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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Apr 13
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
296 head
▲ 132 vs last sale 164▲ 16 vs year ago 280 · +5.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
189 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 168▼ 6 vs year ago 195 · −3.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold from 1.00 lower to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a moderate to heavy 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—Average1,660218.473,62640
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,495180.682,70146
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,246177.812,216100
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,023146.961,50358

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)1,218$3,39222
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,182$3,17255
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,196$2,72022
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,156$3,5196
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)996$3,1054thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,683$5,0002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,465$4,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$3,70010

Every lot

35 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——1,443197.49/cwt184.50–205.002,8507
Bulls——1,689217.49/cwt205.00–229.003,67325
Bulls——1,759239.89/cwt229.00–252.004,2208
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%913104.03/cwt85.00–117.509508
Cows—Lean 85-90%922132.47/cwt120.00–145.001,22113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,069170.70/cwt165.00–179.001,8259
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,086158.33/cwt147.50–165.001,71928
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181164.36/cwt159.00–169.001,94111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252177.70/cwt170.00–185.002,22577
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,271190.88/cwt186.00–196.002,42612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,483169.97/cwt168.00–173.002,5215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485178.09/cwt170.00–187.002,64529
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,523191.39/cwt187.50–202.002,91512
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29402,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,92510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29532,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0282,327.39/head1,800.00–2,600.002,3273
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1902,702.45/head2,250.00–3,000.002,70218
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2103,691.63/head3,600.00–3,750.003,69214
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2322,868.85/head2,500.00–3,250.002,8698
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2333,190.22/head2,700.00–3,800.003,19036
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3593,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4923,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19753,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0032,957.14/head2,600.00–3,300.002,9573
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0933,138.41/head2,800.00–3,600.003,1383
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,2183,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28532,050.00/head1,700.00–2,400.002,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0644,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2773,800.00/head3,700.00–4,000.003,8003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3554,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4654,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6835,000.00/head5,000.00–5,000.005,0002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2863309.75/cwt300.00–320.002,6736
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,001274.73/cwt235.00–300.002,75011
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,083195.15/cwt175.00–220.002,11314

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.