Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2024-07-15

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jul 15
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
▼ 160 vs last sale 328▼ 312 vs year ago 480 · −65.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 72▼ 113 vs year ago 160 · −70.6%
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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 on a light supply with hot summer temperatures today in the area.

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—Low1,569175.222,75023
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,584148.012,34425
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,238142.691,76742
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,036121.701,26142

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)1,064$1,79713
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)990$1,5512thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,165$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,177$2,2105

Every lot

23 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——1,303160.95/cwt160.00–162.002,0972
Bulls——1,553173.69/cwt163.00–185.002,69718
Bulls——1,845193.93/cwt188.00–198.503,5783
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86781.84/cwt78.00–85.007105
Cows—Lean 85-90%929118.57/cwt114.00–120.001,1027
Cows—Lean 85-90%933137.25/cwt136.50–138.001,2812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,101128.49/cwt124.00–133.001,41528
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,164132.70/cwt127.00–136.001,5458
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243142.46/cwt135.00–148.001,77126
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,297153.44/cwt149.00–160.501,9908
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365135.48/cwt135.00–136.001,8492
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,559146.04/cwt142.00–149.502,27714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,671153.85/cwt151.00–163.002,5719
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29851,475.00/head1,300.00–1,650.001,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,550.00/head2,400.00–2,700.002,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3553,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28751,178.00/head1,100.00–1,250.001,1782
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,550.51/head1,500.00–1,600.001,5512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0431,714.45/head1,425.00–2,000.001,7148
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2452,431.40/head2,400.00–2,450.002,4313
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2839198.97/cwt165.00–220.001,6697
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2957166.94/cwt149.00–190.001,5986
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501

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.