Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2024-07-15

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jul 15
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
160 vs last sale 328 312 vs year ago 480 · 65.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
25 vs last sale 72 113 vs year ago 160 · 70.6%
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 sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Demand was moderate on a light supply with hot summer temperatures today in the area.

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
BullsLow1,569175.222,75023
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,584148.012,34425
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,238142.691,76742
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,036121.701,26142

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)1,064$1,79713
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)990$1,5512thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,165$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,177$2,2105

Every lot, as filed

23 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 11,3553,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2802,550.00/head2,400.00–2,700.002,5502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29851,475.00/head1,300.00–1,650.001,4752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2452,431.40/head2,400.00–2,450.002,4313
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2839198.97/cwt165.00–220.001,6697
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2957166.94/cwt149.00–190.001,5986
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1652,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29901,550.51/head1,500.00–1,600.001,5512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0431,714.45/head1,425.00–2,000.001,7148
CowsBoner 80-85%1,164132.70/cwt127.00–136.001,5458
CowsLean 85-90%86781.84/cwt78.00–85.007105
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,671153.85/cwt151.00–163.002,5719
CowsLean 85-90%933137.25/cwt136.50–138.001,2812
CowsBoner 80-85%1,297153.44/cwt149.00–160.501,9908
Bulls1,303160.95/cwt160.00–162.002,0972
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,365135.48/cwt135.00–136.001,8492
CowsLean 85-90%929118.57/cwt114.00–120.001,1027
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28751,178.00/head1,100.00–1,250.001,1782
Bulls1,553173.69/cwt163.00–185.002,69718
CowsBoner 80-85%1,243142.46/cwt135.00–148.001,77126
CowsLean 85-90%1,101128.49/cwt124.00–133.001,41528
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,559146.04/cwt142.00–149.502,27714
Bulls1,845193.93/cwt188.00–198.503,5783

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.