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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-10-21
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Published: 2024-10-21

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 21

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

381 head

▲ 127 vs last sale 254▼ 35 vs year ago 416 · −8.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 89▼ 22 vs year ago 117 · −18.8%

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 traded 1.00 to 4.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 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	—	Average	1,756	155.84	2,736	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,456	121.45	1,768	79
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	120.83	1,487	124
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	101.00	1,069	84

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)	1,249	$1,974	29
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$1,825	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	997	$1,466	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,008	$1,585	3thin

Every lot

22 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	—	—	1,537	144.18/cwt	132.00–150.00	2,216	9
Bulls	—	—	1,800	156.53/cwt	150.00–168.00	2,818	32
Bulls	—	—	1,865	172.44/cwt	168.50–179.00	3,216	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	926	69.17/cwt	55.00–78.00	641	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	91.06/cwt	80.00–101.00	939	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	113.70/cwt	103.00–119.00	1,252	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	120.81/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,363	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	113.06/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,361	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	121.68/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,502	105
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	127.55/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,593	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,293	114.57/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,481	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	121.79/cwt	118.00–125.50	1,783	69
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,652	129.76/cwt	126.00–134.00	2,144	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	980	1,252.81/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,253	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	997	1,465.89/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,466	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,774.82/head	1,475.00–1,925.00	1,775	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,370	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,390	2,379.93/head	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,380	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	1,585.37/head	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,585	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	134.34/cwt	125.00–152.00	1,247	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	949	175.97/cwt	161.00–206.00	1,670	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,081	145.69/cwt	130.00–175.00	1,575	27

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 Oct 21, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 381Last week 254Year ago 416

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 89Year ago 117

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 4.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 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 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,370	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,390	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,379.93

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,185	1,475.00–1,925.00	1,774.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	997	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,465.89

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)	4	—	980	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,252.81

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	—	1,008	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,585.37

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	6	—	949	161.00–206.00	175.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,081	130.00–175.00	145.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	928	125.00–152.00	134.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,800	150.00–168.00	156.53
5	—	1,865	168.50–179.00	172.44
9	—	1,537	132.00–150.00	144.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,031	80.00–101.00	91.06
9	—	926	55.00–78.00	69.17
39	—	1,101	103.00–119.00	113.70
5	—	1,128	120.00–121.00	120.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,204	110.00–117.00	113.06
4	—	1,249	126.00–130.00	127.55
105	—	1,234	117.00–126.00	121.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,464	118.00–125.50	121.79
7	—	1,293	114.00–116.00	114.57
3	—	1,652	126.00–134.00	129.76

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.