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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jan 13
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
154 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 118▼ 465 vs year ago 619 · −75.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 46▼ 44 vs year ago 127 · −34.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady. Demand was good on a light 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—Average1,693155.172,62740
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,292125.231,61829
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,538122.761,88931
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,091105.921,15623

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)1,325$2,20323
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,408$1,8537
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,181$1,7964thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,395$2,5002thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,045$2,1501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,655$2,9502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,393$2,8003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,450$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,048$2,0004thin

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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,512143.21/cwt135.00–147.002,1658
Bulls——1,738158.16/cwt152.00–168.002,74932
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06078.87/cwt77.50–80.008362
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,087115.28/cwt108.00–119.001,25314
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10994.92/cwt90.00–99.001,0537
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261131.23/cwt129.00–135.001,6556
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,282116.64/cwt114.00–118.001,4953
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303124.72/cwt118.00–129.001,62520
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453116.57/cwt114.00–118.001,6948
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,558124.34/cwt120.00–130.501,93721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,675131.00/cwt131.00–131.002,1942
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29051,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1902,250.00/head2,000.00–2,500.002,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3932,800.00/head2,600.00–2,900.002,8003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,4502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6552,950.00/head2,800.00–3,100.002,9502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1811,795.82/head1,650.00–1,900.001,7964
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2642,045.27/head1,700.00–2,250.002,04515
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4081,852.52/head1,775.00–2,000.001,8537
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4382,498.62/head2,350.00–2,750.002,4998
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,003196.72/cwt185.00–224.001,9735
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,068140.68/cwt129.00–143.001,5028
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,118144.97/cwt135.00–166.001,62110
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0452,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Heifers—Large 11,3952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002

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.