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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Nov 17
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
319 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 392▲ 65 vs year ago 254 · +25.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
124 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 98▲ 45 vs year ago 79 · +57.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady 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—Low1,760185.613,26723
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,233151.211,86596
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,482151.202,24137
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,039122.791,27699

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)1,167$2,34524
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,092$2,3258
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,173$2,18416
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,140$2,1002thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$2,7501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$2,4782thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,420$3,3336
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,198$3,0867

Every lot

29 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——1,534174.84/cwt173.00–178.002,6824
Bulls——1,764185.52/cwt179.00–195.003,27317
Bulls——2,180207.90/cwt199.00–217.004,5322
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00292.68/cwt75.00–105.0092922
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,026116.33/cwt107.00–130.001,19431
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,064140.37/cwt130.00–153.001,49442
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,083153.87/cwt152.50–155.001,6664
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,219162.52/cwt161.00–165.001,9814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232141.26/cwt138.00–147.001,74013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234152.28/cwt145.00–159.001,87979
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,449140.94/cwt139.00–145.002,0427
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,477152.49/cwt148.00–159.502,25226
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,576160.74/cwt160.00–163.002,5334
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0152,650.00/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2713,260.00/head3,100.00–3,500.003,2605
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4203,333.33/head2,900.00–3,550.003,3336
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29601,543.23/head1,400.00–1,650.001,5432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0931,686.21/head1,675.00–1,700.001,6862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0982,285.76/head1,900.00–2,550.002,2867
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1712,346.20/head1,850.00–2,800.002,34619
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1842,255.51/head1,700.00–2,500.002,25614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2822,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8753
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29752,478.46/head2,400.00–2,550.002,4782
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2856258.98/cwt243.00–280.002,2178
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,007186.60/cwt167.50–230.001,87916
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,011180.48/cwt160.00–195.001,8257

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.