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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-04-15
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Published: 2024-04-15

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Apr 15

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

289 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 319▼ 110 vs year ago 399 · −27.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 106▼ 25 vs year ago 106 · −23.6%

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 steady to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were mostly steady. 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	—	Low	1,741	159.87	2,783	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,464	127.92	1,873	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	127.57	1,543	98
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,026	115.73	1,187	63

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)	1,132	$1,684	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,623	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,088	$1,484	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,723	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	942	$1,541	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,349	$2,712	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,943	2thin

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	—	—	1,565	139.24/cwt	137.00–141.00	2,179	3
Bulls	—	—	1,691	156.10/cwt	144.00–168.00	2,640	24
Bulls	—	—	1,933	176.81/cwt	168.50–182.00	3,418	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	924	98.16/cwt	84.00–108.00	907	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	128.88/cwt	127.00–135.50	1,259	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	118.88/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,258	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	122.10/cwt	121.50–123.00	1,430	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	127.56/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,541	90
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	137.01/cwt	136.00–137.50	1,807	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	129.03/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,880	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	119.75/cwt	116.00–122.50	1,765	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	135.52/cwt	135.00–136.00	2,064	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,003	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,103	1,942.50/head	1,875.00–2,010.00	1,943	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	2,496.25/head	2,325.00–2,700.00	2,496	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,628	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	897	1,302.43/head	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,302	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	1,483.62/head	1,325.00–1,625.00	1,484	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,151	1,596.13/head	1,400.00–1,825.00	1,596	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,623.11/head	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,623	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,254	2,213.04/head	1,985.00–2,375.00	2,213	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,032	138.95/cwt	128.00–183.00	1,434	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	128.83/cwt	121.50–132.00	1,359	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	1,455.36/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,455	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	942	1,541.33/head	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,541	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1

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 Apr 15, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 289Last week 319Year ago 399

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 106Year ago 106

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were mostly steady. 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 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	1,875.00–2,010.00	1,942.50

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	5	—	1,628	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,173	2,325.00–2,700.00	2,496.25

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	—	1,003	1,675.00	1,675.00

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)	3	—	897	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,302.43

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	—	1,160	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,623.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,088	1,325.00–1,625.00	1,483.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,151	1,400.00–1,825.00	1,596.13

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	—	1,254	1,985.00–2,375.00	2,213.04

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	10	—	1,032	128.00–183.00	138.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,055	121.50–132.00	128.83

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)	3	—	870	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,455.36
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	942	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,541.33

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)	1	—	1,350	2,525.00	2,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	137.00–141.00	139.24
24	—	1,691	144.00–168.00	156.10
9	—	1,933	168.50–182.00	176.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,208	123.00–135.00	127.56
3	—	1,319	136.00–137.50	137.01
5	—	1,171	121.50–123.00	122.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	977	127.00–135.50	128.88
12	—	924	84.00–108.00	98.16
46	—	1,058	110.00–126.00	118.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	135.00–136.00	135.52
5	—	1,474	116.00–122.50	119.75
23	—	1,457	123.00–135.00	129.03

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.