Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2024-09-09

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Sep 9
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
375 head
▲ 145 vs last sale 230▼ 28 vs year ago 403 · −6.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
177 head
▲ 119 vs last sale 58▲ 50 vs year ago 127 · +39.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate to 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—Average1,792164.392,94653
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,525133.412,03573
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,250132.891,66179
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,054108.371,142115

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)1,119$1,81544
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,016$1,62316
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,077$1,60431
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,043$2,26012
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,064$1,8855
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,428$2,50011
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,603$2,4882thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,708$2,3506

Every lot

33 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——1,762148.63/cwt140.00–154.002,61913
Bulls——1,784166.39/cwt156.00–176.502,96832
Bulls——1,874182.02/cwt179.50–188.003,4118
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89673.37/cwt62.00–85.0065718
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,042130.96/cwt129.00–135.001,3659
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,084100.13/cwt85.00–112.501,08532
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,089120.70/cwt114.00–128.501,31456
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227133.10/cwt125.00–140.501,63360
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,299123.12/cwt120.00–128.001,59910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,351142.34/cwt139.00–144.001,9239
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,464120.84/cwt118.50–122.001,7697
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,531134.49/cwt127.00–140.502,05964
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560142.92/cwt140.00–146.002,2302
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1152,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3362,408.33/head2,200.00–2,550.002,4086
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6032,487.50/head2,450.00–2,525.002,4882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6442,762.50/head2,500.00–2,850.002,7634
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,7082,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3506
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28031,100.16/head1,025.00–1,475.001,1006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29231,444.24/head1,325.00–1,500.001,4446
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0061,567.91/head1,475.00–1,800.001,56813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0361,703.47/head1,550.00–1,975.001,70324
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0601,861.89/head1,800.00–1,975.001,8623
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1291,683.93/head1,450.00–1,875.001,68421
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2181,937.89/head1,925.00–1,950.001,9384
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3442,165.74/head1,975.00–2,300.002,16614
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0421,715.80/head1,600.00–1,775.001,7163
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0472,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,30011
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0982,137.70/head2,125.00–2,150.002,1382
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885139.19/cwt130.00–142.001,2328
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010180.02/cwt175.00–187.001,8182
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,064149.21/cwt136.00–176.001,58811

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.