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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Apr 14
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
280 head
▲ 147 vs last sale 133▼ 9 vs year ago 289 · −3.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
195 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 99▲ 114 vs year ago 81 · +140.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate to heavy 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—Average1,737171.542,97930
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,222143.261,75187
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,498141.812,12543
CowsLean 85-90%High1,029124.731,28459

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)1,235$2,49048
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,157$2,4615
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,166$1,99632
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,215$2,5501thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)888$1,9663thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,330$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,580$3,7564thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,212$3,17119
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,174$2,5836

Every lot

37 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——1,305155.03/cwt153.00–157.502,0232
Bulls——1,756171.44/cwt160.00–183.003,01026
Bulls——1,920189.31/cwt188.00–190.503,6352
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%942104.66/cwt97.00–113.009869
Cows—Lean 85-90%94978.97/cwt70.00–90.007494
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,049130.34/cwt115.00–137.501,36736
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,069140.90/cwt138.00–146.001,50610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185152.64/cwt149.00–163.001,80915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228141.74/cwt135.00–147.501,74168
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,266133.88/cwt133.50–134.001,6954
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,463148.39/cwt148.00–148.502,1715
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,463135.20/cwt135.00–136.001,9785
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,509141.81/cwt137.50–147.002,14033
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3302,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28332,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0892,716.67/head2,650.00–2,750.002,7173
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1062,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1502,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1853,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1862,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3883,555.56/head3,100.00–3,800.003,5569
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5283,875.00/head3,875.00–3,875.003,8753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,7353,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28751,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29201,489.54/head1,325.00–1,675.001,4902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,0741,667.35/head1,350.00–1,900.001,6674
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1211,984.37/head1,700.00–2,200.001,98420
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,169.99/head1,975.00–2,350.002,17012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2022,568.97/head2,350.00–2,700.002,5693
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2732,662.49/head2,300.00–3,050.002,66234
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3902,303.91/head2,275.00–2,500.002,3047
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850220.59/cwt210.00–230.001,8758
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2958156.68/cwt140.00–182.501,5015
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000165.46/cwt140.50–197.001,65519
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28881,965.95/head1,700.00–2,250.001,9663
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501

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.