Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2024-02-12

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Feb 12
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
263 head
55 vs last sale 318 27 vs year ago 290 · 9.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
26 vs last sale 84 10 vs year ago 68 · 14.7%
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 sold unevenly steady from 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good 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
BullsAverage1,800130.082,34243
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,257107.271,34868
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,476105.451,55762
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08593.061,01061

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,391$1,6538
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,256$1,57626
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,233$1,5353thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,348$2,0252thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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 1-21,2801,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2331,534.59/head1,400.00–1,600.001,5353
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4191,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3621,705.64/head1,675.00–1,760.001,7064
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29401,107.80/head1,100.00–1,125.001,1083
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3531,869.54/head1,775.00–1,885.001,8708
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2681,513.66/head1,300.00–1,600.001,51415
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,124120.27/cwt104.00–134.001,35210
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4152,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Bulls1,773130.78/cwt122.00–139.002,31925
Bulls1,961143.69/cwt136.50–150.002,8189
Bulls1,716114.51/cwt105.00–121.001,9659
CowsLean 85-90%1,10797.35/cwt89.00–101.501,07841
CowsLean 85-90%1,149103.32/cwt101.50–106.501,1875
CowsBoner 80-85%1,261106.97/cwt103.00–111.501,34953
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,497106.24/cwt103.50–111.501,59047
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,392101.10/cwt100.00–102.501,40713
CowsLean 85-90%1,01883.10/cwt72.00–89.0084611
CowsLean 85-90%96463.60/cwt53.00–69.506134
CowsBoner 80-85%1,211100.15/cwt100.00–101.001,2136
CowsBoner 80-85%1,262113.76/cwt112.50–115.001,4369
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,538115.09/cwt113.50–117.001,7702

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.