Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a light 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	1,732	174.89	3,028	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	145.62	2,197	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	142.04	1,749	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,065	127.16	1,354	49

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)	1,190	$2,141	17
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,790	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,743	10
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,548	$2,875	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,086	$2,185	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,625	3thin

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 1-2	—	1,155	2,525.00/head	2,475.00–2,575.00	2,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Bulls	—	—	1,681	172.60/cwt	160.00–179.00	2,901	13
Bulls	—	—	1,880	196.19/cwt	191.00–200.00	3,688	4
Bulls	—	—	1,763	147.21/cwt	143.00–151.00	2,595	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	142.83/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,767	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	136.44/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,546	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	108.78/cwt	104.00–119.00	890	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	1,364.91/head	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,365	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,790.46/head	1,550.00–1,925.00	1,790	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	208.23/cwt	186.00–217.00	1,666	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,548	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,755.22/head	1,475.00–1,850.00	1,755	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	1,995.49/head	1,825.00–2,100.00	1,995	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,082	2,306.43/head	2,125.00–2,425.00	2,306	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	2,086.11/head	1,975.00–2,175.00	2,086	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,333	2,406.70/head	2,075.00–2,675.00	2,407	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	160.00/cwt	149.00–194.00	1,493	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	2,003.20/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	2,003	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	155.59/cwt	154.50–157.50	2,410	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	136.92/cwt	135.00–137.50	1,939	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	129.03/cwt	119.00–135.00	1,414	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	149.82/cwt	149.00–150.50	1,636	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	131.28/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,704	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	145.15/cwt	139.00–148.50	2,218	11

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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