Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2024-03-25

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Mar 25
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
302 head
18 vs last sale 320 68 vs year ago 234 · +29.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
112 head
68 vs last sale 180 46 vs year ago 66 · +69.7%
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 5.00 to 9.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 8.00 to 13.00 higher. Demand was very 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
BullsAverage1,799163.982,94947
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,475133.841,97439
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,213131.611,59775
CowsLean 85-90%High1,016114.641,16484

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)1,161$1,65414
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,183$1,65121
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,046$1,4938
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)928$1,5127
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$1,3834thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,300$1,6802thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,595$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)964$1,9814thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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 28001,625.00/head1,600.00–1,650.001,6252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5952,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0202,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2352,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bulls1,727157.73/cwt145.00–169.002,72425
Bulls1,912174.24/cwt170.00–179.003,33120
Bulls1,560139.47/cwt135.00–143.002,1762
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,465144.00/cwt142.00–145.002,1103
CowsLean 85-90%1,012128.69/cwt128.00–129.501,3026
CowsLean 85-90%1,028121.46/cwt113.00–128.001,24953
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0351,684.18/head1,375.00–1,875.001,6842
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1071,668.22/head1,325.00–1,775.001,6685
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,093144.06/cwt138.00–147.001,5753
BullsMedium and Large 21,3001,680.38/head1,660.00–1,700.001,6802
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2841126.46/cwt124.00–129.001,0644
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1021,275.45/head1,250.00–1,300.001,2753
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 28351,082.13/head935.00–1,250.001,0822
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1961,713.77/head1,500.00–1,875.001,71418
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2982146.13/cwt131.00–171.001,43516
CowsLean 85-90%1,007102.18/cwt89.00–111.001,02920
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29281,512.46/head1,350.00–1,750.001,5127
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,0901,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1661,669.27/head1,600.00–1,725.001,66913
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2933189.08/cwt186.00–191.001,7643
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29431,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2003
CowsBoner 80-85%1,228123.77/cwt118.00–127.001,52011
CowsLean 85-90%92475.34/cwt63.00–85.006965
CowsBoner 80-85%1,202132.47/cwt126.50–138.001,59260
CowsBoner 80-85%1,345140.28/cwt138.00–144.501,8874
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,425125.73/cwt124.00–129.001,7925
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,484134.16/cwt128.00–139.001,99131

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.