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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 6
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
230 head
▼ 84 vs last sale 314▲ 30 vs year ago 200 · +15.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
103 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 176▲ 34 vs year ago 69 · +49.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady from 1.00 higher to 2.00 lower on lean cows. 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—Low1,712188.493,22724
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,188158.031,87778
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,442157.422,27023
CowsLean 85-90%High1,002135.351,35653

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)1,190$2,86614
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,052$2,6379
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,315$2,34613
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,045$2,2003thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)838$2,5342thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,495$3,9003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,308$3,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,255$2,8001thin

Every lot

28 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——1,538170.99/cwt168.00–175.002,6304
Bulls——1,744190.78/cwt180.00–202.003,32719
Bulls——1,795215.00/cwt215.00–215.003,8591
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%878100.55/cwt80.00–107.008834
Cows—Lean 85-90%922160.13/cwt156.00–162.501,4765
Cows—Lean 85-90%975118.24/cwt107.00–129.001,15310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,036140.83/cwt130.00–155.001,45934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,144167.99/cwt164.00–171.001,9226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168145.73/cwt140.00–154.001,7029
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195158.84/cwt150.00–166.001,89863
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,439159.61/cwt154.50–168.002,29718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,452149.54/cwt147.00–153.002,1715
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3083,300.00/head3,200.00–3,400.003,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4103,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5384,250.00/head4,100.00–4,400.004,2502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28631,323.62/head1,300.00–1,350.001,3242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0172,185.98/head1,800.00–2,400.002,1865
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0452,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0963,200.57/head2,850.00–3,350.003,2014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1362,650.68/head2,100.00–2,900.002,65110
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3253,406.00/head3,250.00–3,575.003,4064
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3342,424.13/head1,800.00–2,750.002,4248
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5642,817.35/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8173
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2711288.70/cwt270.00–310.002,0539
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,013213.08/cwt187.50–240.002,1593
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,017215.22/cwt182.50–260.002,18912
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28382,533.88/head2,350.00–2,700.002,5342

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.