Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2024-04-22

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-22

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Apr 22

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

395 head

▲ 106 vs last sale 289▼ 54 vs year ago 449 · −12.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 81▼ 14 vs year ago 125 · −11.2%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Oct 28, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Oct 17, 2026

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Demand was moderate to light 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	1,685	162.34	2,736	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	125.03	1,529	122
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,466	124.18	1,820	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,029	113.67	1,170	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)	1,187	$1,622	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,601	26
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,401	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,369	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,335	$2,190	5

Every lot

27 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	—	—	1,284	138.71/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,781	5
Bulls	—	—	1,706	159.88/cwt	148.00–167.00	2,728	27
Bulls	—	—	1,797	176.55/cwt	168.00–187.00	3,173	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	101.51/cwt	87.00–109.50	997	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	117.26/cwt	108.00–124.00	1,223	56
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	124.76/cwt	124.00–125.50	1,339	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	116.34/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,414	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	125.28/cwt	120.50–134.00	1,533	100
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	134.79/cwt	134.00–137.50	1,653	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,456	124.79/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,817	60
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	119.64/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,839	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,213	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,933.33/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,933	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,319	2,150.00/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,150	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,323	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,324	2,200.00/head	2,050.00–2,250.00	2,200	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,360	2,250.00/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,423	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,400.85/head	1,310.00–1,475.00	1,401	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,030	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,082	1,590.19/head	1,300.00–1,775.00	1,590	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	1,621.54/head	1,585.00–1,650.00	1,622	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	1,852.58/head	1,750.00–1,975.00	1,853	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	192.28/cwt	173.00–216.00	1,511	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	145.87/cwt	126.50–176.00	1,473	27
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,014	132.39/cwt	128.00–145.00	1,342	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	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 22, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 395Last week 289Year ago 449

Replacement CattleReceipts 111Last week 81Year ago 125

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Demand was moderate to light 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$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,423	2,525.00	2,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,323	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,360	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,213	2,700.00	2,700.00

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	—	1,319	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,230	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,933.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,324	2,050.00–2,250.00	2,200.00

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)	4	—	1,320	1,750.00–1,975.00	1,852.58

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)	20	—	1,082	1,300.00–1,775.00	1,590.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	975	1,310.00–1,475.00	1,400.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,187	1,585.00–1,650.00	1,621.54

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)	2	—	1,030	1,200.00	1,200.00

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	4	—	786	173.00–216.00	192.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,010	126.50–176.00	145.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,014	128.00–145.00	132.39

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)	1	—	1,050	1,825.00	1,825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,706	148.00–167.00	159.88
13	—	1,797	168.00–187.00	176.55
5	—	1,284	135.00–148.00	138.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,073	124.00–125.50	124.76
22	—	982	87.00–109.50	101.51
56	—	1,043	108.00–124.00	117.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,215	112.00–120.00	116.34
100	—	1,224	120.50–134.00	125.28
9	—	1,226	134.00–137.50	134.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,537	117.00–122.00	119.64
60	—	1,456	121.00–131.00	124.79

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.