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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Aug 31
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
159 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 108▲ 159 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
111 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 171▲ 111 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 6.00 to 13.00 lower. Demand was moderate to light 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
Bulls—Low1,703192.143,27313
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,532149.582,29224
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,248148.711,85637
CowsLean 85-90%High1,048124.021,30040

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)1,219$2,71223
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,234$2,4874thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,290$2,30722
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)984$3,2198
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,285$2,8502thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,130$2,5322thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,305$3,7001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,265$3,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,375$4,2884thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,151$2,6426

Every lot, as filed

31 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
CowsLean 85-90%—950155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4731
CowsLean 85-90%—1,082136.49/cwt127.50–145.001,47717
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,235150.55/cwt143.00–158.001,85929
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,294142.06/cwt140.00–142.501,8388
CowsLean 85-90%—1,014105.50/cwt95.00–110.001,07011
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,528143.72/cwt140.00–146.002,1968
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,2852,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8502
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—801276.70/cwt267.00–302.502,2165
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3053,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth—1,2972,121.59/head1,700.00–2,400.002,12211
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2832,491.71/head1,950.00–2,900.002,49211
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—9673,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0505
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,093158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,7273
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2342,486.52/head2,300.00–2,800.002,4874
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,1302,531.97/head2,500.00–2,550.002,5322
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,0133,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2143,431.61/head3,300.00–3,500.003,4323
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—8831,616.29/head1,350.00–1,850.001,6162
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—969232.90/cwt205.00–260.002,2574
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2653,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2572,714.18/head2,300.00–3,250.002,71418
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,855171.00/cwt171.00–171.003,1721
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,513151.27/cwt147.00–158.002,28915
CowsLean 85-90%—1,040120.44/cwt112.50–129.001,25311
Bulls——1,255169.02/cwt164.00–174.002,1212
Bulls——1,825213.00/cwt213.00–213.003,8871
Bulls——1,781194.68/cwt185.00–205.003,46710
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3754,287.50/head3,750.00–4,600.004,2884
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,0252,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2Broken Mouth—1,0652,375.00/head2,300.00–2,400.002,3754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,6203,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001

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.