Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2024-11-18

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Nov 18
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
254 head
45 vs last sale 299 169 vs year ago 423 · 40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
79 head
13 vs last sale 66 13 vs year ago 92 · 14.1%
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 lower to 2.00 higher. 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
BullsLow1,662154.362,56523
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,515118.021,78854
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,190117.681,40068
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04094.4398262

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)1,228$1,82615
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,312$1,74210
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,029$1,5475
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$1,7302thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,285$1,8012thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,578$2,3502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,210$1,9251thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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 1-21,2851,800.78/head1,700.00–1,900.001,8012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2621,867.94/head1,650.00–2,075.001,8688
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2993181.45/cwt172.50–185.001,8026
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5782,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2101,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0291,546.53/head1,400.00–1,800.001,5475
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,075143.82/cwt126.00–168.001,54618
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3292,152.92/head2,100.00–2,200.002,1534
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3181,704.86/head1,500.00–1,800.001,7059
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2552,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0051,279.60/head1,150.00–1,375.001,2803
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1101,729.73/head1,700.00–1,750.001,7302
Bulls1,406137.14/cwt130.00–145.001,9286
Bulls1,719158.13/cwt150.00–166.502,71814
Bulls1,907171.21/cwt167.00–173.503,2653
CowsLean 85-90%945117.49/cwt117.00–118.001,1102
CowsBoner 80-85%1,197117.90/cwt110.00–126.501,41155
CowsLean 85-90%1,09387.28/cwt78.00–99.0095415
CowsBoner 80-85%1,141125.65/cwt124.50–129.501,4347
CowsLean 85-90%88370.25/cwt62.50–75.0062015
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,474105.79/cwt105.00–108.001,5595
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,507118.76/cwt111.00–124.001,79045
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,653125.01/cwt124.00–125.502,0664
CowsLean 85-90%1,098108.56/cwt101.00–116.001,19230
CowsBoner 80-85%1,181106.31/cwt105.00–108.001,2566

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.