Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was very 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	1,720	143.53	2,469	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	116.83	1,393	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	116.79	1,745	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	103.22	1,050	63

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)	1,130	$1,643	23
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,203	$1,567	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$1,506	16
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,209	$1,883	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	887	$1,629	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	815	$1,280	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,462	$2,325	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,078	$1,763	2thin

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,196	1,831.58/head	1,800.00–1,860.00	1,832	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,506.09/head	1,350.00–1,675.00	1,506	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	123.28/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,556	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	108.28/cwt	104.50–111.00	1,304	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,762.50/head	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,763	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	2,262.50/head	2,075.00–2,450.00	2,263	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,699	141.70/cwt	137.00–146.00	2,407	13
Bulls	—	—	1,871	152.00/cwt	145.00–159.50	2,844	11
Bulls	—	—	1,444	129.64/cwt	124.00–134.50	1,872	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	93.17/cwt	82.00–97.50	839	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	70.87/cwt	68.00–76.00	578	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	105.75/cwt	97.00–111.00	1,108	44
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	1,280.06/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,280	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	128.85/cwt	117.00–149.00	1,309	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	1,586.21/head	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,586	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	126.71/cwt	115.00–134.00	1,254	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,644.72/head	1,450.00–1,775.00	1,645	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	928	1,153.64/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,154	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,173	1,445.72/head	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,446	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	1,540.31/head	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,540	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	179.62/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,694	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	116.66/cwt	112.00–121.50	1,354	42
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,314	1,813.18/head	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,813	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,209	1,883.27/head	1,875.00–1,900.00	1,883	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	116.36/cwt	112.50–122.00	1,745	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	125.15/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,840	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	110.51/cwt	108.00–112.50	1,613	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	114.28/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,203	8

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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