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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Sep 29
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
314 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 261▲ 95 vs year ago 219 · +43.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
176 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 112▲ 115 vs year ago 61 · +188.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 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—High1,709186.753,19123
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,468158.712,32932
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,200155.451,86588
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,029133.761,37692

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)1,212$2,73724
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,204$2,50731
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,067$2,31313
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,090$1,9573thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$2,9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)929$2,3673thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)884$2,2813thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)833$2,0703thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)784$1,7005
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,620$4,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,257$3,5754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,352$3,53513

Every lot

38 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——1,543176.14/cwt173.00–180.002,7187
Bulls——1,750190.28/cwt180.00–201.003,33015
Bulls——2,245208.00/cwt208.00–208.004,6701
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93588.31/cwt80.00–100.0082612
Cows—Lean 85-90%978116.29/cwt102.00–130.001,13715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,046144.22/cwt132.50–152.501,50952
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105154.06/cwt151.00–156.001,70213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191146.72/cwt140.00–152.501,74717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201157.25/cwt152.00–166.001,88969
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233167.38/cwt166.00–169.002,0642
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,360146.98/cwt142.00–150.001,9994
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475171.25/cwt169.00–174.002,5263
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,484159.08/cwt153.00–162.502,36125
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2273,333.33/head3,300.00–3,400.003,3333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2932,875.00/head2,800.00–2,950.002,8754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3314,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3454,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3783,275.00/head2,900.00–3,650.003,2752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4983,450.00/head3,400.00–3,500.003,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6204,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29421,731.24/head1,550.00–1,900.001,7313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0502,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,957.03/head1,600.00–2,300.001,9573
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1002,047.73/head2,000.00–2,100.002,0482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1182,383.61/head1,950.00–2,750.002,3848
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1722,375.27/head2,000.00–2,700.002,37525
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2132,569.39/head2,200.00–3,200.002,56917
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2543,584.21/head3,350.00–3,900.003,5845
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3353,056.77/head2,850.00–3,100.003,0576
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27841,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7005
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28332,070.20/head2,000.00–2,100.002,0703
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28731,975.64/head1,900.00–2,050.001,9762
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28842,281.12/head2,250.00–2,350.002,2813
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19752,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0403,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2845262.06/cwt220.00–290.002,2147
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2941228.35/cwt200.00–265.002,1498
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2959191.28/cwt165.00–225.001,8346

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.