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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-12

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Feb 12

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

263 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 318▼ 27 vs year ago 290 · −9.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 84▼ 10 vs year ago 68 · −14.7%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold unevenly steady from 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady 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	—	Average	1,800	130.08	2,342	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	107.27	1,348	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	105.45	1,557	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	93.06	1,010	61

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,391	$1,653	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,256	$1,576	26
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,535	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,348	$2,025	2thin

Every lot

22 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	—	—	1,716	114.51/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,965	9
Bulls	—	—	1,773	130.78/cwt	122.00–139.00	2,319	25
Bulls	—	—	1,961	143.69/cwt	136.50–150.00	2,818	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	63.60/cwt	53.00–69.50	613	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	83.10/cwt	72.00–89.00	846	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	97.35/cwt	89.00–101.50	1,078	41
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	103.32/cwt	101.50–106.50	1,187	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	100.15/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,213	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	106.97/cwt	103.00–111.50	1,349	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	113.76/cwt	112.50–115.00	1,436	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,392	101.10/cwt	100.00–102.50	1,407	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,497	106.24/cwt	103.50–111.50	1,590	47
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	115.09/cwt	113.50–117.00	1,770	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	940	1,107.80/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,108	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	1,534.59/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,535	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,268	1,513.66/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,514	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,353	1,869.54/head	1,775.00–1,885.00	1,870	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,362	1,705.64/head	1,675.00–1,760.00	1,706	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,419	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,124	120.27/cwt	104.00–134.00	1,352	10

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 Feb 12, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 263Last week 318Year ago 290

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 84Year ago 68

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold unevenly steady from 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	2,275.00	2,275.00

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)	3	—	1,233	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,534.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,419	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,268	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,513.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,362	1,675.00–1,760.00	1,705.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,353	1,775.00–1,885.00	1,869.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	940	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,107.80

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	10	—	1,124	104.00–134.00	120.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,773	122.00–139.00	130.78
9	—	1,961	136.50–150.00	143.69
9	—	1,716	105.00–121.00	114.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,107	89.00–101.50	97.35
5	—	1,149	101.50–106.50	103.32
11	—	1,018	72.00–89.00	83.10
4	—	964	53.00–69.50	63.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,261	103.00–111.50	106.97
6	—	1,211	100.00–101.00	100.15
9	—	1,262	112.50–115.00	113.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,497	103.50–111.50	106.24
13	—	1,392	100.00–102.50	101.10
2	—	1,538	113.50–117.00	115.09

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.