Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 23, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	353	338	293
Slaughter cattle	272	253	226
Replacement cattle	81	85	67

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Demand was moderate to light on a moderate supply.

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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
1380	1380	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1268	1207	80-85%	6	125.00–127.00	$125.56	$1,516	—
1020–1425	1237	80-85%	76	110.00–124.50	$117.95	$1,459	—
1110–1332	1247	80-85%	12	106.00–112.00	$109.44	$1,365	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–970	895	85-90%	4	50.00–79.50	$65.02	$582	—
790–1225	1070	85-90%	16	80.00–103.00	$98.63	$1,055	-25.35
815–1280	1131	85-90%	41	104.00–117.00	$109.18	$1,235	—
1182	1182	85-90%	3	118.00	$118.00	$1,395	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1735	1463	75-80%	10	105.00–116.00	$110.47	$1,616	—
1374–1735	1472	75-80%	30	117.50–123.00	$119.41	$1,758	+3.62
1460–1855	1643	75-80%	3	124.00–138.00	$129.53	$2,128	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–2085	1521	7	126.00–141.00	$135.71	$2,064	—
1280–2405	1717	19	141.50–163.50	$152.32	$2,615	—
1740–2215	1970	6	165.00–179.50	$170.12	$3,351	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–1005	840	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	169.00–205.00	$186.88	$1,570
945–1370	1042	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	128.00–168.00	$151.55	$1,579
940–1140	1059	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	116.00–132.00	$121.00	$1,281

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1213	1097	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,275.00–1,650.00	$1,493.76
1145–1235	1198	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,450.00–1,675.00	$1,577.57
945–1605	1273	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,525.00–1,935.00	$1,784.03

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
841	841	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1335	1335	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00
1150–1525	1388	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,000.00–2,225.00	$2,082.38
1555	1555	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,975.00	$1,975.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1150	1022	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,300.00	$1,157.67

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–1145	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,700.00–1,850.00	$1,770.38
935–1185	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,400.00–1,850.00	$1,701.17

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1510	1510	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00

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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
1403	1403	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1145	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,125.00	$2,125.00	—

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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.