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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Dec 2

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

← Nov 25Dec 2Dec 9 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

311 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 276▼ 90 vs year ago 401 · −22.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 92▲ 50 vs year ago 65 · +76.9%

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 steady, and slaughter bulls were steady 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,683	152.23	2,562	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	119.08	1,837	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	116.69	1,470	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	96.61	1,016	78

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,258	$1,917	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,278	$1,829	48
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,332	$1,788	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,070	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,154	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,745	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,349	$2,000	3thin

Every lot

29 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	—	—	1,529	138.59/cwt	127.00–147.00	2,119	15
Bulls	—	—	1,704	155.88/cwt	145.00–164.50	2,656	27
Bulls	—	—	2,032	173.44/cwt	166.00–179.00	3,524	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	64.13/cwt	55.00–72.50	618	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	87.62/cwt	75.00–95.00	900	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	107.00/cwt	97.00–115.00	1,151	43
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	116.43/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,325	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	106.79/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,252	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	116.29/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,455	57
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,376	125.79/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,731	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	107.03/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,544	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	117.82/cwt	109.00–123.00	1,777	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,659	126.96/cwt	124.00–129.50	2,106	16
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,378	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,745	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2-3	745	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,011	1,159.07/head	925.00–1,450.00	1,159	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,050	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,123	2,124.94/head	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,125	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	1,855.42/head	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,855	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,326	1,812.82/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,813	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,332	1,788.18/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,788	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,488	2,315.63/head	2,150.00–2,525.00	2,316	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	1,848.51/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,849	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,043	2,357.75/head	2,325.00–2,375.00	2,358	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	172.45/cwt	165.00–182.00	1,643	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,174	136.43/cwt	121.00–165.00	1,602	20

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 Dec 2, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 311Last week 276Year ago 401

Replacement CattleReceipts 115Last week 92Year ago 65

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,745	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,378	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	2,050.00	2,050.00

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)	4	—	1,326	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,812.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	1,293	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,855.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,332	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,788.18

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)	2	—	1,123	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,124.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,488	2,150.00–2,525.00	2,315.63

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)	6	—	1,011	925.00–1,450.00	1,159.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	745	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,475.00	1,475.00

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)	2	—	923	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,848.51

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)	3	—	1,043	2,325.00–2,375.00	2,357.75
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	2	—	953	165.00–182.00	172.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,174	121.00–165.00	136.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,529	127.00–147.00	138.59
27	—	1,704	145.00–164.50	155.88
5	—	2,032	166.00–179.00	173.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,027	75.00–95.00	87.62
6	—	1,138	116.00–119.00	116.43
13	—	964	55.00–72.50	64.13
43	—	1,076	97.00–115.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,251	110.00–124.00	116.29
9	—	1,376	123.00–130.00	125.79
6	—	1,172	105.00–109.00	106.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,508	109.00–123.00	117.82
16	—	1,659	124.00–129.50	126.96
7	—	1,443	105.00–109.00	107.03

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.