Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Demand was moderate to light 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	1,685	162.34	2,736	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	125.03	1,529	122
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,466	124.18	1,820	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,029	113.67	1,170	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,187	$1,622	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,601	26
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,401	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,369	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,335	$2,190	5

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	1,423	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,323	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,319	2,150.00/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,150	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,933.33/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,933	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	2,250.00/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,213	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,324	2,200.00/head	2,050.00–2,250.00	2,200	4
Bulls	—	—	1,706	159.88/cwt	148.00–167.00	2,728	27
Bulls	—	—	1,797	176.55/cwt	168.00–187.00	3,173	13
Bulls	—	—	1,284	138.71/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,781	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	124.76/cwt	124.00–125.50	1,339	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	101.51/cwt	87.00–109.50	997	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	116.34/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,414	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	1,852.58/head	1,750.00–1,975.00	1,853	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	1,590.19/head	1,300.00–1,775.00	1,590	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,400.85/head	1,310.00–1,475.00	1,401	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	1,621.54/head	1,585.00–1,650.00	1,622	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	192.28/cwt	173.00–216.00	1,511	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	145.87/cwt	126.50–176.00	1,473	27
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	132.39/cwt	128.00–145.00	1,342	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	119.64/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,839	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	117.26/cwt	108.00–124.00	1,223	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	125.28/cwt	120.50–134.00	1,533	100
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	134.79/cwt	134.00–137.50	1,653	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	124.79/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,817	60
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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