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Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, May 20

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

← May 13May 20Jun 3 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

246 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 282▼ 216 vs year ago 462 · −46.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 93▼ 64 vs year ago 154 · −41.6%

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 and bulls sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was very 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	1,716	168.71	2,895	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,473	136.71	2,014	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	134.78	1,639	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,029	120.68	1,242	57

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)	1,157	$1,877	21
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,196	$1,765	8
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	625	$875	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,248	$2,375	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,360	$2,350	1thin

Every lot

21 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	—	—	1,666	147.91/cwt	140.00–159.00	2,464	5
Bulls	—	—	1,667	163.58/cwt	155.00–173.00	2,727	10
Bulls	—	—	1,778	181.66/cwt	174.00–188.50	3,230	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	134.92/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,371	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	106.11/cwt	98.00–112.00	1,086	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	124.07/cwt	117.00–132.50	1,283	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	134.62/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,584	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	122.91/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,581	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	140.46/cwt	138.00–146.50	1,833	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	126.56/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,841	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	134.15/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,977	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	144.01/cwt	139.50–150.00	2,124	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	625	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	1,791.86/head	1,475.00–2,025.00	1,792	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,196	1,765.16/head	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,765	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,298	2,150.24/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,150	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	891	142.26/cwt	134.00–151.00	1,268	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	989	149.83/cwt	139.50–177.00	1,482	28
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	174.52/cwt	160.00–191.00	1,798	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,248	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	2

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 May 20, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 246Last week 282Year ago 462

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 93Year ago 154

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was very 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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	2,350.00	2,350.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,196	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,765.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,113	1,475.00–2,025.00	1,791.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	625	875.00	875.00

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)	5	—	1,298	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,150.24

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	2	—	1,030	160.00–191.00	174.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	—	989	139.50–177.00	149.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	891	134.00–151.00	142.26

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)	2	—	1,248	2,375.00	2,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,455	125.00–128.00	126.56
14	—	1,475	139.50–150.00	144.01
28	—	1,474	129.00–140.00	134.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,286	120.00–126.00	122.91
16	—	1,305	138.00–146.50	140.46
49	—	1,177	127.00–139.00	134.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,016	131.00–139.00	134.92
15	—	1,023	98.00–112.00	106.11
35	—	1,034	117.00–132.50	124.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,778	174.00–188.50	181.66
5	—	1,666	140.00–159.00	147.91
10	—	1,667	155.00–173.00	163.58

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.