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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Nov 2
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
← Oct 26Nov 2latest
Slaughter Cattle receipts
212 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 290▼ 104 vs year ago 316 · −32.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
228 head
▲ 105 vs last sale 123▲ 100 vs year ago 128 · +78.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. A large offering of replacement cattle this week with multiple herd sell outs including a Dexter herd as well as many young open cows that went back to farms.

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—High1,769167.202,95829
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,244125.611,56339
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,482123.001,82329
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04896.961,01679

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)1,150$2,66023
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,119$2,61732
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,240$2,13430
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,156$1,9408
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,073$2,8183thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)983$2,6472thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)875$2,5242thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,255$2,3507
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)788$1,80010
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)745$1,6003thin

Every lot

38 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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,699160.80/cwt150.00–169.002,73213
Bulls——1,798171.23/cwt167.00–180.003,07915
Bulls——2,240190.00/cwt190.00–190.004,2561
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97772.39/cwt65.00–80.0070712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03289.70/cwt79.00–103.0092636
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,067125.84/cwt122.50–127.501,3433
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,096113.73/cwt105.00–122.501,24628
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205112.47/cwt110.00–117.001,3555
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242134.24/cwt133.00–135.001,6675
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251126.39/cwt120.00–132.501,58129
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,473111.18/cwt105.00–117.501,6384
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,484124.89/cwt120.00–130.001,85325
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-25301,216.67/head1,150.00–1,375.001,2176
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-27451,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29652,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2332,450.00/head2,350.00–2,500.002,4503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2712,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3853,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-26421,004.48/head850.00–1,150.001,0045
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28281,535.95/head1,400.00–1,650.001,5362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28881,471.83/head1,400.00–1,550.001,4722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29851,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2Broken Mouth1,0201,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1251,396.19/head1,300.00–1,475.001,3963
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1512,562.62/head1,950.00–2,750.002,56314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1631,898.14/head1,500.00–2,200.001,8983
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2132,187.07/head1,500.00–2,400.002,1876
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2193,346.77/head3,200.00–3,700.003,34712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2413,176.27/head2,800.00–3,350.003,1767
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2462,738.57/head1,800.00–3,250.002,73913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2753,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2882,272.42/head1,700.00–2,850.002,27220
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900458.85/cwt235.00–2,500.004,13013
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,061207.77/cwt170.00–265.002,20418
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195148.74/cwt132.00–175.001,77722
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28752,523.71/head2,300.00–2,750.002,5242
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29832,646.82/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6472
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0732,818.32/head2,500.00–3,000.002,8183

This sale against other markets

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.