Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. 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	—	High	1,767	163.36	2,887	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	125.52	1,908	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	123.08	1,535	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	104.91	1,119	69

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)	1,214	$1,683	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$1,447	8
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$2,141	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	826	$1,875	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,771	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$1,564	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,560	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,292	$2,017	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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	878	1,134.47/head	950.00–1,300.00	1,134	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	2,055.56/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,056	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	815	1,112.58/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,113	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,771.18/head	1,600.00–1,925.00	1,771	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,563.89/head	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,564	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,073	2,140.91/head	2,100.00–2,175.00	2,141	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,558.40/head	1,325.00–1,800.00	1,558	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,727.53/head	1,350.00–1,925.00	1,728	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	2,075.00/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,075	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	172.67/cwt	166.00–194.00	1,746	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	153.93/cwt	132.00–177.00	1,562	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	133.06/cwt	128.00–148.00	1,384	5
Bulls	—	—	1,859	175.23/cwt	171.00–183.00	3,258	8
Bulls	—	—	1,440	141.97/cwt	135.50–152.00	2,044	3
Bulls	—	—	1,777	162.13/cwt	155.00–172.00	2,881	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	117.84/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,355	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	124.15/cwt	119.00–135.00	1,573	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	127.37/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,922	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	140.89/cwt	136.00–149.00	2,378	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	115.79/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,736	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	113.11/cwt	107.00–121.00	1,236	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	123.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,319	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	94.49/cwt	80.00–107.00	979	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	56.05/cwt	50.00–70.00	541	5

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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