Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 10, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	263	575	540
Slaughter cattle	216	449	481
Replacement cattle	47	126	59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was good on a light supply partially due to some flooding in the area after heavy rainfall over the weekend.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075	1075	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1845	1475	75-80%	41	131.00–145.50	$138.77	$2,047	-1.26
1345–1980	1487	75-80%	6	121.00–130.00	$126.92	$1,887	-13.11
1405–1660	1531	75-80%	12	146.00–154.00	$147.90	$2,264	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
803–875	833	85-90%	4	80.00–95.00	$90.80	$756	+0.81
755–1265	1058	85-90%	16	95.00–115.00	$108.47	$1,148	—
1055–1120	1088	85-90%	2	135.50–137.50	$136.47	$1,485	—
820–1310	1105	85-90%	28	118.00–131.50	$125.03	$1,382	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1485	1254	80-85%	34	130.00–144.00	$138.61	$1,738	-10.05
1160–1333	1274	80-85%	7	125.00–131.00	$127.98	$1,630	-20.68
1195–1485	1310	80-85%	8	146.00–148.50	$147.02	$1,926	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1640	1482	5	140.00–158.00	$151.85	$2,250	—
1460–2295	1741	11	160.00–174.00	$167.19	$2,911	-2.01
1785	1785	1	183.50	$183.50	$3,275	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
688–1045	807	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	184.00–215.00	$201.62	$1,627
970–1410	1147	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	140.00–189.50	$157.21	$1,803
975–1305	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	132.00–147.00	$142.09	$1,662

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130–1165	1148	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,850.00–1,925.00	$1,886.93
1145–1535	1311	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,000.00–2,450.00	$2,197.81

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1150	1054	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,700.00–1,825.00	$1,770.23
1070–1135	1103	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,675.00	$1,541.55

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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
1130–1230	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,175.00–2,500.00	$2,337.50	+437.50
1105–1310	1208	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,250.00–2,375.00	$2,312.50	—
1305–1420	1363	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,025.00–2,400.00	$2,212.50	—
1370	1370	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1440–1685	1563	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,575.00–2,625.00	$2,600.00	—

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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.