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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-27

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Mar 27

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

234 head

▼ 125 vs last sale 359▼ 140 vs year ago 374 · −37.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 124▲ 0 vs year ago 66 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate on a light supply.

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	1,681	115.00	1,933	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	90.58	1,403	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	90.22	1,079	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	75.25	742	48

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)	1,136	$1,163	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,214	$1,142	6
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	955	$1,079	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,388	$1,568	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$1,488	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,333	$1,300	4thin

Every lot

22 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	—	—	1,315	96.57/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,270	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	110.78/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,772	12
Bulls	—	—	1,852	123.74/cwt	117.00–132.00	2,292	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	823	46.15/cwt	35.00–55.00	380	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	941	66.34/cwt	60.00–73.00	624	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	80.70/cwt	73.00–88.00	819	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	81.74/cwt	80.00–85.00	975	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	91.11/cwt	86.00–95.50	1,088	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	97.44/cwt	96.50–99.00	1,205	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	84.48/cwt	83.00–85.50	1,195	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	91.94/cwt	88.00–95.50	1,451	27
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	1,488.33/head	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,488	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,333	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,388	1,567.50/head	1,560.00–1,575.00	1,568	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	755	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,003	878.05/head	850.00–900.00	878	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,189	1,276.81/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,277	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,306	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	1,079.27/head	1,010.00–1,150.00	1,079	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	972	92.53/cwt	89.00–94.00	899	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,171	95.35/cwt	91.00–96.50	1,117	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 27, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 234Last week 359Year ago 374

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 124Year ago 66

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate on a light supply.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,333	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,388	1,560.00–1,575.00	1,567.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,325	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,488.33

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)	1	—	755	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,003	850.00–900.00	878.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,189	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,276.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,306	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	955	1,010.00–1,150.00	1,079.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	972	89.00–94.00	92.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,171	91.00–96.50	95.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	95.00–98.00	96.57
12	—	1,600	105.00–117.00	110.78
10	—	1,852	117.00–132.00	123.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,193	80.00–85.00	81.74
52	—	1,194	86.00–95.50	91.11
3	—	1,237	96.50–99.00	97.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,015	73.00–88.00	80.70
11	—	941	60.00–73.00	66.34
3	—	823	35.00–55.00	46.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,578	88.00–95.50	91.94
6	—	1,415	83.00–85.50	84.48

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.