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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Apr 8

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

319 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 305▲ 53 vs year ago 266 · +19.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 80▲ 44 vs year ago 62 · +71.0%

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 were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate 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	1,701	158.20	2,690	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,456	127.90	1,862	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	127.82	1,536	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	111.56	1,116	76

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)	1,117	$1,686	25
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,535	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	914	$1,324	14
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	957	$1,517	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,222	$2,017	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	967	$1,733	3thin

Every lot

26 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	—	—	1,349	136.60/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,843	5
Bulls	—	—	1,740	158.71/cwt	149.00–165.00	2,762	29
Bulls	—	—	1,803	173.75/cwt	169.00–179.00	3,133	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	806	73.21/cwt	66.00–80.00	590	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	904	100.74/cwt	84.00–111.50	911	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,295	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	118.53/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,248	51
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	128.23/cwt	121.00–135.50	1,527	78
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	118.89/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,473	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	141.84/cwt	138.50–149.50	1,779	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	118.93/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,663	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	129.06/cwt	122.00–138.50	1,889	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	140.50/cwt	138.50–144.00	2,143	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	938	1,662.50/head	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,663	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,222	2,016.67/head	1,900.00–2,075.00	2,017	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	704	1,117.29/head	835.00–1,250.00	1,117	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	740	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	1,406.73/head	1,100.00–1,575.00	1,407	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,535.05/head	1,300.00–1,625.00	1,535	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	1,667.90/head	1,275.00–1,850.00	1,668	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,276	2,025.04/head	1,950.00–2,085.00	2,025	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	177.47/cwt	168.00–190.00	1,567	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	917	130.86/cwt	125.00–150.00	1,200	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	141.98/cwt	127.00–161.00	1,310	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	957	1,516.69/head	1,325.00–1,625.00	1,517	5

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 8, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 319Last week 305Year ago 266

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 80Year ago 62

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate 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	—	1,222	1,900.00–2,075.00	2,016.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,662.50

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,123	1,275.00–1,850.00	1,667.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	998	1,100.00–1,575.00	1,406.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,070	1,300.00–1,625.00	1,535.05

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	—	1,276	1,950.00–2,085.00	2,025.04

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)	2	—	740	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	704	835.00–1,250.00	1,117.29

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	17	—	923	127.00–161.00	141.98
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	168.00–190.00	177.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	917	125.00–150.00	130.86

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)	5	—	957	1,325.00–1,625.00	1,516.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,740	149.00–165.00	158.71
6	—	1,803	169.00–179.00	173.75
5	—	1,349	130.00–144.00	136.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	904	84.00–111.50	100.74
5	—	806	66.00–80.00	73.21
51	—	1,053	112.00–124.00	118.53
2	—	1,020	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,464	122.00–138.50	129.06
9	—	1,398	116.00–123.00	118.93
3	—	1,525	138.50–144.00	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,254	138.50–149.50	141.84
78	—	1,191	121.00–135.50	128.23
13	—	1,239	116.00–123.00	118.89

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.