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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-18

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Dec 18

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

397 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 401▼ 12 vs year ago 409 · −2.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 113▼ 38 vs year ago 102 · −37.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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	—	High	1,699	113.17	1,923	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,465	95.13	1,394	108
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	93.70	1,148	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,066	82.05	875	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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,159	$1,477	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,421	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,292	$1,377	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$1,400	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,160	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,743	$2,300	3thin

Every lot

23 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,456	100.66/cwt	94.50–104.00	1,466	5
Bulls	—	—	1,671	111.88/cwt	103.50–119.50	1,870	14
Bulls	—	—	1,930	124.68/cwt	119.50–142.00	2,406	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	57.83/cwt	50.00–65.00	567	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	74.66/cwt	70.00–81.50	742	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	91.51/cwt	90.50–92.50	933	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	86.67/cwt	82.50–90.50	962	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	86.73/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,024	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	93.08/cwt	87.50–98.00	1,126	94
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,353	85.53/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,157	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	100.88/cwt	97.00–107.50	1,372	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	94.09/cwt	89.00–97.50	1,385	74
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	101.03/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,496	26
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	133.14/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,242	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,069	110.27/cwt	97.00–128.00	1,179	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	97.30/cwt	93.00–102.50	1,161	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	1,159.56/head	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,160	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,159	1,476.58/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,477	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,421.08/head	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,421	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,292	1,377.40/head	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,377	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,743	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3

This sale against other markets

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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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Springfield, MO

Mon Dec 18, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 397Last week 401Year ago 409

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 113Year ago 102

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	981	50.00–65.00	57.83
20	—	994	70.00–81.50	74.66
5	—	1,020	90.50–92.50	91.51
48	—	1,110	82.50–90.50	86.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,353	85.00–88.00	85.53
26	—	1,481	97.00–104.00	101.03
74	—	1,472	89.00–97.50	94.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,360	97.00–107.50	100.88
94	—	1,210	87.50–98.00	93.08
4	—	1,181	86.00–87.00	86.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,930	119.50–142.00	124.68
14	—	1,671	103.50–119.50	111.88
5	—	1,456	94.50–104.00	100.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,193	93.00–102.50	97.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,069	97.00–128.00	110.27
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	933	125.00–139.00	133.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	988	1,400.00	1,400.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	850	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,159.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,159	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,476.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,292	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,377.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,275	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,421.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,743	2,300.00	2,300.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.