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Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
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Published: 2024-12-16

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Dec 16

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

215 head

▼ 91 vs last sale 306▼ 182 vs year ago 397 · −45.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

190 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 119▲ 126 vs year ago 64 · +196.9%

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 and bulls sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter cattle, and a heavy supply of replacement cattle that created very good demand.

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	1,721	151.61	2,610	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	116.67	1,412	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,493	115.43	1,723	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,027	99.14	1,018	47

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)	1,061	$1,956	50
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,778	32
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,729	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	992	$1,250	6
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,033	$2,138	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,845	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,288	$2,458	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,264	$2,350	4thin

Every lot

36 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	—	—	1,545	134.49/cwt	120.00–144.00	2,078	3
Bulls	—	—	1,690	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,907	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	154.19/cwt	148.00–163.00	2,726	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	979	95.50/cwt	85.00–103.00	935	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	65.02/cwt	55.00–75.00	651	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	116.58/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,207	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	108.51/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,170	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	107.15/cwt	103.50–110.00	1,242	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	123.54/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,494	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	116.30/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,413	46
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,541	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,497	115.13/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,723	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	124.90/cwt	120.50–129.00	1,932	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	2,375.00/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,373	2,500.00/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	745	1,089.60/head	850.00–1,200.00	1,090	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	810	1,223.77/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,224	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	891	1,316.72/head	1,100.00–1,525.00	1,317	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	945	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	992	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,004	1,627.95/head	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,628	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	1,268.27/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,268	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,067	1,355.08/head	1,150.00–1,550.00	1,355	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	1,875.55/head	1,575.00–2,200.00	1,876	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	2,092.67/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,093	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	1,823.88/head	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,824	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,169	2,381.68/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,382	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,412	2,168.95/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,169	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	1,845.19/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,845	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	889	198.80/cwt	177.00–215.00	1,767	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	128.82/cwt	119.00–150.00	1,359	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,084	140.42/cwt	124.00–152.50	1,522	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 Dec 16, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 215Last week 306Year ago 397

Replacement CattleReceipts 190Last week 119Year ago 64

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,243	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,118	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,373	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	992	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,143	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,823.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,110	1,575.00–2,200.00	1,875.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,004	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,627.95

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	810	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,223.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	891	1,100.00–1,525.00	1,316.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,268.27

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)	7	—	945	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	745	850.00–1,200.00	1,089.60

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,169	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,381.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,412	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,168.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,130	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,092.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,067	1,150.00–1,550.00	1,355.08

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)	1	—	1,035	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	935	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,845.19

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	—	1,030	2,250.00	2,250.00

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	7	—	889	177.00–215.00	198.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,084	124.00–152.50	140.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,055	119.00–150.00	128.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	172.00	172.00
3	—	1,545	120.00–144.00	134.49
12	—	1,768	148.00–163.00	154.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,433	105.00–110.00	107.51
11	—	1,547	120.50–129.00	124.90
31	—	1,497	110.00–120.00	115.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	114.00–119.00	116.58
19	—	979	85.00–103.00	95.50
5	—	1,001	55.00–75.00	65.02
20	—	1,078	102.00–114.00	108.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,215	110.00–121.00	116.30
8	—	1,209	120.00–130.00	123.54
4	—	1,159	103.50–110.00	107.15

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.