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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-17

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Apr 17

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

399 head

▲ 133 vs last sale 266▲ 97 vs year ago 302 · +32.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 62▲ 53 vs year ago 53 · +100.0%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Oct 28, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Oct 17, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to 2.00 lower. A couple herd dispersals were included in the offering and brought some quality bred cows and pairs to town. Demand was good on a moderate 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	—	Average	1,657	114.14	1,891	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	93.27	1,365	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	92.70	1,114	100
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	78.38	817	101

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)	1,124	$1,330	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	963	$1,087	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,160	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,283	$2,300	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,373	$2,116	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,148	$1,250	2thin

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	—	—	1,476	98.60/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,455	4
Bulls	—	—	1,603	111.82/cwt	107.00–116.50	1,792	20
Bulls	—	—	1,820	124.01/cwt	117.00–135.50	2,257	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	846	52.78/cwt	47.00–57.00	447	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	912	66.01/cwt	56.50–76.00	602	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	89.56/cwt	88.00–91.50	892	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	82.92/cwt	77.00–88.00	909	71
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	84.89/cwt	83.00–87.00	991	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	92.64/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,105	69
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	100.29/cwt	98.00–103.50	1,274	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,391	86.42/cwt	84.50–88.00	1,202	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	94.16/cwt	89.00–97.50	1,384	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,564	99.98/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,564	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,283	2,300.00/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,327	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,433	1,612.50/head	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,613	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,480	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	911	140.55/cwt	125.00–151.00	1,280	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	103.59/cwt	89.00–115.00	1,026	23
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	865	887.86/head	875.00–900.00	888	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	1,086.51/head	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,087	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,327.26/head	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,327	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	1,638.51/head	1,610.00–1,700.00	1,639	3

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 Apr 17, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 399Last week 266Year ago 302

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 62Year ago 53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,160	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,433	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,612.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,148	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,283	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,327	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,480	2,325.00	2,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	911	125.00–151.00	140.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	—	990	89.00–115.00	103.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,205	1,610.00–1,700.00	1,638.51

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)	13	—	1,145	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,327.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	963	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,086.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	865	875.00–900.00	887.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,603	107.00–116.50	111.82
11	—	1,820	117.00–135.50	124.01
4	—	1,476	96.00–100.00	98.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,167	83.00–87.00	84.89
69	—	1,193	87.00–98.00	92.64
16	—	1,270	98.00–103.50	100.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,096	77.00–88.00	82.92
6	—	996	88.00–91.50	89.56
7	—	846	47.00–57.00	52.78
17	—	912	56.50–76.00	66.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,470	89.00–97.50	94.16
5	—	1,564	99.00–103.00	99.98
10	—	1,391	84.50–88.00	86.42

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.