Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was good 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	1,699	113.17	1,923	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,465	95.13	1,394	108
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	93.70	1,148	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,066	82.05	875	78

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)	1,159	$1,477	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,421	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,292	$1,377	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$1,400	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,160	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,743	$2,300	3thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	57.83/cwt	50.00–65.00	567	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	85.53/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,157	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	101.03/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,496	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	94.09/cwt	89.00–97.50	1,385	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	100.88/cwt	97.00–107.50	1,372	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	93.08/cwt	87.50–98.00	1,126	94
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	86.73/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,024	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	74.66/cwt	70.00–81.50	742	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	91.51/cwt	90.50–92.50	933	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	86.67/cwt	82.50–90.50	962	48
Bulls	—	—	1,930	124.68/cwt	119.50–142.00	2,406	7
Bulls	—	—	1,671	111.88/cwt	103.50–119.50	1,870	14
Bulls	—	—	1,456	100.66/cwt	94.50–104.00	1,466	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	97.30/cwt	93.00–102.50	1,161	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	110.27/cwt	97.00–128.00	1,179	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	133.14/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,242	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,159.56/head	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,160	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	1,476.58/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,477	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	1,377.40/head	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,377	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,421.08/head	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,421	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,743	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3

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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