Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2024-11-25

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Nov 25
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
276 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 254▼ 95 vs year ago 371 · −25.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 79▼ 18 vs year ago 110 · −16.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady from 1.00 higher to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,798156.252,80930
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,490116.711,73856
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,250114.461,43163
CowsLean 85-90%High1,09598.741,08185

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)1,220$2,00438
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,123$1,6756
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,215$1,62310
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,130$2,2173thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,013$1,6733thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$2,2382thin

Every lot

25 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——1,547141.97/cwt134.00–148.002,1968
Bulls——1,865157.92/cwt149.00–168.002,94516
Bulls——1,954170.82/cwt168.00–177.503,3386
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94169.02/cwt52.50–75.0064912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10292.22/cwt77.50–100.001,01621
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,128115.51/cwt115.00–116.001,3032
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,128107.94/cwt100.00–114.001,21850
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235115.45/cwt109.00–124.001,42651
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,304103.12/cwt100.00–109.001,3458
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,341124.47/cwt124.00–125.001,6694
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,428107.23/cwt105.00–110.001,53111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,487117.41/cwt110.00–124.501,74637
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,586126.48/cwt124.00–129.502,0068
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28721,342.43/head1,200.00–1,425.001,3423
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1231,675.06/head1,575.00–1,725.001,6756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1831,836.30/head1,500.00–2,025.001,83620
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,623.33/head1,250.00–1,800.001,62310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3392,360.11/head2,075.00–2,410.002,36015
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2870189.60/cwt175.00–205.001,6503
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,176137.00/cwt126.00–160.001,61110
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29902,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6102,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0131,673.03/head1,600.00–1,775.001,6733
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1782,363.48/head2,350.00–2,375.002,3632

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.