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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jun 16
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 206▼ 203 vs year ago 361 · −56.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 76▼ 168 vs year ago 221 · −76.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate 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
Bulls—High1,728199.613,44937
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,231160.221,97341
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,538157.652,42424
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,001142.091,42323

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)1,163$2,50410
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$2,4251thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,126$2,0675
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,125$2,6501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)920$2,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,583$3,4002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,447$3,33211

Every lot, as filed

24 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—1,7903,700.00/head3,650.00–3,800.003,7003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,4453,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,5833,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2432,890.00/head2,400.00–3,300.002,8905
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1262,066.56/head1,850.00–2,300.002,0675
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—9202,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—777231.03/cwt212.00–240.001,7953
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,1252,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,169165.40/cwt157.50–170.001,9344
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,0602,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
CowsLean 85-90%—897124.51/cwt120.00–127.501,1173
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,187147.46/cwt144.00–150.001,7503
Bulls——1,939221.46/cwt210.00–237.004,2948
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,487167.39/cwt166.00–168.002,4894
CowsLean 85-90%—1,082155.51/cwt152.00–160.001,6835
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,250165.60/cwt163.00–173.002,07013
Bulls——1,353177.48/cwt169.00–181.002,4013
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,587149.37/cwt145.00–154.002,3715
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1342,800.06/head2,650.00–2,950.002,8004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1832,306.94/head1,750.00–2,650.002,3076
Bulls——1,706195.44/cwt185.00–209.003,33426
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,535157.81/cwt155.00–163.002,42215
CowsLean 85-90%—995141.14/cwt132.50–150.001,40415
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,227158.95/cwt152.00–163.001,95025

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.