Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2024-02-05

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Feb 5
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
318 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 296▼ 24 vs year ago 342 · −7.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
84 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 115▼ 24 vs year ago 108 · −22.2%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,781129.742,31147
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,504107.601,61949
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,249106.811,33472
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07591.1398085

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,209$1,54821
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,078$1,5207
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$2,1003thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,153$1,5002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,043$1,4482thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,520$2,64510

Every lot

24 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,493110.45/cwt102.00–119.001,6496
Bulls——1,809128.66/cwt121.50–136.002,32730
Bulls——1,863143.22/cwt138.50–150.502,66811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87560.56/cwt50.00–70.005306
Cows—Lean 85-90%99183.00/cwt73.00–89.0082314
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,031103.86/cwt103.00–106.001,0716
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12094.88/cwt89.00–100.501,06359
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,217101.24/cwt99.00–102.501,23211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243106.38/cwt103.00–111.501,32250
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305114.36/cwt112.00–119.001,49211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460100.96/cwt100.00–103.001,4748
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,510108.27/cwt104.00–111.501,63538
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,553116.81/cwt114.50–122.001,8143
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5582,833.33/head2,500.00–3,000.002,8333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,8622,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0781,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,321.74/head1,210.00–1,425.001,3222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1691,498.24/head1,325.00–1,635.001,49817
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3801,760.96/head1,675.00–1,825.001,7614
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0431,447.78/head1,350.00–1,525.001,4482
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0952,100.34/head1,825.00–2,500.002,1003
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1531,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,087122.32/cwt110.00–147.001,33019

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.