Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2024-01-22

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jan 22
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
501 vs last sale 619 248 vs year ago 366 · 67.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
88 vs last sale 127 42 vs year ago 81 · 51.9%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Jun 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last slaughter and replacement cattle sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls sold 13.00 to 20.00 higher on a light supply. Demand was moderate.

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
BullsAverage1,587133.472,11914
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,207113.651,37238
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,526113.481,73215
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02697.931,00528

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)1,085$1,2351thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,027$1,23011
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$1,2882thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,240$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,240$1,3751thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2401,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,2401,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0851,235.00/head1,235.00–1,235.001,2351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1181,384.09/head1,100.00–1,500.001,3849
Bred CowsMedium 2618536.44/head500.00–575.005362
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29601,287.70/head1,250.00–1,325.001,2882
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,018128.81/cwt123.50–143.001,31112
Bulls1,593134.21/cwt124.50–143.002,1387
Bulls1,793147.54/cwt144.00–150.002,6454
Bulls1,300113.00/cwt105.00–118.001,4693
CowsBoner 80-85%1,186113.12/cwt105.00–118.001,34225
CowsBoner 80-85%1,273118.97/cwt118.00–123.501,51410
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,526113.48/cwt108.00–118.001,73215
CowsLean 85-90%1,05499.56/cwt95.00–106.001,04920
CowsLean 85-90%1,030112.52/cwt112.00–113.001,1592
CowsLean 85-90%93387.62/cwt77.00–93.008176
CowsBoner 80-85%1,167100.30/cwt98.00–103.001,1713

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.