Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2024-05-20

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, May 20
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
246 head
36 vs last sale 282 216 vs year ago 462 · 46.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
3 vs last sale 93 64 vs year ago 154 · 41.6%
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 mostly 3.00 to 6.00 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
BullsHigh1,716168.712,89527
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,473136.712,01445
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,216134.781,63972
CowsLean 85-90%High1,029120.681,24257

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)1,157$1,87721
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,196$1,7658
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)625$8752thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,248$2,3752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,360$2,3501thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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 1-21,3602,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1961,765.16/head1,700.00–1,825.001,7658
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,030174.52/cwt160.00–191.001,7982
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2989149.83/cwt139.50–177.001,48228
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2891142.26/cwt134.00–151.001,2684
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1131,791.86/head1,475.00–2,025.001,79216
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2625875.00/head875.00–875.008752
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,455126.56/cwt125.00–128.001,8413
CowsBoner 80-85%1,286122.91/cwt120.00–126.001,5817
Bulls1,778181.66/cwt174.00–188.503,23012
CowsLean 85-90%1,016134.92/cwt131.00–139.001,3717
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,475144.01/cwt139.50–150.002,12414
CowsBoner 80-85%1,305140.46/cwt138.00–146.501,83316
Bulls1,666147.91/cwt140.00–159.002,4645
CowsLean 85-90%1,023106.11/cwt98.00–112.001,08615
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,2482,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2982,150.24/head2,100.00–2,300.002,1505
Bulls1,667163.58/cwt155.00–173.002,72710
CowsLean 85-90%1,034124.07/cwt117.00–132.501,28335
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,474134.15/cwt129.00–140.001,97728
CowsBoner 80-85%1,177134.62/cwt127.00–139.001,58449

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.