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Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
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Published: 2024-03-04

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Mar 4

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

282 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 311▼ 37 vs year ago 319 · −11.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

109 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 139▼ 3 vs year ago 112 · −2.7%

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 and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 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	1,786	136.82	2,444	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	115.04	1,752	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	114.87	1,419	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	99.63	1,039	75

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,574	37
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	943	$1,279	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	968	$1,525	6
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	768	$1,150	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,337	$2,142	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,208	$2,181	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$1,992	9

Every lot

30 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	—	—	1,600	122.83/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,965	7
Bulls	—	—	1,782	135.68/cwt	126.50–143.00	2,418	23
Bulls	—	—	1,903	147.18/cwt	143.00–155.00	2,801	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	853	70.02/cwt	64.00–75.00	597	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	88.65/cwt	80.50–93.00	881	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	102.58/cwt	94.00–108.00	1,081	55
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	111.37/cwt	109.50–114.50	1,275	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	106.79/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,246	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	121.76/cwt	118.50–127.00	1,518	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	114.33/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,427	42
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	115.00/cwt	112.00–118.50	1,723	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,532	109.77/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,682	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,602	121.49/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,946	10
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,337	2,141.99/head	1,800.00–2,725.00	2,142	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,109	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,234	2,208.33/head	2,075.00–2,375.00	2,208	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	2,337.50/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,338	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,520	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	742	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	768	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,193	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	922	1,064.52/head	975.00–1,200.00	1,065	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	1,278.75/head	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,279	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,104	1,593.22/head	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,593	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,365	1,892.82/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	1,893	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	181.91/cwt	169.00–195.00	1,688	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	127.77/cwt	115.00–142.00	1,186	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	114.20/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,134	6

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 Mar 4, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 282Last week 311Year ago 319

Replacement CattleReceipts 109Last week 139Year ago 112

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,109	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,128	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,335	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,337.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,234	2,075.00–2,375.00	2,208.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,520	1,975.00	1,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	742	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	768	1,150.00	1,150.00

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)	3	—	1,193	2,050.00	2,050.00

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)	7	—	922	975.00–1,200.00	1,064.52

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)	4	—	943	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,278.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,104	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,593.22

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,365	1,800.00–2,300.00	1,892.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	928	169.00–195.00	181.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	928	115.00–142.00	127.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	993	114.00–115.00	114.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,337	1,800.00–2,725.00	2,141.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,782	126.50–143.00	135.68
12	—	1,903	143.00–155.00	147.18
7	—	1,600	119.00–126.00	122.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,145	109.50–114.50	111.37
3	—	853	64.00–75.00	70.02
55	—	1,054	94.00–108.00	102.58
12	—	994	80.50–93.00	88.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,248	109.00–119.00	114.33
15	—	1,247	118.50–127.00	121.76
10	—	1,167	104.00–109.00	106.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,498	112.00–118.50	115.00
10	—	1,602	119.00–126.00	121.49
12	—	1,532	106.00–112.00	109.77

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.