Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 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	—	Low	1,753	132.34	2,320	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,532	110.70	1,696	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	110.23	1,325	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	92.55	948	59

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,710	23
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,139	$1,494	25
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,261	$1,400	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,152	$1,347	13
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,223	$1,725	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,077	$1,560	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,037	$2,400	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	1,140	1,800.00/head	1,775.00–1,825.00	1,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,376.19/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,376	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,237	1,760.13/head	1,725.00–1,775.00	1,760	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	1,530.06/head	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,530	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	130.09/cwt	110.00–151.00	1,324	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	118.62/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,295	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,078	1,181.61/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,182	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,539.27/head	1,350.00–1,775.00	1,539	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,837.86/head	1,825.00–1,875.00	1,838	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,037.63/head	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,038	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,021	1,151.37/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,151	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	1,560.16/head	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,560	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bulls	—	—	1,533	118.41/cwt	107.00–123.00	1,815	6
Bulls	—	—	1,755	131.56/cwt	124.00–140.00	2,309	39
Bulls	—	—	1,877	143.73/cwt	140.50–151.00	2,698	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	97.29/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,064	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	84.21/cwt	71.00–90.00	749	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	66.30/cwt	61.00–70.00	549	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	118.72/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,533	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	102.77/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,545	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	111.94/cwt	106.00–115.50	1,744	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	116.23/cwt	115.50–118.00	1,661	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	107.99/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,060	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	109.10/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,296	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	102.92/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,203	4

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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