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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
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Published: 2024-08-26

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Aug 26

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

230 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 310▼ 66 vs year ago 296 · −22.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 73▼ 16 vs year ago 74 · −21.6%

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 sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower, and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate to light on a light 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	—	Low	1,677	176.57	2,961	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	138.18	1,714	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	137.35	2,047	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	120.05	1,276	67

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)	1,203	$1,894	25
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,104	$1,716	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,570	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,375	$2,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,425	$2,375	1thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	153.30/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,070	6
Bulls	—	—	1,666	177.65/cwt	162.00–184.00	2,960	18
Bulls	—	—	1,892	188.58/cwt	185.00–197.50	3,568	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	81.69/cwt	76.00–87.00	762	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	111.63/cwt	96.00–118.00	1,112	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	134.66/cwt	133.50–137.00	1,421	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	124.84/cwt	118.00–134.00	1,374	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	138.47/cwt	131.00–145.50	1,711	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	127.61/cwt	124.50–130.00	1,594	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	150.69/cwt	146.00–161.00	1,923	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	129.43/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,901	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,491	139.39/cwt	132.00–146.00	2,078	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	2,515	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,570	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,375	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	913	1,307.16/head	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,307	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,104	1,715.67/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,716	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,825.54/head	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,826	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,420	2,293.42/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,293	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	185.28/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,501	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	158.51/cwt	145.00–175.00	1,847	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	150.01/cwt	144.50–157.00	1,857	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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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

Mon Aug 26, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 310Year ago 296

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 73Year ago 74

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower, and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate to light on a light supply.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,570	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,425	2,375.00	2,375.00

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	2	—	1,375	2,600.00	2,600.00

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)	4	—	1,104	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,715.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,160	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,825.54

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)	3	—	913	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,307.16

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)	7	—	1,420	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,293.42

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	—	810	170.00–200.00	185.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,165	145.00–175.00	158.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,238	144.50–157.00	150.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,350	148.00–158.00	153.30
18	—	1,666	162.00–184.00	177.65
10	—	1,892	185.00–197.50	188.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,101	118.00–134.00	124.84
3	—	1,055	133.50–137.00	134.66
2	—	933	76.00–87.00	81.69
20	—	996	96.00–118.00	111.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,491	132.00–146.00	139.39
1	—	1,660	151.50	151.50
9	—	1,469	125.00–132.00	129.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,276	146.00–161.00	150.69
6	—	1,249	124.50–130.00	127.61
47	—	1,236	131.00–145.50	138.47

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.