cwt	127.00–134.00	2,406	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	100.02/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,221	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	103.85/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,260	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	116.01/cwt	114.50–117.00	1,575	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	100.65/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,407	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	108.25/cwt	102.00–115.00	1,743	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	100.53/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,104	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	93.14/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,043	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	80.95/cwt	74.00–87.50	828	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	869	64.26/cwt	50.00–71.00	558	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	117.63/cwt	115.00–119.50	1,813	9

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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