Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

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	1,612	159.96	2,578	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	134.61	2,017	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	127.55	1,613	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,014	119.84	1,215	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,224	$2,055	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,067	$1,691	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,681	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	942	$1,575	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,560	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,024	$1,539	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$1,529	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,400	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	987	$1,300	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,008	$1,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,293	$2,431	9

Every lot, as filed

35 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	Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,733.33/head	2,550.00–2,825.00	2,733	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,700	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	950	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	818	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	159.71/cwt	151.00–169.00	2,587	27
Bulls	—	—	1,549	146.08/cwt	143.00–150.00	2,263	7
Bulls	—	—	1,642	174.79/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,870	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	132.12/cwt	126.00–145.50	1,426	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	105.49/cwt	96.00–110.00	991	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	77.27/cwt	67.50–81.00	711	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,899.14/head	1,425.00–2,250.00	1,899	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	650	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	783	1,251.76/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,252	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	1,683.18/head	1,425.00–1,800.00	1,683	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	178.98/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,613	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,691.41/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,691	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	128.83/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,273	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,225	1,560.00/head	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,049	1,588.80/head	1,550.00–1,625.00	1,589	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	878	1,159.47/head	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,159	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	987	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	146.77/cwt	133.00–170.00	1,419	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,680.63/head	1,535.00–1,925.00	1,681	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	2,054.84/head	1,750.00–2,325.00	2,055	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	134.35/cwt	132.50–136.50	1,730	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	118.51/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,552	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	129.74/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,880	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	137.21/cwt	134.50–143.00	2,092	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	120.06/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,197	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	126.92/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,595	43

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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