Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2024-02-19

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Feb 19
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
407 head
▲ 144 vs last sale 263▼ 5 vs year ago 412 · −1.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
151 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 58▲ 78 vs year ago 73 · +106.8%
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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 to heavy 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—Average1,810130.452,36260
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,518110.031,67068
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,246109.471,364107
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01791.81934107

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)1,106$1,45732
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,141$1,39118
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,009$1,26015
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)993$1,5672thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)783$1,1823thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,321$1,9805

Every lot

26 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——1,671116.97/cwt110.00–122.001,95513
Bulls——1,842132.56/cwt122.00–140.002,44240
Bulls——1,889143.41/cwt141.00–148.502,7097
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87468.09/cwt60.00–72.0059511
Cows—Lean 85-90%94484.87/cwt77.00–92.0080130
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,029107.01/cwt106.00–108.501,1015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07898.26/cwt92.50–104.501,05961
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205102.31/cwt100.00–104.501,2339
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234108.75/cwt104.00–114.501,34281
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,326116.72/cwt115.00–124.001,54817
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,504102.48/cwt100.00–104.001,5415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,517110.04/cwt105.00–114.501,66958
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,539117.41/cwt115.00–120.001,8075
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29111,159.85/head1,000.00–1,350.001,1607
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29121,044.97/head950.00–1,175.001,0453
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0331,314.20/head1,125.00–1,385.001,31412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1411,390.59/head1,200.00–1,660.001,39118
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1611,540.41/head1,350.00–1,750.001,54025
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27831,182.13/head1,000.00–1,275.001,1823
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29931,566.81/head1,300.00–1,775.001,5672
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2898176.85/cwt165.00–193.001,58811
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2996121.06/cwt114.50–127.001,2069
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,093121.77/cwt111.00–149.001,33113
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0281,575.00/head1,500.00–1,650.001,5752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6952,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002

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.