Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2024-02-19

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Feb 19
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
407 head
144 vs last sale 263 5 vs year ago 412 · 1.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
151 head
93 vs last sale 58 78 vs year ago 73 · +106.8%
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 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate to heavy 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
BullsAverage1,810130.452,36260
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,518110.031,67068
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,246109.471,364107
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01791.81934107

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)1,106$1,45732
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,141$1,39118
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,009$1,26015
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)993$1,5672thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)783$1,1823thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,321$1,9805

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0331,314.20/head1,125.00–1,385.001,31412
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29121,044.97/head950.00–1,175.001,0453
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 27831,182.13/head1,000.00–1,275.001,1823
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2898176.85/cwt165.00–193.001,58811
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6952,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0281,575.00/head1,500.00–1,650.001,5752
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29931,566.81/head1,300.00–1,775.001,5672
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1602,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,093121.77/cwt111.00–149.001,33113
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2996121.06/cwt114.50–127.001,2069
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1411,390.59/head1,200.00–1,660.001,39118
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29111,159.85/head1,000.00–1,350.001,1607
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1611,540.41/head1,350.00–1,750.001,54025
Bulls1,842132.56/cwt122.00–140.002,44240
Bulls1,889143.41/cwt141.00–148.502,7097
Bulls1,671116.97/cwt110.00–122.001,95513
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,539117.41/cwt115.00–120.001,8075
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,504102.48/cwt100.00–104.001,5415
CowsLean 85-90%94484.87/cwt77.00–92.0080130
CowsBoner 80-85%1,205102.31/cwt100.00–104.501,2339
CowsLean 85-90%1,029107.01/cwt106.00–108.501,1015
CowsBoner 80-85%1,326116.72/cwt115.00–124.001,54817
CowsLean 85-90%87468.09/cwt60.00–72.0059511
CowsBoner 80-85%1,234108.75/cwt104.00–114.501,34281
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,517110.04/cwt105.00–114.501,66958
CowsLean 85-90%1,07898.26/cwt92.50–104.501,05961

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.