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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 24, 2024

187 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 187 582 425
Slaughter cattle 146 361 374
Replacement cattle 41 221 51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Hot temperatures outside and many producers working in the hay fields caused a light supply with very good demand from slaughter buyers.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–970 855 85-90% 2 85.00–91.00 $88.40 $756 —
940–1120 1016 85-90% 15 97.00–124.00 $113.95 $1,158 —
970–1180 1059 85-90% 4 144.00–153.00 $147.28 $1,560 +19.58
915–1275 1119 85-90% 18 126.00–142.00 $132.60 $1,484 -2.76
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1395 1247 80-85% 26 139.50–155.00 $147.06 $1,834 —
1125–1465 1278 80-85% 12 154.00–167.50 $159.28 $2,036 +8.98
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1420 1373 75-80% 2 130.00–132.00 $130.97 $1,798 —
1310–1930 1573 75-80% 12 139.00–153.00 $147.08 $2,314 —
1545–1695 1620 75-80% 2 155.00–156.00 $155.52 $2,519 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1052–1435 1213 7 154.00–163.00 $159.12 $1,930 —
1370–1890 1651 7 166.00–181.00 $172.92 $2,855 —
1585–2055 1789 12 186.00–205.50 $195.56 $3,499 +25.68

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
735–975 883 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 143.00–180.00 $161.33 $1,425
805–1025 920 (<2 yrs)Open 3 190.00–193.00 $192.13 $1,768

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1290 1176 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 1,675.00–2,100.00 $1,942.86
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165–1505 1369 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 2,100.00–2,525.00 $2,276.87

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720 720 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,800.00 $1,800.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1360 1360 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
960 960 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1015–1350 1183 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,200.00–2,475.00 $2,337.50 —

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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.