Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. 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	1,783	133.67	2,383	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	108.60	1,634	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	107.09	1,360	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,034	96.30	996	118

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)	1,218	$1,603	35
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,251	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,116	$1,173	18
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,034	$1,747	8
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$974	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,490	$1,905	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,335	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	1,775	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,710	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	1,282.96/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,283	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,058	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	1,302.99/head	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,303	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	115.56/cwt	108.00–134.00	1,142	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,188	1,199.36/head	1,175.00–1,210.00	1,199	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,448.21/head	1,325.00–1,560.00	1,448	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,246	2,023.74/head	1,800.00–2,425.00	2,024	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	974.35/head	925.00–1,025.00	974	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,064	2,190.28/head	2,150.00–2,225.00	2,190	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	1,741.67/head	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,742	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	870	1,073.15/head	1,060.00–1,085.00	1,073	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	1,309.71/head	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,310	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,106	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	146.87/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,416	6
Bulls	—Non-Traditional	—	1,925	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	3,244	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	130.63/cwt	119.00–138.00	2,332	18
Bulls	—	—	1,875	142.46/cwt	139.00–147.00	2,671	12
Bulls	—	—	1,463	112.24/cwt	102.00–118.00	1,642	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	—	1,585	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	2,116	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	67.15/cwt	56.00–75.00	624	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	115.89/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,589	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	86.87/cwt	77.00–92.00	845	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	97.23/cwt	92.00–101.50	1,004	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	105.10/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,203	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	106.84/cwt	103.50–110.50	1,330	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	100.35/cwt	96.50–102.50	1,291	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	110.44/cwt	106.00–114.50	1,694	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,661	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	101.95/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,466	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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