Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2024-04-08

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Apr 8
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
319 head
14 vs last sale 305 53 vs year ago 266 · +19.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
106 head
26 vs last sale 80 44 vs year ago 62 · +71.0%
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 were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, and slaughter 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
BullsAverage1,701158.202,69040
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,456127.901,86249
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,201127.821,53697
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,001111.561,11676

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)1,117$1,68625
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,070$1,5354thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)914$1,32414
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)957$1,5175
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,222$2,0173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)967$1,7333thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2222,016.67/head1,900.00–2,075.002,0173
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29381,662.50/head1,650.00–1,675.001,6632
Bulls1,740158.71/cwt149.00–165.002,76229
Bulls1,803173.75/cwt169.00–179.003,1336
Bulls1,349136.60/cwt130.00–144.001,8435
CowsLean 85-90%904100.74/cwt84.00–111.5091118
CowsLean 85-90%80673.21/cwt66.00–80.005905
CowsLean 85-90%1,053118.53/cwt112.00–124.001,24851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1231,667.90/head1,275.00–1,850.001,66819
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2762,025.04/head1,950.00–2,085.002,0254
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2923141.98/cwt127.00–161.001,31017
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29571,516.69/head1,325.00–1,625.001,5175
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29981,406.73/head1,100.00–1,575.001,40710
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,464129.06/cwt122.00–138.501,88937
Bred CowsMedium 1-27401,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Bred CowsMedium 1-27041,117.29/head835.00–1,250.001,1174
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0701,535.05/head1,300.00–1,625.001,5354
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2883177.47/cwt168.00–190.001,5672
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2917130.86/cwt125.00–150.001,2007
CowsBoner 80-85%1,254141.84/cwt138.50–149.501,7796
CowsLean 85-90%1,020127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2952
CowsBoner 80-85%1,191128.23/cwt121.00–135.501,52778
CowsBoner 80-85%1,239118.89/cwt116.00–123.001,47313
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,398118.93/cwt116.00–123.001,6639
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,525140.50/cwt138.50–144.002,1433

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.