Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 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	—	Average	1,786	136.82	2,444	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	115.04	1,752	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	114.87	1,419	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	99.63	1,039	75

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)	1,140	$1,574	37
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	943	$1,279	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	968	$1,525	6
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	768	$1,150	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,337	$2,142	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,208	$2,181	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$1,992	9

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	1,109	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,520	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,337.50/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,338	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	2,208.33/head	2,075.00–2,375.00	2,208	6
Bulls	—	—	1,782	135.68/cwt	126.50–143.00	2,418	23
Bulls	—	—	1,903	147.18/cwt	143.00–155.00	2,801	12
Bulls	—	—	1,600	122.83/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,965	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	111.37/cwt	109.50–114.50	1,275	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	70.02/cwt	64.00–75.00	597	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	102.58/cwt	94.00–108.00	1,081	55
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	922	1,064.52/head	975.00–1,200.00	1,065	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	181.91/cwt	169.00–195.00	1,688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,337	2,141.99/head	1,800.00–2,725.00	2,142	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	127.77/cwt	115.00–142.00	1,186	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	1,278.75/head	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,279	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	114.33/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,427	42
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	768	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,193	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	1,892.82/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	1,893	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	114.20/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,134	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	1,593.22/head	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,593	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	121.76/cwt	118.50–127.00	1,518	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	106.79/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,246	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	115.00/cwt	112.00–118.50	1,723	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	121.49/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,946	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	109.77/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,682	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	88.65/cwt	80.50–93.00	881	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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