Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was 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	1,700	172.86	2,939	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	142.92	2,125	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	141.66	1,712	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,022	123.57	1,263	71

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)	1,112	$1,825	37
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,156	$1,778	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,707	21
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,028	$1,809	6
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	918	$1,748	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	865	$1,520	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,750	$3,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,215	$3,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,311	$2,644	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,327	$2,517	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	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	2,550.00/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,228	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,403	2,925.00/head	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,593	3,300.00/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,105.00/head	2,035.00–2,175.00	2,105	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,362	2,175.00/head	2,075.00–2,375.00	2,175	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	2,337.50/head	2,325.00–2,350.00	2,338	2
Bulls	—	—	1,761	172.68/cwt	160.00–181.00	3,041	18
Bulls	—	—	1,788	188.05/cwt	184.00–194.00	3,362	8
Bulls	—	—	1,444	155.95/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,252	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	139.98/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,366	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	782	79.53/cwt	74.00–82.00	622	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	127.24/cwt	119.00–135.00	1,365	49
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,836.41/head	1,550.00–1,975.00	1,836	31
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	1,748.23/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,750	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	156.80/cwt	140.00–180.00	1,573	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	1,809.32/head	1,550.00–2,250.00	1,809	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	1,777.99/head	1,575.00–1,900.00	1,778	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	204.84/cwt	192.00–220.00	1,788	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	135.05/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,611	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,277	2,229.83/head	2,075.00–2,325.00	2,230	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,707.46/head	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,707	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	140.19/cwt	132.00–151.00	1,342	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	1,303.20/head	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,303	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,519.94/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,520	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	156.27/cwt	152.00–161.50	2,022	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	143.84/cwt	139.00–149.50	2,152	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	151.95/cwt	151.00–154.50	2,331	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	136.69/cwt	133.50–139.00	1,967	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	114.28/cwt	96.50–120.00	1,040	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	141.99/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,714	102

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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