Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Supply was moderate with moderate demand for slaughter cattle and very good demand for the replacement cattle included in the offering.

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	1,677	147.10	2,467	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	111.94	1,385	100
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	111.10	1,658	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	94.01	991	65

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)	1,209	$1,980	27
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,228	$1,874	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$1,642	10
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,183	$2,218	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	605	$738	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,285	$2,367	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,000	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,366.67/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,367	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,805.02/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,805	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	1,967.06/head	1,950.00–1,975.00	1,967	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	2,377.63/head	2,225.00–2,700.00	2,378	11
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	605	737.91/head	725.00–750.00	738	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	2,218.34/head	2,000.00–2,425.00	2,218	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,841.23/head	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,841	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,301.99/head	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,302	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,000.00/head	1,975.00–2,025.00	2,000	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	178.87/cwt	165.00–188.00	1,674	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	143.45/cwt	123.00–164.00	1,462	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	128.25/cwt	121.00–152.50	1,240	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,641.54/head	1,475.00–1,950.00	1,642	10
Bulls	—	—	1,978	167.29/cwt	165.00–169.50	3,309	2
Bulls	—	—	1,579	133.34/cwt	124.00–140.00	2,105	9
Bulls	—	—	1,686	149.71/cwt	142.00–161.50	2,524	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	118.77/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,485	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	104.66/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,193	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	112.30/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,676	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	111.96/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,391	90
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,778	119.03/cwt	118.00–120.00	2,116	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	104.04/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,468	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	105.45/cwt	93.00–110.00	1,137	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,269	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	83.39/cwt	74.00–91.00	849	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	63.00/cwt	50.00–70.00	640	8

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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