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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Aug 4
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
192 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 85▲ 42 vs year ago 150 · +28.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 54▲ 20 vs year ago 70 · +28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's light test, slaughter cows and bull sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate to 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—Low1,714207.323,55329
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,212168.392,04163
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,565166.902,61227
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,037138.731,43934

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)1,233$2,92221
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,241$2,73616
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,129$2,6246
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,065$2,1501thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,102$3,0864thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)923$3,0752thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$2,7485
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)680$1,8122thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,325$4,2002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,315$3,6305

Every lot

34 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——1,533183.61/cwt173.00–188.002,8154
Bulls——1,680203.67/cwt192.00–213.003,42217
Bulls——1,876226.93/cwt215.00–238.004,2578
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72889.95/cwt80.00–100.006553
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030119.69/cwt107.00–127.501,2336
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,074147.57/cwt135.00–159.001,58522
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,093160.76/cwt160.00–162.001,7573
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200168.40/cwt161.00–174.002,02139
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205157.43/cwt150.00–162.001,89711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255177.62/cwt173.00–186.002,22913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,477157.65/cwt155.00–160.002,3286
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,567167.42/cwt163.00–174.002,62317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,688178.58/cwt175.00–183.003,0144
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3254,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3923,516.67/head3,300.00–3,750.003,5173
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26801,812.04/head1,800.00–1,825.001,8122
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28252,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29752,748.22/head2,700.00–2,800.002,7485
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0203,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,974.64/head2,950.00–3,000.002,9752
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1683,197.86/head3,000.00–3,350.003,1982
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28202,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29051,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
Bred Cows—Medium 21,0381,496.39/head1,400.00–1,600.001,4962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0502,903.57/head2,700.00–3,075.002,9042
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1682,483.52/head2,300.00–2,600.002,4844
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2542,576.91/head2,300.00–2,800.002,5777
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2662,811.96/head2,350.00–2,950.002,8128
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2863,321.66/head2,950.00–3,600.003,32210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3243,147.79/head2,900.00–3,375.003,1487
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2917221.43/cwt182.50–267.502,0315
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210176.59/cwt173.00–180.002,1372

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.