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Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
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Published: 2024-03-18

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Mar 18

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

320 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 275▼ 39 vs year ago 359 · −10.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

180 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 83▲ 56 vs year ago 124 · +45.2%

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 6.00 to 10.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was very 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	1,720	146.44	2,519	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	128.90	1,909	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	124.32	1,527	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	109.57	1,113	84

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)	1,006	$1,489	38
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,061	$1,477	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	930	$1,310	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	880	$1,298	17
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,607	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	831	$1,391	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	721	$1,221	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,625	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,183	$2,233	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,900	5

Every lot

36 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	—	—	1,578	130.97/cwt	127.00–135.00	2,067	4
Bulls	—	—	1,707	144.07/cwt	135.00–151.00	2,459	20
Bulls	—	—	1,813	158.60/cwt	152.00–165.00	2,875	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	74.46/cwt	62.00–82.00	661	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	99.21/cwt	85.00–107.00	963	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	115.02/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,196	48
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	121.13/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,271	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	113.79/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,384	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	130.99/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,602	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	123.83/cwt	117.00–128.50	1,524	66
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,359	114.71/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,559	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	126.75/cwt	124.00–129.50	1,872	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,542	137.95/cwt	131.50–146.50	2,127	15
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	2,233.33/head	2,025.00–2,425.00	2,233	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,227	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,625	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	706	816.09/head	625.00–860.00	816	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	731	853.13/head	785.00–1,025.00	853	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	804	1,449.03/head	1,310.00–1,510.00	1,449	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	890	955.08/head	850.00–1,100.00	955	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	898	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	952	1,498.25/head	1,325.00–1,750.00	1,498	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	1,476.08/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,476	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,047	1,651.66/head	1,450.00–1,875.00	1,652	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,436	1,994.43/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	1,994	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,505	1,885.00/head	1,885.00–1,885.00	1,885	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	697	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	758	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	763	1,075.25/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	877	1,601.88/head	1,435.00–1,825.00	1,602	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	1,606.82/head	1,485.00–1,725.00	1,607	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	192.80/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,672	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	897	133.97/cwt	124.00–148.00	1,202	25
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,001	137.85/cwt	121.00–167.00	1,380	26

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 Mar 18, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 320Last week 275Year ago 359

Replacement CattleReceipts 180Last week 83Year ago 124

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was very 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	3	—	1,227	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,625	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,183	2,025.00–2,425.00	2,233.33

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)	12	—	952	1,325.00–1,750.00	1,498.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,038	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,476.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	930	1,310.00	1,310.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,047	1,450.00–1,875.00	1,651.66

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)	5	—	890	850.00–1,100.00	955.08

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)	2	—	898	1,275.00	1,275.00

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)	5	—	1,436	1,850.00–2,200.00	1,994.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,505	1,885.00	1,885.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	804	1,310.00–1,510.00	1,449.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	706	625.00–860.00	816.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	731	785.00–1,025.00	853.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	763	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	758	1,200.00	1,200.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	990	1,485.00–1,725.00	1,606.82
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	877	1,435.00–1,825.00	1,601.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	697	1,235.00	1,235.00

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	26	—	1,001	121.00–167.00	137.85
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	867	180.00–205.00	192.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	897	124.00–148.00	133.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,707	135.00–151.00	144.07
9	—	1,813	152.00–165.00	158.60
4	—	1,578	127.00–135.00	130.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	971	85.00–107.00	99.21
7	—	888	62.00–82.00	74.46
48	—	1,040	109.00–120.00	115.02
13	—	1,049	119.00–126.00	121.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,231	117.00–128.50	123.83
19	—	1,223	129.00–138.00	130.99
9	—	1,216	108.00–117.00	113.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,477	124.00–129.50	126.75
15	—	1,542	131.50–146.50	137.95
7	—	1,359	111.00–116.00	114.71

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.