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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-09

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Dec 9

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

306 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 311▼ 95 vs year ago 401 · −23.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

119 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 115▲ 6 vs year ago 113 · +5.3%

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 2.00 to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Supply was moderate with moderate demand for slaughter cattle and very good demand for the replacement cattle included in the offering.

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	1,677	147.10	2,467	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	111.94	1,385	100
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	111.10	1,658	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	94.01	991	65

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)	1,209	$1,980	27
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,228	$1,874	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$1,642	10
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,183	$2,218	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	605	$738	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,285	$2,367	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,000	2thin

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	—	—	1,579	133.34/cwt	124.00–140.00	2,105	9
Bulls	—	—	1,686	149.71/cwt	142.00–161.50	2,524	32
Bulls	—	—	1,978	167.29/cwt	165.00–169.50	3,309	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	63.00/cwt	50.00–70.00	640	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	83.39/cwt	74.00–91.00	849	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	105.45/cwt	93.00–110.00	1,137	36
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,269	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	104.66/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,193	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	111.96/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,391	90
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	118.77/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,485	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	104.04/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,468	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	112.30/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,676	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,778	119.03/cwt	118.00–120.00	2,116	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	2,366.67/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,367	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,000.00/head	1,975.00–2,025.00	2,000	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	940	1,301.99/head	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,302	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	1,841.23/head	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,841	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,138	1,967.06/head	1,950.00–1,975.00	1,967	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	1,641.54/head	1,475.00–1,950.00	1,642	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	1,805.02/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,805	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,390	2,377.63/head	2,225.00–2,700.00	2,378	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	605	737.91/head	725.00–750.00	738	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,183	2,218.34/head	2,000.00–2,425.00	2,218	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	936	178.87/cwt	165.00–188.00	1,674	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	128.25/cwt	121.00–152.50	1,240	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,019	143.45/cwt	123.00–164.00	1,462	16

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 9, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 306Last week 311Year ago 401

Replacement CattleReceipts 119Last week 115Year ago 113

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)	Open	3	—	1,285	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,366.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	1,975.00–2,025.00	2,000.00

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	—	1,295	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,805.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,133	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,841.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,260	1,475.00–1,950.00	1,641.54

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)	3	—	1,138	1,950.00–1,975.00	1,967.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,390	2,225.00–2,700.00	2,377.63

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)	4	—	940	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,301.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	605	725.00–750.00	737.91

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	—	1,183	2,000.00–2,425.00	2,218.34

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	—	936	165.00–188.00	178.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,019	123.00–164.00	143.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	967	121.00–152.50	128.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,978	165.00–169.50	167.29
9	—	1,579	124.00–140.00	133.34
32	—	1,686	142.00–161.50	149.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,250	117.00–120.00	118.77
5	—	1,140	102.00–106.00	104.66
90	—	1,242	106.00–117.00	111.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,492	109.00–115.00	112.30
2	—	1,778	118.00–120.00	119.03
7	—	1,411	102.00–108.00	104.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,078	93.00–110.00	105.45
2	—	1,123	113.00	113.00
19	—	1,018	74.00–91.00	83.39
8	—	1,016	50.00–70.00	63.00

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.