Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. 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	—	Low	1,733	157.40	2,728	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,544	121.20	1,872	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,301	120.24	1,564	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	102.04	1,074	61

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)	1,225	$1,833	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,032	$1,428	18
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,141	$1,420	6
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	932	$1,799	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	905	$1,751	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,175	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,750	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,358	$2,350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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 1-2	—	1,114	1,606.38/head	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,606	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,729.48/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,729	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,751.10/head	1,725.00–1,775.00	1,751	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	187.12/cwt	167.00–210.00	1,712	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	2,350.00/head	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,750	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	1,799.11/head	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,799	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	867	1,070.72/head	875.00–1,250.00	1,071	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	150.86/cwt	130.00–179.00	1,487	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,342	126.93/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,703	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	1,419.88/head	1,300.00–1,625.00	1,420	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,327	2,453.45/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,453	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Bulls	—	—	1,492	144.52/cwt	139.00–148.50	2,156	10
Bulls	—	—	1,817	158.90/cwt	149.00–168.00	2,887	22
Bulls	—	—	1,829	173.34/cwt	168.00–179.00	3,170	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	127.70/cwt	126.00–133.00	2,028	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	112.10/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,603	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	92.10/cwt	80.00–104.00	903	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	125.30/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,719	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,392	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	120.58/cwt	116.50–125.50	1,559	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	69.62/cwt	59.00–75.00	669	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	112.65/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,504	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	121.17/cwt	116.00–126.50	1,874	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	112.41/cwt	105.00–118.50	1,233	36

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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