Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2024-02-05

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Feb 5
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
318 head
22 vs last sale 296 24 vs year ago 342 · 7.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
84 head
31 vs last sale 115 24 vs year ago 108 · 22.2%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Jun 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate 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
BullsHigh1,781129.742,31147
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,504107.601,61949
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,249106.811,33472
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07591.1398085

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)1,209$1,54821
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,078$1,5207
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$2,1003thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,153$1,5002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,043$1,4482thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,520$2,64510

Every lot, as filed

24 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2352,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2754
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 11,8622,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5582,833.33/head2,500.00–3,000.002,8333
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0781,321.74/head1,210.00–1,425.001,3222
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0781,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1691,498.24/head1,325.00–1,635.001,49817
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3801,760.96/head1,675.00–1,825.001,7614
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0431,447.78/head1,350.00–1,525.001,4482
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0952,100.34/head1,825.00–2,500.002,1003
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1531,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,087122.32/cwt110.00–147.001,33019
Bulls1,863143.22/cwt138.50–150.502,66811
Bulls1,493110.45/cwt102.00–119.001,6496
Bulls1,809128.66/cwt121.50–136.002,32730
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,553116.81/cwt114.50–122.001,8143
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,460100.96/cwt100.00–103.001,4748
CowsLean 85-90%1,031103.86/cwt103.00–106.001,0716
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,510108.27/cwt104.00–111.501,63538
CowsLean 85-90%99183.00/cwt73.00–89.0082314
CowsLean 85-90%1,12094.88/cwt89.00–100.501,06359
CowsLean 85-90%87560.56/cwt50.00–70.005306
CowsBoner 80-85%1,243106.38/cwt103.00–111.501,32250
CowsBoner 80-85%1,305114.36/cwt112.00–119.001,49211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,217101.24/cwt99.00–102.501,23211

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.