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Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-03-25
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Published: 2024-03-25

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Mar 25

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

302 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 320▲ 68 vs year ago 234 · +29.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

112 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 180▲ 46 vs year ago 66 · +69.7%

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 5.00 to 9.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 8.00 to 13.00 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	1,799	163.98	2,949	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	133.84	1,974	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	131.61	1,597	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,016	114.64	1,164	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,161	$1,654	14
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,651	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,046	$1,493	8
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	928	$1,512	7
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,383	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$1,680	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,595	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	964	$1,981	4thin

Every lot

31 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	—	—	1,560	139.47/cwt	135.00–143.00	2,176	2
Bulls	—	—	1,727	157.73/cwt	145.00–169.00	2,724	25
Bulls	—	—	1,912	174.24/cwt	170.00–179.00	3,331	20
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	924	75.34/cwt	63.00–85.00	696	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	102.18/cwt	89.00–111.00	1,029	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	128.69/cwt	128.00–129.50	1,302	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	121.46/cwt	113.00–128.00	1,249	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	132.47/cwt	126.50–138.00	1,592	60
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	123.77/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,520	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	140.28/cwt	138.00–144.50	1,887	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	125.73/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,792	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	144.00/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,110	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,484	134.16/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,991	31
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,300	1,680.38/head	1,660.00–1,700.00	1,680	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	800	1,625.00/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,595	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	835	1,082.13/head	935.00–1,250.00	1,082	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	1,512.46/head	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,512	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,684.18/head	1,375.00–1,875.00	1,684	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	943	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,090	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,102	1,275.45/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,107	1,668.22/head	1,325.00–1,775.00	1,668	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,166	1,669.27/head	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,669	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,196	1,713.77/head	1,500.00–1,875.00	1,714	18
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	841	126.46/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,064	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	189.08/cwt	186.00–191.00	1,764	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	982	146.13/cwt	131.00–171.00	1,435	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	144.06/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,575	3

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 25, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 302Last week 320Year ago 234

Replacement CattleReceipts 112Last week 180Year ago 66

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 8.00 to 13.00 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 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,595	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	2,600.00	2,600.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,375.00–1,875.00	1,684.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	928	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,512.46

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)	2	—	835	935.00–1,250.00	1,082.13

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)	5	—	1,107	1,325.00–1,775.00	1,668.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,196	1,500.00–1,875.00	1,713.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,166	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,669.27

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	—	1,102	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	943	1,200.00	1,200.00

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)	1	—	1,090	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,093	138.00–147.00	144.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	982	131.00–171.00	146.13
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	933	186.00–191.00	189.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	841	124.00–129.00	126.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,300	1,660.00–1,700.00	1,680.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,727	145.00–169.00	157.73
20	—	1,912	170.00–179.00	174.24
2	—	1,560	135.00–143.00	139.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,465	142.00–145.00	144.00
5	—	1,425	124.00–129.00	125.73
31	—	1,484	128.00–139.00	134.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,012	128.00–129.50	128.69
53	—	1,028	113.00–128.00	121.46
20	—	1,007	89.00–111.00	102.18
5	—	924	63.00–85.00	75.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,228	118.00–127.00	123.77
60	—	1,202	126.50–138.00	132.47
4	—	1,345	138.00–144.50	140.28

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.