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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-20

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Mar 20

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

359 head

▲ 131 vs last sale 228▼ 145 vs year ago 504 · −28.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

124 head

▲ 93 vs last sale 31▲ 68 vs year ago 56 · +121.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter cattle and a heavy supply of replacements.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,695	110.13	1,866	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,447	92.74	1,342	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,179	90.06	1,062	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	72.45	723	96

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,028	$1,060	31
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,049	$885	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	888	$843	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$1,080	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$1,100	3thin

Every lot

25 lots · USDA AMS · Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Springfield, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	95.79/cwt	88.50–101.00	1,394	8
Bulls	—	—	1,700	109.77/cwt	103.00–116.00	1,866	19
Bulls	—	—	1,897	123.62/cwt	118.00–130.00	2,345	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	859	49.87/cwt	35.00–55.00	428	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	67.01/cwt	59.00–73.50	640	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	79.42/cwt	72.50–85.00	825	56
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	83.74/cwt	81.00–85.00	970	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	90.39/cwt	84.00–96.50	1,060	69
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,176	88.05/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,035	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	100.31/cwt	96.00–104.50	1,285	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,331	83.55/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,112	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	92.72/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,355	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,497	101.09/cwt	97.50–105.00	1,513	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	840	739.31/head	650.00–825.00	739	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	888	842.68/head	785.00–875.00	843	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	908	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	1,033.49/head	975.00–1,075.00	1,033	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,192.42/head	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,192	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,134.90/head	1,085.00–1,200.00	1,135	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	147.68/cwt	130.00–159.00	1,226	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	866	80.86/cwt	70.00–87.00	700	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	907	103.24/cwt	90.00–112.00	936	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	979	106.06/cwt	90.00–126.00	1,038	22
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	945	1,100.00/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,100	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	1,080.27/head	810.00–1,175.00	1,080	4

This sale against other markets

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Springfield, MO

Mon Mar 20, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 359Last week 228Year ago 504

Replacement CattleReceipts 124Last week 31Year ago 56

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter cattle and a heavy supply of replacements.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	908	785.00	785.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,045	975.00–1,075.00	1,033.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	888	785.00–875.00	842.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,400	1,085.00–1,200.00	1,134.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,100	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,192.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	840	650.00–825.00	739.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	866	70.00–87.00	80.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	907	90.00–112.00	103.24
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	830	130.00–159.00	147.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	—	979	90.00–126.00	106.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	945	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	983	810.00–1,175.00	1,080.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,455	88.50–101.00	95.79
19	—	1,700	103.00–116.00	109.77
9	—	1,897	118.00–130.00	123.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,158	81.00–85.00	83.74
69	—	1,173	84.00–96.50	90.39
7	—	1,281	96.00–104.50	100.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	955	59.00–73.50	67.01
4	—	1,176	85.00–91.00	88.05
56	—	1,039	72.50–85.00	79.42
15	—	859	35.00–55.00	49.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,497	97.50–105.00	101.09
9	—	1,331	81.00–86.00	83.55
39	—	1,461	87.00–98.00	92.72

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.