Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady from 1.00 higher to 2.00 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	—	Low	1,798	156.25	2,809	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,490	116.71	1,738	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	114.46	1,431	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,095	98.74	1,081	85

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)	1,220	$2,004	38
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,123	$1,675	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$1,623	10
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$2,217	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,013	$1,673	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,238	2thin

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,339	2,360.11/head	2,075.00–2,410.00	2,360	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	189.60/cwt	175.00–205.00	1,650	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	990	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,610	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,675.06/head	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,675	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,836.30/head	1,500.00–2,025.00	1,836	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	137.00/cwt	126.00–160.00	1,611	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,623.33/head	1,250.00–1,800.00	1,623	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	872	1,342.43/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,342	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	1,673.03/head	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,673	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	2,363.48/head	2,350.00–2,375.00	2,363	2
Bulls	—	—	1,547	141.97/cwt	134.00–148.00	2,196	8
Bulls	—	—	1,865	157.92/cwt	149.00–168.00	2,945	16
Bulls	—	—	1,954	170.82/cwt	168.00–177.50	3,338	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,303	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	115.45/cwt	109.00–124.00	1,426	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	69.02/cwt	52.50–75.00	649	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	124.47/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,669	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	103.12/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,345	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	107.23/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,531	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	117.41/cwt	110.00–124.50	1,746	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	126.48/cwt	124.00–129.50	2,006	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	107.94/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,218	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	92.22/cwt	77.50–100.00	1,016	21

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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