Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2024-06-24

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jun 24
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
215 vs last sale 361 228 vs year ago 374 · 61.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
180 vs last sale 221 10 vs year ago 51 · 19.6%
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 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Hot temperatures outside and many producers working in the hay fields caused a light supply with very good demand from slaughter buyers.

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
BullsHigh1,597179.652,86926
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,257150.921,89738
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,554146.122,27116
CowsLean 85-90%High1,060124.671,32139

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)1,266$2,09915
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,360$2,6001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)720$1,8002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,183$2,3382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)960$1,7503thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,059147.28/cwt144.00–153.001,5604
Bulls1,789195.56/cwt186.00–205.503,49912
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,573147.08/cwt139.00–153.002,31412
CowsLean 85-90%1,119132.60/cwt126.00–142.001,48418
CowsBoner 80-85%1,247147.06/cwt139.50–155.001,83426
Bulls1,651172.92/cwt166.00–181.002,8557
CowsLean 85-90%85588.40/cwt85.00–91.007562
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,373130.97/cwt130.00–132.001,7982
CowsLean 85-90%1,016113.95/cwt97.00–124.001,15815
Bulls1,213159.12/cwt154.00–163.001,9307
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,620155.52/cwt155.00–156.002,5192
CowsBoner 80-85%1,278159.28/cwt154.00–167.502,03612
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27201,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3692,276.87/head2,100.00–2,525.002,2777
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,3602,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1761,942.86/head1,675.00–2,100.001,9438
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2883161.33/cwt143.00–180.001,4253
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2920192.13/cwt190.00–193.001,7683
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1832,337.50/head2,200.00–2,475.002,3382
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29601,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7503

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.