Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2024-04-29

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Apr 29
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
156 head
239 vs last sale 395 284 vs year ago 440 · 64.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
64 vs last sale 111 56 vs year ago 103 · 54.4%
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 mostly steady and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a light supply after multiple days of much needed rainfall in the area over the weekend.

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
BullsLow1,789159.872,86026
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,429126.881,81312
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,198125.621,50555
CowsLean 85-90%Low992111.571,10635

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$1,9251thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,054$1,7585
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$1,9843thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,495$2,0501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,055$1,9502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)960$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,265$2,0251thin

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 1-29602,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2652,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0551,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4952,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,122140.67/cwt125.00–160.001,57819
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0651,984.08/head1,675.00–2,225.001,9843
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1151,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200132.38/cwt129.00–136.501,5894
CowsLean 85-90%903100.22/cwt89.00–107.009058
CowsLean 85-90%91873.30/cwt71.00–75.006732
CowsLean 85-90%1,022126.10/cwt123.00–131.001,2896
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,593133.42/cwt131.00–135.502,1252
CowsBoner 80-85%1,244134.55/cwt132.00–138.501,6747
Bulls1,633146.27/cwt143.50–149.002,3892
CowsBoner 80-85%1,202115.76/cwt112.50–120.001,3917
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,340117.47/cwt116.00–119.001,5742
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0541,758.09/head1,600.00–1,950.001,7585
Bulls1,813158.79/cwt150.00–166.502,87920
CowsLean 85-90%1,027115.78/cwt108.00–123.001,18919
CowsBoner 80-85%1,189125.78/cwt120.00–133.001,49641
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,410127.60/cwt125.00–131.001,7998
Bulls1,748172.10/cwt171.00–174.503,0084

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.