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Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-09-23
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Published: 2024-09-23

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Sep 23

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

272 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 253▲ 46 vs year ago 226 · +20.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 85▲ 14 vs year ago 67 · +20.9%

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 3.00 to 7.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Demand was moderate to light 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	1,722	152.02	2,617	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,482	118.04	1,749	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	117.35	1,451	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	104.20	1,150	64

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)	1,248	$1,723	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,137	$1,591	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,039	$1,356	9
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,913	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,770	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,380	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,403	$1,950	2thin

Every lot

30 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	—	—	1,521	135.71/cwt	126.00–141.00	2,064	7
Bulls	—	—	1,717	152.32/cwt	141.50–163.50	2,615	19
Bulls	—	—	1,970	170.12/cwt	165.00–179.50	3,351	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	65.02/cwt	50.00–79.50	582	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	98.63/cwt	80.00–103.00	1,055	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	109.18/cwt	104.00–117.00	1,235	41
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,182	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,395	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	125.56/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,516	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	117.95/cwt	110.00–124.50	1,459	76
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	109.44/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,365	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	110.47/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,616	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	119.41/cwt	117.50–123.00	1,758	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,643	129.53/cwt	124.00–138.00	2,128	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,145	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,403	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	841	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,022	1,157.67/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,158	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,097	1,493.76/head	1,275.00–1,650.00	1,494	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	1,577.57/head	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,578	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,273	1,784.03/head	1,525.00–1,935.00	1,784	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,335	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,388	2,082.38/head	2,000.00–2,225.00	2,082	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,555	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,770.38/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,770	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,701.17/head	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,701	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,510	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	186.88/cwt	169.00–205.00	1,570	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,042	151.55/cwt	128.00–168.00	1,579	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,059	121.00/cwt	116.00–132.00	1,281	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 23, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 272Last week 253Year ago 226

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 85Year ago 67

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Demand was moderate to light on a moderate 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
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,380	2,400.00	2,400.00

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)	Open	2	—	1,403	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	2,125.00	2,125.00

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)	5	—	1,097	1,275.00–1,650.00	1,493.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,273	1,525.00–1,935.00	1,784.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,198	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,577.57

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,075.00	2,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,555	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,388	2,000.00–2,225.00	2,082.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	841	1,100.00	1,100.00

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	—	1,022	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,157.67

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,030	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,701.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,770.38

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)	1	—	1,510	2,550.00	2,550.00

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	3	—	840	169.00–205.00	186.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,042	128.00–168.00	151.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,059	116.00–132.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,970	165.00–179.50	170.12
7	—	1,521	126.00–141.00	135.71
19	—	1,717	141.50–163.50	152.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,643	124.00–138.00	129.53
10	—	1,463	105.00–116.00	110.47
30	—	1,472	117.50–123.00	119.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,131	104.00–117.00	109.18
3	—	1,182	118.00	118.00
16	—	1,070	80.00–103.00	98.63
4	—	895	50.00–79.50	65.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,247	106.00–112.00	109.44
76	—	1,237	110.00–124.50	117.95
6	—	1,207	125.00–127.00	125.56

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.