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Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-02-26
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Published: 2024-02-26

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Feb 26

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

311 head

▼ 96 vs last sale 407▼ 12 vs year ago 323 · −3.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

139 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 151▼ 28 vs year ago 167 · −16.8%

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 and bulls sold steady to 2.00 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	—	Low	1,753	132.34	2,320	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,532	110.70	1,696	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	110.23	1,325	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	92.55	948	59

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)	1,235	$1,710	23
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,139	$1,494	25
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,261	$1,400	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,152	$1,347	13
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,223	$1,725	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,077	$1,560	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,037	$2,400	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,800	2thin

Every lot

29 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	—	—	1,533	118.41/cwt	107.00–123.00	1,815	6
Bulls	—	—	1,755	131.56/cwt	124.00–140.00	2,309	39
Bulls	—	—	1,877	143.73/cwt	140.50–151.00	2,698	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	828	66.30/cwt	61.00–70.00	549	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	84.21/cwt	71.00–90.00	749	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	107.99/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,060	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	97.29/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,064	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	102.92/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,203	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	109.10/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,296	72
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	118.72/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,533	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,429	116.23/cwt	115.50–118.00	1,661	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	102.77/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,545	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	111.94/cwt	106.00–115.50	1,744	29
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,800.00/head	1,775.00–1,825.00	1,800	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	965	1,037.63/head	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,038	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,021	1,151.37/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,151	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,078	1,181.61/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,182	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,539.27/head	1,350.00–1,775.00	1,539	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,837.86/head	1,825.00–1,875.00	1,838	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,376.19/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,376	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,237	1,760.13/head	1,725.00–1,775.00	1,760	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	1,530.06/head	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,530	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,261	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,077	1,560.16/head	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,560	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,355	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	130.09/cwt	110.00–151.00	1,324	18
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	118.62/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,295	9

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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

Mon Feb 26, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 311Last week 407Year ago 323

Replacement CattleReceipts 139Last week 151Year ago 167

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 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	2	—	1,140	1,775.00–1,825.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,037	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,261	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,225	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,376.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,248	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,530.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,170	1,350.00–1,775.00	1,539.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,237	1,725.00–1,775.00	1,760.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,200	1,825.00–1,875.00	1,837.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,078	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,181.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	965	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,037.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,021	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,151.37

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)	1	—	1,090	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,077	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,560.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,975.00	1,975.00

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	18	—	1,018	110.00–151.00	130.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,092	116.00–124.00	118.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,533	107.00–123.00	118.41
39	—	1,755	124.00–140.00	131.56
10	—	1,877	140.50–151.00	143.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,094	91.00–103.00	97.29
12	—	890	71.00–90.00	84.21
5	—	828	61.00–70.00	66.30
3	—	982	107.00–110.00	107.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,291	116.00–125.00	118.72
72	—	1,188	104.00–116.00	109.10
4	—	1,169	102.00–104.00	102.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,503	99.00–105.00	102.77
29	—	1,558	106.00–115.50	111.94
5	—	1,429	115.50–118.00	116.23

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.