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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jan 19
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
▼ 106 vs last sale 253▼ 72 vs year ago 219 · −32.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
98 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 135▲ 40 vs year ago 58 · +69.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were unevenly steady, from 2.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Demand was good on a light 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—Average1,747183.453,20510
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,269152.651,93732
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,489151.852,26121
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,051123.091,29354

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,248$2,96915
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,268$2,6793thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,230$2,58920
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,258$2,1512thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,400$3,4001thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,109$2,9787
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,338$4,6002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,835$3,8251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,655$3,8251thin

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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,719186.83/cwt182.00–190.003,2127
Bulls——1,812175.57/cwt172.50–180.003,1813
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96294.35/cwt75.00–105.0090816
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,059124.89/cwt110.00–134.001,32318
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,111142.84/cwt135.00–153.001,58717
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,130153.65/cwt153.00–155.001,7363
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197143.39/cwt140.00–149.001,7167
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,287154.37/cwt147.00–160.001,98722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305161.61/cwt159.00–164.002,1093
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,457144.63/cwt140.00–150.002,1075
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,499154.11/cwt150.00–161.002,31016
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3384,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6553,825.00/head3,825.00–3,825.003,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,8353,825.00/head3,825.00–3,825.003,8251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1151,880.20/head1,500.00–2,100.001,8807
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1482,577.61/head2,400.00–2,700.002,5786
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2292,764.06/head2,100.00–3,350.002,7649
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2582,151.19/head1,950.00–2,350.002,1512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2682,678.71/head2,500.00–2,750.002,6793
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3143,230.49/head2,950.00–3,400.003,2309
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4353,435.68/head3,400.00–3,550.003,4364
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2892257.64/cwt212.00–290.002,2983
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,081200.82/cwt170.00–240.002,17119
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,159176.63/cwt166.00–210.002,0474
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 21,0081,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0603,374.88/head3,350.00–3,400.003,3752
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,2103,566.54/head3,500.00–3,600.003,5673
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,4003,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001

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.