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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Nov 3
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
316 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 281▲ 75 vs year ago 241 · +31.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 84▲ 60 vs year ago 68 · +88.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00 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—Average1,683184.523,10539
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,244159.781,98886
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,462158.682,31961
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,053130.171,37171

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)1,255$3,20229
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,375$2,49522
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,122$1,8914thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$2,6633thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,394$3,4754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)865$1,9173thin

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——1,612171.98/cwt162.50–178.002,77211
Bulls——1,701188.28/cwt179.00–203.003,20326
Bulls——1,840204.52/cwt204.00–205.003,7632
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94992.79/cwt80.00–110.0088111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033125.47/cwt112.00–133.001,29622
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095142.81/cwt135.00–156.501,56436
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103160.04/cwt159.00–161.001,7652
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230167.04/cwt166.50–167.502,0559
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241160.66/cwt153.00–166.001,99466
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274148.53/cwt140.00–153.501,89211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,446159.21/cwt154.00–165.502,30247
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,462168.81/cwt166.00–175.002,4684
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535152.15/cwt145.00–155.002,33610
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-26281,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2833,100.00/head2,900.00–3,300.003,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3403,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5053,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28751,348.29/head1,200.00–1,500.001,3482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0951,752.97/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2192,852.33/head2,275.00–3,050.002,85217
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3053,696.64/head3,350.00–3,825.003,69712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3682,433.59/head2,200.00–2,675.002,4342
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3782,975.05/head2,900.00–3,000.002,9754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4092,467.08/head2,000.00–2,650.002,46716
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2979256.09/cwt210.00–280.002,50713
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,084174.39/cwt170.00–180.001,8904
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095219.38/cwt188.00–255.002,40218
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,662.71/head2,450.00–2,800.002,6633

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.