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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jun 1
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
247 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 237▼ 147 vs year ago 394 · −37.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
178 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 127▲ 2 vs year ago 176 · +1.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows sold from 1.00 higher to 3.00 lower, and slaughter bulls sold from 2.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate to heavy supply after a Monday off for the Memorial Day holiday last week.

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—Average1,657218.163,61452
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,524184.802,81727
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,237182.142,25275
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,053152.311,60452

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)1,321$3,38839
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,278$3,38617
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,259$2,92313
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,116$3,6326
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,103$3,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,512$4,3884thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$4,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,338$3,8147

Every lot

32 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——1,539201.83/cwt196.00–208.003,10610
Bulls——1,650217.22/cwt209.00–230.003,58435
Bulls——1,859246.17/cwt227.50–258.004,5767
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%987111.39/cwt90.00–122.501,09910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,021148.09/cwt137.00–155.001,51212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,059178.43/cwt175.00–185.001,8905
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,094165.47/cwt155.00–175.001,81025
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,224183.65/cwt171.00–190.002,24857
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256168.81/cwt160.00–175.002,12011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,309190.75/cwt187.00–194.002,4977
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,363172.09/cwt167.50–175.002,3463
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,518185.49/cwt180.00–190.002,81620
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,678190.86/cwt190.00–192.503,2034
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3004,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4014,575.00/head4,575.00–4,575.004,5754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4804,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5234,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5003
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0251,968.29/head1,700.00–2,200.001,9682
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2232,371.68/head2,050.00–2,600.002,3722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2542,937.93/head2,400.00–3,450.002,9387
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2653,023.67/head2,700.00–3,350.003,02411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2953,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,70010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3353,209.56/head2,600.00–3,650.003,21026
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3424,067.12/head3,900.00–4,100.004,06711
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29903,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0253,095.12/head3,000.00–3,200.003,0952
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1613,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9004
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,2153,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2911316.19/cwt307.50–337.502,88016
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110238.39/cwt195.00–300.002,64622
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,132212.09/cwt185.00–250.002,40119

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.