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Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-22

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jan 22

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

118 head

▼ 501 vs last sale 619▼ 248 vs year ago 366 · −67.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 88 vs last sale 127▼ 42 vs year ago 81 · −51.9%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Oct 28, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Oct 17, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last slaughter and replacement cattle sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls sold 13.00 to 20.00 higher on a light supply. Demand was moderate.

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	—	Average	1,587	133.47	2,119	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	113.65	1,372	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	113.48	1,732	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	97.93	1,005	28

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)	1,085	$1,235	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,027	$1,230	11
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,288	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,240	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$1,375	1thin

Every lot

18 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	—	—	1,300	113.00/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,469	3
Bulls	—	—	1,593	134.21/cwt	124.50–143.00	2,138	7
Bulls	—	—	1,793	147.54/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,645	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	87.62/cwt	77.00–93.00	817	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	112.52/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,159	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	99.56/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,049	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	100.30/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,171	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	113.12/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,342	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	118.97/cwt	118.00–123.50	1,514	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,526	113.48/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,732	15
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,240	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	618	536.44/head	500.00–575.00	536	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	1,384.09/head	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,384	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	1,287.70/head	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,288	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	128.81/cwt	123.50–143.00	1,311	12

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 Jan 22, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 619Year ago 366

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 127Year ago 81

Compared to the last slaughter and replacement cattle sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls sold 13.00 to 20.00 higher on a light supply. Demand was moderate.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,240	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	1,375.00	1,375.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,235.00	1,235.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,118	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,384.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	618	500.00–575.00	536.44

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)	2	—	960	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,287.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,018	123.50–143.00	128.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,593	124.50–143.00	134.21
4	—	1,793	144.00–150.00	147.54
3	—	1,300	105.00–118.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,186	105.00–118.00	113.12
10	—	1,273	118.00–123.50	118.97
3	—	1,167	98.00–103.00	100.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,526	108.00–118.00	113.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,054	95.00–106.00	99.56
2	—	1,030	112.00–113.00	112.52
6	—	933	77.00–93.00	87.62

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.