Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 25, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	414	500	300
Slaughter cattle	302	320	234
Replacement cattle	112	180	66

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 8.00 to 13.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1275–1325	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,660.00–1,700.00	$1,680.38	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1140	924	85-90%	5	63.00–85.00	$75.34	$696	—
790–1295	1007	85-90%	20	89.00–111.00	$102.18	$1,029	-12.84
885–1080	1012	85-90%	6	128.00–129.50	$128.69	$1,302	+13.67
825–1250	1028	85-90%	53	113.00–128.00	$121.46	$1,249	+6.44

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1455	1202	80-85%	60	126.50–138.00	$132.47	$1,592	+18.68
1163–1375	1228	80-85%	11	118.00–127.00	$123.77	$1,520	-0.06
1260–1430	1345	80-85%	4	138.00–144.50	$140.28	$1,887	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1650	1425	75-80%	5	124.00–129.00	$125.73	$1,792	—
1445–1480	1465	75-80%	3	142.00–145.00	$144.00	$2,110	+17.25
1344–2000	1484	75-80%	31	128.00–139.00	$134.16	$1,991	+7.41

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1745	1560	2	135.00–143.00	$139.47	$2,176	+8.50
1340–2120	1727	25	145.00–169.00	$157.73	$2,724	+13.66
1575–2205	1912	20	170.00–179.00	$174.24	$3,331	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
895–1010	933	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	186.00–191.00	$189.08	$1,764
655–1445	982	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	131.00–171.00	$146.13	$1,435
1070–1105	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	138.00–147.00	$144.06	$1,575

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
715–1060	841	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	124.00–129.00	$126.46	$1,064

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090	1090	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
910–1215	1107	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,325.00–1,775.00	$1,668.22
995–1240	1166	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	1,600.00–1,725.00	$1,669.27
925–1378	1196	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	1,500.00–1,875.00	$1,713.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–960	943	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1060–1125	1102	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,250.00–1,300.00	$1,275.45

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–1035	928	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,350.00–1,750.00	$1,512.46
790–1280	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,375.00–1,875.00	$1,684.18

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–890	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	935.00–1,250.00	$1,082.13

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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
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00	—
1235	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	+800.00
1595	1595	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–850	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00–1,650.00	$1,625.00	—

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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.