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Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
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Published: 2024-04-29

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Apr 29

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

156 head

▼ 239 vs last sale 395▼ 284 vs year ago 440 · −64.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 111▼ 56 vs year ago 103 · −54.4%

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 mostly steady and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a light supply after multiple days of much needed rainfall in the area over the weekend.

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	1,789	159.87	2,860	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	126.88	1,813	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	125.62	1,505	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	992	111.57	1,106	35

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,054	$1,758	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,984	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,495	$2,050	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,055	$1,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	960	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$2,025	1thin

Every lot

22 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	—	—	1,633	146.27/cwt	143.50–149.00	2,389	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	172.10/cwt	171.00–174.50	3,008	4
Bulls	—	—	1,813	158.79/cwt	150.00–166.50	2,879	20
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	100.22/cwt	89.00–107.00	905	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	73.30/cwt	71.00–75.00	673	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	126.10/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,289	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	115.78/cwt	108.00–123.00	1,189	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	125.78/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,496	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	115.76/cwt	112.50–120.00	1,391	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	134.55/cwt	132.00–138.50	1,674	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	117.47/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,574	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	127.60/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,799	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	133.42/cwt	131.00–135.50	2,125	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,495	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	960	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,122	140.67/cwt	125.00–160.00	1,578	19
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	132.38/cwt	129.00–136.50	1,589	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	1,984.08/head	1,675.00–2,225.00	1,984	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,054	1,758.09/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,758	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	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.

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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Springfield, MO

Mon Apr 29, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 395Year ago 440

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 111Year ago 103

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)	Open	1	—	960	2,050.00	2,050.00

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	1	—	1,265	2,025.00	2,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,055	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,495	2,050.00	2,050.00

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	19	—	1,122	125.00–160.00	140.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	129.00–136.50	132.38

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	—	1,065	1,675.00–2,225.00	1,984.08

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)	1	—	1,115	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,054	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,758.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	903	89.00–107.00	100.22
2	—	918	71.00–75.00	73.30
6	—	1,022	123.00–131.00	126.10
19	—	1,027	108.00–123.00	115.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,593	131.00–135.50	133.42
2	—	1,340	116.00–119.00	117.47
8	—	1,410	125.00–131.00	127.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,244	132.00–138.50	134.55
7	—	1,202	112.50–120.00	115.76
41	—	1,189	120.00–133.00	125.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,633	143.50–149.00	146.27
20	—	1,813	150.00–166.50	158.79
4	—	1,748	171.00–174.50	172.10

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.