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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Sep 15
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
263 head
▼ 152 vs last sale 415▲ 10 vs year ago 253 · +4.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
107 head
▼ 183 vs last sale 290▲ 22 vs year ago 85 · +25.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 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—Low1,770196.743,48233
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,224162.941,99584
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,518160.712,43927
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,036142.911,48159

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)1,139$3,21021
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,185$2,6647
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,209$2,32214
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,168$2,1374thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,189$3,1254thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$2,3501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,365$4,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,630$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,545$3,4503thin

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——1,552180.17/cwt177.50–182.502,7966
Bulls——1,768196.61/cwt185.00–208.003,47622
Bulls——2,040217.19/cwt210.00–228.004,4315
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013132.71/cwt115.00–140.001,34419
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,029152.57/cwt142.50–162.501,57032
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,112172.55/cwt171.00–174.001,9193
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,128102.02/cwt90.00–110.001,1515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181153.63/cwt150.00–157.501,8149
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226163.76/cwt155.00–170.002,00872
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313171.08/cwt170.00–173.002,2463
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,512164.24/cwt158.00–170.002,48319
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,532152.33/cwt150.00–157.502,3348
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3654,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5453,450.00/head3,200.00–3,575.003,4503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6303,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28552,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29352,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9502
Bred Heifers—Large 11,4433,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2938243.20/cwt225.00–260.002,2812
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170206.92/cwt187.50–235.002,42113
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,219173.05/cwt163.00–215.002,1099
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0952,982.50/head2,800.00–3,100.002,9833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1183,425.13/head3,150.00–3,475.003,42515
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1281,598.00/head1,500.00–1,700.001,5982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1682,136.94/head1,950.00–2,400.002,1374
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1902,671.36/head2,200.00–3,100.002,6716
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2162,246.06/head1,850.00–2,500.002,2466
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2292,640.41/head2,400.00–2,800.002,6406
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2532,424.45/head1,900.00–2,900.002,4244

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.