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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 27
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
281 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 299▼ 7 vs year ago 288 · −2.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
84 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 40▼ 16 vs year ago 100 · −16.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. 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—Low1,796193.003,46737
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,223161.211,97173
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,520160.622,44233
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,046137.851,44180

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)1,278$2,72812
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$2,3678
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,063$2,0752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,122$2,0747
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)960$2,5833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,310$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,280$2,8002thin

Every lot

25 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——1,590176.24/cwt174.00–180.002,8026
Bulls——1,803193.32/cwt182.00–206.003,48626
Bulls——2,008211.47/cwt208.00–215.004,2465
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%964101.10/cwt85.00–112.009759
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,019125.93/cwt115.00–135.001,28321
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070148.01/cwt138.00–157.501,58445
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,084162.68/cwt155.00–167.001,7635
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,0062
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185152.41/cwt145.00–156.001,80611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,231162.53/cwt155.00–168.002,00160
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,483172.82/cwt169.00–175.002,5633
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,521161.96/cwt159.00–168.002,46318
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,528155.55/cwt149.00–160.002,37712
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,800.00/head2,700.00–2,900.002,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3103,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2968242.18/cwt180.00–269.002,34416
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,077181.62/cwt160.00–205.001,9568
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29381,564.60/head1,475.00–1,650.001,5652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0253,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0632,075.29/head1,950.00–2,200.002,0752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1962,277.47/head2,250.00–2,325.002,2775
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2022,261.93/head2,050.00–2,600.002,2627
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2052,445.59/head1,850.00–2,650.002,4468
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4253,293.05/head3,000.00–3,400.003,2934
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29602,583.16/head2,200.00–3,000.002,5833

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.