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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 26
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
290 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 250▲ 9 vs year ago 281 · +3.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
123 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 87▲ 39 vs year ago 84 · +46.4%
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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—Low1,729174.223,01336
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,265129.201,63459
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,482128.151,89934
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,046103.431,08293

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)1,075$2,9552thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,215$2,69724
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,213$2,12119
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)768$1,4502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,278$3,0173thin

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,686166.68/cwt160.00–170.002,81010
Bulls——1,746177.12/cwt170.00–187.503,09326
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97574.12/cwt60.00–85.0072315
Cows—Lean 85-90%993135.44/cwt129.00–140.001,3454
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05097.25/cwt84.00–112.501,02137
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,076118.04/cwt110.00–127.501,27037
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,212115.05/cwt105.00–121.001,39410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265140.37/cwt136.00–148.001,7769
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278130.23/cwt123.00–138.001,66440
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,428113.39/cwt105.00–121.501,6193
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,482129.00/cwt122.00–137.001,91229
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,565138.01/cwt137.00–139.002,1602
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2783,016.67/head2,800.00–3,350.003,0173
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0001,545.40/head1,350.00–1,725.001,5455
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,954.88/head2,900.00–3,000.002,9552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0951,692.75/head1,550.00–1,975.001,6934
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2031,713.31/head1,600.00–1,850.001,7132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2232,636.26/head2,250.00–3,250.002,63614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2773,507.65/head3,400.00–3,600.003,5086
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3032,428.52/head1,800.00–3,000.002,42912
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2893267.95/cwt227.50–317.502,39313
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,083179.48/cwt150.00–240.001,94423
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095155.87/cwt140.00–168.001,70715
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 27681,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502

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.