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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jul 14
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
207 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 267▲ 39 vs year ago 168 · +23.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
162 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 143▲ 115 vs year ago 47 · +244.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good 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—Low1,659197.203,27237
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,546161.112,49028
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,234160.161,97661
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,034140.801,45552

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)1,277$2,68253
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,137$2,16320
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,181$2,11915
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,181$1,9398
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,034$2,7673thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,6762thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)930$1,9652thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,433$3,1506

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——1,478179.93/cwt175.00–185.002,6599
Bulls——1,664197.56/cwt186.00–209.003,28722
Bulls——1,914221.78/cwt212.00–233.004,2456
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%882123.61/cwt112.00–135.001,09010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02387.36/cwt70.00–100.008944
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,059160.48/cwt157.50–164.001,69910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080147.55/cwt135.00–157.501,59428
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175150.03/cwt139.00–155.001,7637
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236159.90/cwt155.00–170.001,97647
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278172.05/cwt170.00–175.002,1997
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,498154.74/cwt152.00–156.002,3184
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,549161.83/cwt157.00–169.002,50723
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,660170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,8221
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3103,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3652,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2865229.33/cwt210.00–278.001,9845
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2923238.04/cwt205.00–251.002,19715
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,012190.75/cwt175.00–217.001,9305
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27952,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29301,964.78/head1,700.00–2,200.001,9652
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,675.83/head2,500.00–2,850.002,6762
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1533,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2Broken Mouth9531,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1192,038.22/head1,800.00–2,200.002,03815
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1492,098.63/head1,900.00–2,300.002,0997
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1652,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1811,938.51/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9398
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1902,535.38/head2,300.00–2,700.002,5355
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,432.24/head2,100.00–2,650.002,43224
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3452,889.04/head2,650.00–3,350.002,88929
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3602,625.51/head2,450.00–2,850.002,6264

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.