Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2024-08-19

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Aug 19
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
310 head
160 vs last sale 150 62 vs year ago 248 · +25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
3 vs last sale 70 49 vs year ago 24 · +204.2%
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 reported slaughter and replacement cattle sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady from 1.00 lower to 3.00 higher. 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
BullsLow1,675172.732,89337
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,530146.002,23426
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,214142.791,733122
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,055121.981,28663

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)1,250$2,38715
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,258$1,8762thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)957$1,6083thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,320$2,8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,352$2,0254thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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 1-21,3202,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29571,608.19/head1,575.00–1,625.001,6083
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2581,876.34/head1,800.00–1,950.001,8762
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2712,756.55/head2,375.00–2,960.002,7577
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2312,063.92/head1,825.00–2,175.002,0648
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2849212.78/cwt185.00–230.001,80713
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,103155.71/cwt145.00–165.001,71714
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,009149.46/cwt147.00–154.001,5086
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,2731,725.00/head1,700.00–1,750.001,7252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4302,325.00/head2,000.00–2,650.002,3252
Bulls1,369155.69/cwt145.00–161.002,1319
Bulls1,764175.46/cwt161.00–186.003,09523
Bulls1,815190.82/cwt187.00–197.503,4635
CowsLean 85-90%1,027107.92/cwt90.00–116.501,10820
CowsLean 85-90%1,058127.66/cwt118.00–135.501,35140
CowsBoner 80-85%1,206142.53/cwt135.00–149.001,719108
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,373134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,8402
CowsLean 85-90%1,192140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6693
CowsBoner 80-85%1,316155.81/cwt151.50–157.502,0507
CowsBoner 80-85%1,231133.82/cwt131.00–136.001,6477
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,540144.55/cwt138.00–150.002,22619
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,555156.32/cwt154.00–160.002,4315

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.