Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 6.00 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	146.44	2,519	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	128.90	1,909	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	124.32	1,527	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	109.57	1,113	84

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)	1,006	$1,489	38
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,061	$1,477	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	930	$1,310	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	880	$1,298	17
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,607	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	831	$1,391	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	721	$1,221	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,625	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,183	$2,233	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,900	5

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	1,227	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	2,233.33/head	2,025.00–2,425.00	2,233	3
Bulls	—	—	1,707	144.07/cwt	135.00–151.00	2,459	20
Bulls	—	—	1,813	158.60/cwt	152.00–165.00	2,875	9
Bulls	—	—	1,578	130.97/cwt	127.00–135.00	2,067	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	99.21/cwt	85.00–107.00	963	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	74.46/cwt	62.00–82.00	661	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	115.02/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,196	48
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	1,498.25/head	1,325.00–1,750.00	1,498	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,476.08/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,476	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	955.08/head	850.00–1,100.00	955	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	1,075.25/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	898	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,606.82/head	1,485.00–1,725.00	1,607	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,001	137.85/cwt	121.00–167.00	1,380	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,436	1,994.43/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	1,994	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	192.80/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,672	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	1,601.88/head	1,435.00–1,825.00	1,602	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	133.97/cwt	124.00–148.00	1,202	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	1,651.66/head	1,450.00–1,875.00	1,652	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	123.83/cwt	117.00–128.50	1,524	66
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	804	1,449.03/head	1,310.00–1,510.00	1,449	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	706	816.09/head	625.00–860.00	816	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	731	853.13/head	785.00–1,025.00	853	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	697	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,505	1,885.00/head	1,885.00–1,885.00	1,885	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	130.99/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,602	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	113.79/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,384	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	126.75/cwt	124.00–129.50	1,872	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	137.95/cwt	131.50–146.50	2,127	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	114.71/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,559	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	121.13/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,271	13

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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