Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 18, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	500	358	483
Slaughter cattle	320	275	359
Replacement cattle	180	83	124

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1350	1216	80-85%	9	108.00–117.00	$113.79	$1,384	+5.51
1030–1495	1223	80-85%	19	129.00–138.00	$130.99	$1,602	+22.71
1000–1360	1231	80-85%	66	117.00–128.50	$123.83	$1,524	+15.55

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680–1075	888	85-90%	7	62.00–82.00	$74.46	$661	—
730–1290	971	85-90%	16	85.00–107.00	$99.21	$963	—
823–1290	1040	85-90%	48	109.00–120.00	$115.02	$1,196	+9.27
855–1155	1049	85-90%	13	119.00–126.00	$121.13	$1,271	+15.38

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1560	1359	75-80%	7	111.00–116.00	$114.71	$1,559	—
1350–1710	1477	75-80%	17	124.00–129.50	$126.75	$1,872	+1.60
1400–1755	1542	75-80%	15	131.50–146.50	$137.95	$2,127	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1960	1578	4	127.00–135.00	$130.97	$2,067	—
1280–2435	1707	20	135.00–151.00	$144.07	$2,459	—
1480–2040	1813	9	152.00–165.00	$158.60	$2,875	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–945	867	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	180.00–205.00	$192.80	$1,672
803–1180	897	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	124.00–148.00	$133.97	$1,202
660–1280	1001	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	121.00–167.00	$137.85	$1,380

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
898	898	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00
930	930	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,310.00	$1,310.00
828–1330	952	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,325.00–1,750.00	$1,498.25
900–1235	1038	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,250.00–1,600.00	$1,476.08
868–1338	1047	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	1,450.00–1,875.00	$1,651.66

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660–718	706	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	625.00–860.00	$816.09
698–830	731	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	785.00–1,025.00	$853.13

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–838	804	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,310.00–1,510.00	$1,449.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1290–1505	1436	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,850.00–2,200.00	$1,994.43
1505	1505	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,885.00	$1,885.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–1030	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	850.00–1,100.00	$955.08

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–935	877	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,435.00–1,825.00	$1,601.88
975–1005	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,485.00–1,725.00	$1,606.82

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
758	758	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00
755–770	763	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,100.00	$1,075.25

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
697	697	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,235.00	$1,235.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—
1050–1260	1183	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,025.00–2,425.00	$2,233.33	—
1227	1227	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
1625	1625	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.