Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2024-01-08

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jan 8
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
619 head
222 vs last sale 397 186 vs year ago 433 · +43.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
127 head
63 vs last sale 64 25 vs year ago 102 · +24.5%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Jun 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the most recent slaughter and replacement cattle sale three weeks ago, slaughter cows were stedy to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply after the holiday break.

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
BullsAverage1,721118.172,03454
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47593.541,380135
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25392.501,159202
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03680.34833125

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)1,218$1,39825
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,228$1,30610
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,156$1,1967
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,099$1,45110
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,260$1,2001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,850$2,2251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,770$2,1502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,733$2,0002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,353$1,6155
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,235$1,5001thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24687.78/cwt84.00–91.001,09420
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29699.79/cwt99.00–103.501,2937
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25292.75/cwt89.50–98.001,161175
CowsLean 85-90%1,11993.08/cwt92.00–94.001,04211
CowsLean 85-90%1,08588.07/cwt83.00–92.0095661
CowsLean 85-90%96158.51/cwt53.00–68.0056220
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47093.59/cwt90.00–98.001,376118
CowsLean 85-90%96575.05/cwt69.00–83.0072433
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44688.13/cwt86.50–90.001,27411
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,634102.46/cwt99.00–106.001,6746
Bulls1,692115.86/cwt106.00–123.001,96034
Bulls1,483103.86/cwt102.00–105.001,5405
Bulls1,866128.19/cwt122.50–140.002,39215
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1241,361.99/head1,175.00–1,575.001,3626
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2601,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2771,488.82/head1,100.00–1,650.001,48921
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2906920.45/head800.00–1,075.009204
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2281,306.24/head1,100.00–1,375.001,30610
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1561,196.29/head1,100.00–1,350.001,1967
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,033142.54/cwt140.00–151.001,47211
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,097118.41/cwt104.00–140.001,29921
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2938157.38/cwt148.00–164.001,4766
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,2082,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2913966.95/head960.00–975.009672
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,7332,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3521,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6753
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2351,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3551,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,7702,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1502
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,8502,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251

How this sale compares

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.