Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-11-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was very good for both slaughter and replacement cattle today 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	1,772	113.99	2,019	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	95.81	1,421	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	95.48	1,209	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	82.12	844	93

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)	1,128	$1,234	14
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$1,122	32
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	839	$913	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$1,605	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,127	$1,389	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,420	$1,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,003	$1,300	2thin

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 2	—	1,145	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,003	1,300.00/head	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	839	913.04/head	850.00–950.00	913	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,233.50/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,234	14
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	924	811.75/head	675.00–875.00	812	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	943	976.99/head	850.00–1,125.00	977	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	102.67/cwt	96.00–105.50	1,012	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	865	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,365.31/head	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,365	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,283.25/head	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,283	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,605.20/head	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,605	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,695	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	148.75/cwt	134.00–171.00	1,429	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	119.99/cwt	105.00–132.00	1,238	9
Bulls	—	—	1,871	127.20/cwt	123.50–132.00	2,380	5
Bulls	—	—	1,629	100.31/cwt	98.50–103.00	1,634	4
Bulls	—	—	1,776	113.32/cwt	107.00–119.00	2,013	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	87.97/cwt	83.00–92.00	947	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	94.64/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,015	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	95.64/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,200	73
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	95.48/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,391	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	89.43/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,333	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	76.82/cwt	70.00–83.00	766	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	60.37/cwt	55.00–65.00	512	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	88.47/cwt	85.00–91.50	1,128	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	102.65/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,360	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	105.16/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,665	12

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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