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Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-04-01
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Published: 2024-04-01

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Apr 1

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

305 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 302▼ 91 vs year ago 396 · −23.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 112▼ 45 vs year ago 125 · −36.0%

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 were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. 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	—	High	1,695	160.14	2,715	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,463	133.43	1,951	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	131.97	1,610	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	114.49	1,170	48

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)	1,245	$1,761	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,732	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,102	$1,468	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$1,400	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$2,177	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,433	$2,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,308	$2,190	5

Every lot

24 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	—	—	1,432	139.50/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,998	5
Bulls	—	—	1,681	158.76/cwt	145.00–169.00	2,669	31
Bulls	—	—	1,855	173.43/cwt	168.00–183.00	3,217	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	917	75.91/cwt	61.00–90.00	696	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	103.65/cwt	92.00–111.00	988	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	122.30/cwt	113.00–127.00	1,284	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,414	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	141.26/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,712	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	122.53/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,492	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	131.26/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,603	91
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	124.07/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,751	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	133.99/cwt	127.00–139.50	1,962	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	141.34/cwt	139.00–144.50	2,141	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	2,190.00/head	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,190	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,433	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	2,176.69/head	2,075.00–2,225.00	2,177	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	1,468.47/head	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,468	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	1,732.44/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,732	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,710.06/head	1,425.00–1,800.00	1,710	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,375	1,953.09/head	1,875.00–2,100.00	1,953	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	797	191.21/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,524	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	157.84/cwt	143.50–185.00	1,555	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	999	137.10/cwt	129.00–162.00	1,370	12

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 Apr 1, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 305Last week 302Year ago 396

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 112Year ago 125

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. 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	—	1,433	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,308	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,190.00

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	—	1,180	2,075.00–2,225.00	2,176.69

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)	4	—	1,375	1,875.00–2,100.00	1,953.09

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)	2	—	1,170	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,102	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,468.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,148	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,732.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,210	1,425.00–1,800.00	1,710.06

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	3	—	797	175.00–210.00	191.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	985	143.50–185.00	157.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	999	129.00–162.00	137.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	953	92.00–111.00	103.65
5	—	917	61.00–90.00	75.91
4	—	1,100	128.00–129.00	128.50
30	—	1,050	113.00–127.00	122.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,218	120.00–126.00	122.53
91	—	1,221	125.00–138.00	131.26
13	—	1,212	139.00–144.00	141.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,411	117.00–126.00	124.07
6	—	1,515	139.00–144.50	141.34
32	—	1,464	127.00–139.50	133.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,855	168.00–183.00	173.43
5	—	1,432	130.00–145.00	139.50
31	—	1,681	145.00–169.00	158.76

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.