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Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-09-16
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Published: 2024-09-16

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Sep 16

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

253 head

▼ 122 vs last sale 375▼ 207 vs year ago 460 · −45.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 177▼ 60 vs year ago 145 · −41.4%

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 4.00 to 8.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate 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	1,767	163.36	2,887	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	125.52	1,908	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	123.08	1,535	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	104.91	1,119	69

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)	1,214	$1,683	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$1,447	8
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$2,141	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	826	$1,875	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,771	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$1,564	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,560	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,292	$2,017	3thin

Every lot

27 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	—	—	1,440	141.97/cwt	135.50–152.00	2,044	3
Bulls	—	—	1,777	162.13/cwt	155.00–172.00	2,881	25
Bulls	—	—	1,859	175.23/cwt	171.00–183.00	3,258	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	966	56.05/cwt	50.00–70.00	541	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	94.49/cwt	80.00–107.00	979	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	123.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,319	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	113.11/cwt	107.00–121.00	1,236	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	117.84/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,355	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	124.15/cwt	119.00–135.00	1,573	44
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	115.79/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,736	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,509	127.37/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,922	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,688	140.89/cwt	136.00–149.00	2,378	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	815	1,112.58/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,113	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	878	1,134.47/head	950.00–1,300.00	1,134	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	1,558.40/head	1,325.00–1,800.00	1,558	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	1,727.53/head	1,350.00–1,925.00	1,728	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,395	2,055.56/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,056	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	1,563.89/head	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,564	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,771.18/head	1,600.00–1,925.00	1,771	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,073	2,140.91/head	2,100.00–2,175.00	2,141	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	2,075.00/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,560	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,011	172.67/cwt	166.00–194.00	1,746	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	153.93/cwt	132.00–177.00	1,562	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	133.06/cwt	128.00–148.00	1,384	5

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 Sep 16, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 253Last week 375Year ago 460

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 177Year ago 145

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	878	950.00–1,300.00	1,134.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	815	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.58

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)	2	—	1,395	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,055.56

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)	6	—	955	1,325.00–1,800.00	1,558.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,253	1,350.00–1,925.00	1,727.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	1,600.00–1,925.00	1,771.18
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	810	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,563.89

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	—	1,073	2,100.00–2,175.00	2,140.91
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	826	1,875.00	1,875.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,560	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,298	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,075.00

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	5	—	1,011	166.00–194.00	172.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,015	132.00–177.00	153.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,040	128.00–148.00	133.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,859	171.00–183.00	175.23
3	—	1,440	135.50–152.00	141.97
25	—	1,777	155.00–172.00	162.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,150	114.00–120.00	117.84
44	—	1,267	119.00–135.00	124.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,509	120.00–136.00	127.37
4	—	1,688	136.00–149.00	140.89
13	—	1,499	108.00–119.00	115.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,093	107.00–121.00	113.11
5	—	1,064	120.00–125.00	123.98
18	—	1,036	80.00–107.00	94.49
5	—	966	50.00–70.00	56.05

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.