Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2024-08-26

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Aug 26
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
230 head
80 vs last sale 310 66 vs year ago 296 · 22.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
15 vs last sale 73 16 vs year ago 74 · 21.6%
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 mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower, and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate to light on a light 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
BullsLow1,677176.572,96134
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,240138.181,71457
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,490137.352,04738
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,063120.051,27667

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)1,203$1,89425
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,104$1,7164thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,570$2,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,375$2,6002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,425$2,3751thin

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
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5702,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4252,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3752,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1041,715.67/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7164
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29131,307.16/head1,275.00–1,350.001,3073
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4202,293.42/head2,200.00–2,400.002,2937
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1601,825.54/head1,600.00–2,050.001,82615
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2810185.28/cwt170.00–200.001,5012
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,165158.51/cwt145.00–175.001,84711
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,238150.01/cwt144.50–157.001,8572
Bulls1,350153.30/cwt148.00–158.002,0706
Bulls1,666177.65/cwt162.00–184.002,96018
Bulls1,892188.58/cwt185.00–197.503,56810
CowsLean 85-90%1,101124.84/cwt118.00–134.001,37442
CowsLean 85-90%1,055134.66/cwt133.50–137.001,4213
CowsLean 85-90%93381.69/cwt76.00–87.007622
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,491139.39/cwt132.00–146.002,07828
CowsBoner 80-85%1,276150.69/cwt146.00–161.001,9234
CowsBoner 80-85%1,249127.61/cwt124.50–130.001,5946
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,660151.50/cwt151.50–151.502,5151
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,469129.43/cwt125.00–132.001,9019
CowsBoner 80-85%1,236138.47/cwt131.00–145.501,71147
CowsLean 85-90%996111.63/cwt96.00–118.001,11220

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.