Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower. 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	—	Average	1,647	115.00	1,894	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	103.44	1,490	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	99.27	1,240	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,049	85.23	894	131

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,263	$1,650	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,166	$1,475	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,269	$1,434	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,169	$1,411	7
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,054	$1,527	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	995	$1,234	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,513	$2,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,212	$1,825	3thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	1,212	1,825.00/head	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,825	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	1,369.65/head	1,325.00–1,600.00	1,370	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	1,336.07/head	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,336	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,263	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,313	1,713.71/head	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,714	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	1,379.74/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,380	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	112.51/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,262	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,234.49/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,234	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,513	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,311.88/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,312	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	149.67/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,519	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	135.44/cwt	110.00–158.00	1,398	14
Bulls	—	—	1,721	118.36/cwt	110.00–125.00	2,037	15
Bulls	—	—	1,735	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	2,282	2
Bulls	—	—	1,431	101.10/cwt	90.00–106.50	1,447	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	109.81/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,498	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	104.03/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,488	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	110.89/cwt	109.50–112.00	1,681	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	100.73/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,261	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	100.18/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,115	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	79.36/cwt	70.00–87.00	804	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	60.91/cwt	50.00–65.00	598	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	92.52/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,123	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	94.38/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,355	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	90.07/cwt	85.00–96.50	964	81

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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