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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jul 28
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 123▼ 195 vs year ago 280 · −69.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 66▲ 0 vs year ago 54 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold with a steady undertone and slaughter bulls were steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good on a very light supply due to extreme summer temperatures in the area that will let up some later in the week.

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—Low1,688199.603,36814
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,228161.771,98618
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,597157.602,5175thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,031134.391,38522

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,221$2,5366
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,166$2,3765
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,077$2,35510
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$3,3751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,291$3,7055
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,350$3,3752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,260$2,4001thin

Every lot

29 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——1,280177.38/cwt175.00–180.002,2702
Bulls——1,733199.16/cwt185.00–207.003,45110
Bulls——1,868224.04/cwt223.00–225.004,1852
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91098.71/cwt97.00–100.008982
Cows—Lean 85-90%945155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4651
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,015177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,8021
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045140.48/cwt130.00–149.001,46815
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,059124.25/cwt120.00–127.001,3164
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,123148.16/cwt145.00–152.001,6642
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256162.54/cwt155.00–168.002,04215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560146.44/cwt145.00–148.002,2842
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,610161.30/cwt157.00–165.002,5972
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,645172.50/cwt172.50–172.502,8381
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,2033,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3804,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4233,862.50/head3,800.00–3,925.003,8632
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29231,860.70/head1,850.00–1,875.001,8612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1142,296.97/head1,925.00–2,500.002,2976
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1183,022.26/head2,850.00–3,200.003,0222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1282,234.70/head2,050.00–2,400.002,2352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2352,655.67/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3012,878.63/head2,750.00–3,050.002,8794
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0502,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0853,375.00/head3,375.00–3,375.003,3751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2916210.06/cwt197.50–220.001,9247

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.