Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold steady, and slaughter bulls were steady 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	1,683	152.23	2,562	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	119.08	1,837	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	116.69	1,470	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	96.61	1,016	78

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,258	$1,917	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,278	$1,829	48
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,332	$1,788	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,070	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,154	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,745	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,349	$2,000	3thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	1,745	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,326	1,812.82/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,813	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,123	2,124.94/head	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,488	2,315.63/head	2,150.00–2,525.00	2,316	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	1,848.51/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,849	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	172.45/cwt	165.00–182.00	1,643	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	136.43/cwt	121.00–165.00	1,602	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,855.42/head	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,855	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,332	1,788.18/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,788	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,011	1,159.07/head	925.00–1,450.00	1,159	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2-3	—	745	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	2,357.75/head	2,325.00–2,375.00	2,358	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,529	138.59/cwt	127.00–147.00	2,119	15
Bulls	—	—	1,704	155.88/cwt	145.00–164.50	2,656	27
Bulls	—	—	2,032	173.44/cwt	166.00–179.00	3,524	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	87.62/cwt	75.00–95.00	900	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	116.43/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,325	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	64.13/cwt	55.00–72.50	618	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	116.29/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,455	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	125.79/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,731	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	106.79/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,252	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	117.82/cwt	109.00–123.00	1,777	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,659	126.96/cwt	124.00–129.50	2,106	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	107.03/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,544	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	107.00/cwt	97.00–115.00	1,151	43

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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