Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2024-07-29

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jul 29
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
280 head
60 vs last sale 340 54 vs year ago 334 · 16.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
83 vs last sale 137 10 vs year ago 64 · 15.6%
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 unevenly steady from 1.00 higher to 3.00 lower. Demand was 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
BullsLow1,644172.652,83825
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,527143.252,18848
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,204139.871,68461
CowsLean 85-90%High1,055123.351,30189

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)1,216$2,07317
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,143$1,7633thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,140$1,6252thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)787$1,5503thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,795$3,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,788154.83/cwt151.50–161.002,7684
CowsLean 85-90%1,032139.31/cwt136.50–146.001,4387
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1431,763.23/head1,600.00–1,875.001,7633
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1051,789.31/head1,650.00–1,850.001,7898
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3142,324.63/head2,075.00–2,600.002,3259
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1401,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27871,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5503
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Registered1,7953,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
CowsLean 85-90%84080.29/cwt73.00–88.006744
Bulls1,363158.40/cwt157.00–159.002,1593
CowsBoner 80-85%1,204133.37/cwt131.00–135.001,6066
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,502134.13/cwt128.00–137.002,0156
CowsLean 85-90%966108.95/cwt100.00–119.001,05219
Bulls1,633170.52/cwt160.00–180.002,78518
CowsBoner 80-85%1,203140.04/cwt135.00–149.001,68552
CowsLean 85-90%1,101129.02/cwt121.00–136.001,42159
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,504143.47/cwt138.00–149.502,15838
Bulls1,904192.91/cwt183.50–200.503,6734
CowsBoner 80-85%1,217149.94/cwt149.00–150.501,8253

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.