Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2024-11-04

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Nov 4
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
241 head
47 vs last sale 288 183 vs year ago 424 · 43.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
32 vs last sale 100 18 vs year ago 86 · 20.9%
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 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate 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
BullsAverage1,682149.912,52135
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,542118.461,82746
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,279115.941,48347
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,06999.681,06665

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)1,180$1,78313
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,187$1,5794thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,192$1,5223thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,009$1,8224thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,275$2,0252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,405$1,9502thin

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 1-21,2752,025.00/head1,850.00–2,200.002,0252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1921,521.82/head1,350.00–1,610.001,5223
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1871,578.83/head1,300.00–1,775.001,5794
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,783.41/head1,550.00–1,985.001,78313
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0601,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0091,822.12/head1,750.00–1,900.001,8224
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2984145.38/cwt132.00–158.001,43112
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,080140.73/cwt120.00–157.001,52013
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4051,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Bulls1,775154.14/cwt144.00–160.002,73620
Bulls1,857170.02/cwt165.00–173.503,1573
Bulls1,483137.82/cwt132.00–143.002,04412
CowsLean 85-90%96867.15/cwt60.00–71.006509
CowsLean 85-90%1,084108.67/cwt99.00–116.001,17837
CowsBoner 80-85%1,263115.97/cwt110.00–123.001,46536
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,550120.38/cwt111.00–123.001,86627
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,469105.98/cwt102.00–110.001,55710
CowsLean 85-90%1,10090.50/cwt77.50–98.0099614
CowsLean 85-90%1,058117.41/cwt116.00–118.001,2425
CowsBoner 80-85%1,349106.52/cwt105.00–108.501,4375
CowsBoner 80-85%1,320123.63/cwt122.00–125.001,6326
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,601126.57/cwt124.00–128.002,0269

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.