Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2024-06-03

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jun 3
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
449 head
▲ 203 vs last sale 246▼ 105 vs year ago 554 · −19.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 90▼ 40 vs year ago 166 · −24.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last slaughter and replacement cattle sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,710168.722,88535
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,484140.352,08399
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,218139.661,701131
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,011122.771,24189

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,081$1,66624
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)875$1,2877
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)830$1,0223thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)932$1,7473thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,059$2,0634thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,076$2,04420
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,244$1,8369

Every lot

31 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,543148.60/cwt145.00–155.002,2939
Bulls——1,731169.20/cwt159.00–177.002,92917
Bulls——1,838187.95/cwt178.00–198.503,4559
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82389.99/cwt78.00–99.007416
Cows—Lean 85-90%985137.50/cwt136.00–139.001,3544
Cows—Lean 85-90%990112.81/cwt104.00–119.001,11718
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,037127.97/cwt120.00–134.001,32761
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155127.29/cwt120.50–131.501,4706
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209138.25/cwt130.00–145.001,671101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,272148.66/cwt144.50–156.001,89124
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413127.22/cwt122.00–129.001,79811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,472140.03/cwt134.00–145.002,06168
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,564148.64/cwt144.00–154.502,32520
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 18302,062.50/head2,050.00–2,075.002,0632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28701,675.00/head1,650.00–1,700.001,6752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29621,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0592,062.50/head2,050.00–2,075.002,0634
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0801,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1472,118.18/head1,900.00–2,300.002,11811
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1911,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3122,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4252,125.00/head2,025.00–2,325.002,1253
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,048145.91/cwt130.00–165.501,52915
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,103138.04/cwt133.50–140.001,5234
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29321,747.14/head1,650.00–1,825.001,7473
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28081,013.85/head925.00–1,100.001,0142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28301,021.99/head800.00–1,150.001,0223
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28751,108.19/head900.00–1,275.001,1086
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29021,396.40/head1,250.00–1,500.001,3965
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0911,738.33/head1,450.00–1,950.001,73812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2682,080.24/head2,000.00–2,175.002,0806

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.