Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate 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	1,799	161.68	2,909	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	129.38	1,939	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	126.94	1,573	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,021	112.49	1,149	56

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)	1,164	$1,712	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,109	$1,662	21
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,047	$1,389	7
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,057	$1,894	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,223	$2,625	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,460	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,283	$1,925	2thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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 1	—	1,223	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,283	1,925.00/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	162.44/cwt	151.50–170.00	2,973	21
Bulls	—	—	1,919	173.85/cwt	170.00–182.00	3,336	7
Bulls	—	—	1,553	144.84/cwt	135.00–150.00	2,249	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	67.47/cwt	59.00–80.00	584	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	118.82/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,280	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	127.97/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,312	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	1,157.61/head	1,010.00–1,225.00	1,158	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,599.03/head	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,599	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	980	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	184.16/cwt	179.00–196.00	1,471	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	132.35/cwt	127.50–143.00	1,433	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	2,053.65/head	1,875.00–2,225.00	2,054	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	1,623.05/head	1,360.00–1,900.00	1,623	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	127.65/cwt	122.50–133.50	1,913	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,298	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,196	1,993.54/head	1,925.00–2,125.00	1,994	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	1,384.88/head	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,385	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	145.06/cwt	128.00–160.00	1,477	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,735.27/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,735	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	133.54/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,733	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	133.94/cwt	133.00–135.00	2,029	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	119.64/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,687	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	101.11/cwt	88.00–110.00	903	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	118.67/cwt	114.00–121.50	1,456	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	126.81/cwt	122.50–132.50	1,566	92

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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