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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 20
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
299 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 226▼ 82 vs year ago 381 · −21.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 97▼ 55 vs year ago 95 · −57.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower with good demand 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—High1,639186.723,06127
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,454156.592,27758
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,224155.711,90572
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,048133.421,39867

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 (2-4 yrs)1,350$3,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,306$2,93210
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,153$2,5912thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,289$2,5555
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,123$2,0272thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$3,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$3,6001thin

Every lot

22 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——1,624172.19/cwt160.00–180.002,7966
Bulls——1,640189.81/cwt180.00–205.003,11320
Bulls——1,715212.00/cwt212.00–212.003,6361
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97598.12/cwt94.00–100.0095711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,049122.75/cwt107.00–138.001,28821
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,069148.43/cwt140.00–159.001,58728
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,072160.85/cwt160.00–161.001,7247
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,214157.75/cwt150.00–165.001,91560
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,271145.50/cwt141.00–150.001,84912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440159.27/cwt154.00–166.002,29341
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,489150.14/cwt145.00–153.502,23617
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,144208.77/cwt195.00–222.002,3886
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,5881
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,157172.55/cwt163.00–195.001,9966
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1232,027.28/head2,000.00–2,050.002,0272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1532,591.11/head2,500.00–2,700.002,5912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1952,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2892,554.97/head2,450.00–2,800.002,5555
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3062,932.32/head2,400.00–3,325.002,93210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3503,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001

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.