Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good 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	1,722	157.07	2,704	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,567	124.24	1,946	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	122.27	1,533	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,060	105.31	1,117	37

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)	1,242	$1,832	14
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,159	$1,723	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,179	$1,611	6
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,250	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,492	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,625	$2,650	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,457	$2,329	3thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,457	2,329.23/head	2,075.00–2,550.00	2,329	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,737.92/head	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,738	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	155.95/cwt	130.00–189.00	1,549	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,516.43/head	1,225.00–1,650.00	1,516	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	133.59/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,399	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,377	2,177.06/head	2,075.00–2,375.00	2,177	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	1,723.40/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,723	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,491.75/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,492	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	174.32/cwt	160.00–190.00	1,534	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	160.29/cwt	151.00–167.00	2,781	12
Bulls	—	—	1,863	172.64/cwt	170.00–176.00	3,216	2
Bulls	—	—	1,633	143.11/cwt	132.00–149.50	2,337	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	76.10/cwt	60.00–83.00	747	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	95.74/cwt	84.00–105.00	959	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	131.41/cwt	128.00–144.50	1,718	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	115.54/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,403	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	120.86/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,261	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	121.69/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,906	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	132.63/cwt	128.00–141.00	2,135	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	116.83/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,713	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	113.95/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,259	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	121.39/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,516	42

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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