Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter cattle, and a heavy supply of replacement cattle that created very good demand.

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	1,721	151.61	2,610	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	116.67	1,412	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,493	115.43	1,723	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,027	99.14	1,018	47

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)	1,061	$1,956	50
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,778	32
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,729	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	992	$1,250	6
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,033	$2,138	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,845	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,288	$2,458	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,264	$2,350	4thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	1,243	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	2,375.00/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	2,500.00/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	810	1,223.77/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,224	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	198.80/cwt	177.00–215.00	1,767	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	140.42/cwt	124.00–152.50	1,522	27
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	128.82/cwt	119.00–150.00	1,359	13
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	945	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	891	1,316.72/head	1,100.00–1,525.00	1,317	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	745	1,089.60/head	850.00–1,200.00	1,090	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,169	2,381.68/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,382	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,268.27/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,268	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,845.19/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,845	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,067	1,355.08/head	1,150.00–1,550.00	1,355	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,823.88/head	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,824	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,875.55/head	1,575.00–2,200.00	1,876	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	1,627.95/head	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,628	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,412	2,168.95/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,169	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	2,092.67/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,093	5
Bulls	—	—	1,690	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,907	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	134.49/cwt	120.00–144.00	2,078	3
Bulls	—	—	1,768	154.19/cwt	148.00–163.00	2,726	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,541	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	116.58/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,207	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	95.50/cwt	85.00–103.00	935	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	124.90/cwt	120.50–129.00	1,932	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	65.02/cwt	55.00–75.00	651	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	108.51/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,170	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	116.30/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,413	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	123.54/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,494	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	107.15/cwt	103.50–110.00	1,242	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	115.13/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,723	31

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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