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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 12
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
254 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 265▲ 28 vs year ago 226 · +12.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
156 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 113▲ 59 vs year ago 97 · +60.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a heavy 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—Low1,675182.563,05743
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,211125.131,51549
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,551124.791,93642
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,033106.601,10173

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,247$3,10120
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,230$2,78728
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,164$2,04514
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,174$3,1625
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)985$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,145$3,4134thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)942$2,8673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,028$2,3502thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,267192.38/cwt180.00–238.002,43711
Bulls——1,797179.62/cwt170.00–189.003,22825
Bulls——1,833166.93/cwt164.00–172.003,0604
Bulls——1,940191.87/cwt190.00–193.003,7223
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93475.91/cwt62.50–85.007096
Cows—Lean 85-90%99898.09/cwt89.00–110.0097929
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065117.02/cwt109.00–125.001,24635
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145138.66/cwt137.00–140.001,5883
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,202128.57/cwt127.00–132.001,5453
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209126.98/cwt120.00–137.501,53537
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239113.01/cwt107.50–117.001,4009
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,539127.21/cwt120.00–135.001,95831
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560113.62/cwt105.00–120.001,7729
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,698137.48/cwt136.00–139.002,3342
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27953,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0152,800.00/head2,700.00–2,900.002,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2Broken Mouth1,0282,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1303,925.00/head3,650.00–4,200.003,9252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,900.00/head2,600.00–3,200.002,9002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29481,655.01/head1,400.00–2,000.001,6554
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,0941,816.64/head1,400.00–2,150.001,8177
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2303,284.91/head2,950.00–3,400.003,28516
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2332,274.07/head1,800.00–2,900.002,2747
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2702,571.10/head2,150.00–3,100.002,57114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2873,542.58/head3,150.00–3,650.003,54310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3162,367.38/head2,100.00–2,650.002,3674
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29852,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1272,917.75/head2,600.00–3,050.002,9183
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,2453,527.41/head3,450.00–3,600.003,5272
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955256.76/cwt250.00–265.002,4528
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2999161.34/cwt145.00–175.001,6127
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,056200.80/cwt160.00–250.002,12020

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.