Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2024-06-03

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jun 3
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
449 head
203 vs last sale 246 105 vs year ago 554 · 19.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
126 head
36 vs last sale 90 40 vs year ago 166 · 24.1%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Jun 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last slaughter and replacement cattle sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good on a 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
BullsAverage1,710168.722,88535
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,484140.352,08399
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,218139.661,701131
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,011122.771,24189

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)1,081$1,66624
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)875$1,2877
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)830$1,0223thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)932$1,7473thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,059$2,0634thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,076$2,04420
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,244$1,8369

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 18302,062.50/head2,050.00–2,075.002,0632
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29621,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4252,125.00/head2,025.00–2,325.002,1253
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28701,675.00/head1,650.00–1,700.001,6752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1911,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3122,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0801,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0592,062.50/head2,050.00–2,075.002,0634
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1472,118.18/head1,900.00–2,300.002,11811
Bulls1,731169.20/cwt159.00–177.002,92917
Bulls1,838187.95/cwt178.00–198.503,4559
Bulls1,543148.60/cwt145.00–155.002,2939
CowsBoner 80-85%1,272148.66/cwt144.50–156.001,89124
CowsLean 85-90%82389.99/cwt78.00–99.007416
CowsLean 85-90%985137.50/cwt136.00–139.001,3544
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,048145.91/cwt130.00–165.501,52915
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29321,747.14/head1,650.00–1,825.001,7473
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28751,108.19/head900.00–1,275.001,1086
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,103138.04/cwt133.50–140.001,5234
CowsLean 85-90%990112.81/cwt104.00–119.001,11718
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29021,396.40/head1,250.00–1,500.001,3965
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2682,080.24/head2,000.00–2,175.002,0806
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28081,013.85/head925.00–1,100.001,0142
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0911,738.33/head1,450.00–1,950.001,73812
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28301,021.99/head800.00–1,150.001,0223
CowsBoner 80-85%1,155127.29/cwt120.50–131.501,4706
CowsBoner 80-85%1,209138.25/cwt130.00–145.001,671101
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,413127.22/cwt122.00–129.001,79811
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,472140.03/cwt134.00–145.002,06168
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,564148.64/cwt144.00–154.502,32520
CowsLean 85-90%1,037127.97/cwt120.00–134.001,32761

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.