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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Mar 10
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
270 head
▼ 124 vs last sale 394▼ 5 vs year ago 275 · −1.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
115 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 153▲ 32 vs year ago 83 · +38.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 4.00 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—High1,818168.803,06939
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,500138.752,08243
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,206136.341,64471
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,001111.321,11565

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)1,236$2,20030
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,112$2,04810
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,109$1,88923
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,084$2,2083thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,9392thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,523$2,5302thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,660$3,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,450$2,5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,199$2,4673thin

Every lot

32 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——1,561149.94/cwt144.00–155.002,3415
Bulls——1,840170.06/cwt157.00–179.003,12930
Bulls——1,978182.93/cwt180.00–185.003,6184
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78479.23/cwt70.00–87.506219
Cows—Lean 85-90%979132.05/cwt131.00–134.001,2935
Cows—Lean 85-90%98099.34/cwt90.00–110.0097416
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070122.09/cwt112.00–131.001,30635
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160127.88/cwt124.00–129.001,4837
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,188135.23/cwt129.00–143.501,60751
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,302145.26/cwt142.50–154.001,89113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,487138.24/cwt129.00–143.002,05634
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545128.03/cwt127.00–129.001,9782
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,552144.27/cwt143.00–145.502,2397
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5232,529.72/head2,400.00–2,650.002,5302
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2632,600.00/head2,500.00–2,700.002,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4502,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6603,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Broken Mouth8271,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,845.35/head1,775.00–1,900.001,84511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,0901,975.50/head1,650.00–2,100.001,9763
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,860.80/head1,800.00–1,950.001,8615
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1302,235.95/head2,100.00–2,400.002,2365
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2022,035.37/head1,750.00–2,200.002,03519
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2942,483.60/head2,300.00–2,600.002,48411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3582,132.80/head2,050.00–2,175.002,1336
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28451,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29001,939.31/head1,775.00–2,100.001,9392
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,2032,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900194.31/cwt187.50–207.501,7493
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015166.42/cwt142.00–185.001,6898
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035143.62/cwt135.00–149.001,4862

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.