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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-24

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Apr 24

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

449 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 399▲ 10 vs year ago 439 · +2.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

125 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 106▲ 54 vs year ago 71 · +76.1%

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 sold 2.00-3.00 lower, bulls mostly steady. Demand was good for 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	—	High	1,613	115.09	1,857	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,419	92.97	1,320	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	89.28	1,063	113
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	978	77.69	760	53

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,219	$1,340	22
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,069	$1,076	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$905	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,008	$1,683	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,011	$1,340	10

Every lot

19 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	—	—	1,317	101.98/cwt	93.50–110.00	1,343	5
Bulls	—	—	1,662	114.20/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,898	21
Bulls	—	—	1,664	124.45/cwt	122.50–127.50	2,071	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	66.60/cwt	60.00–73.50	642	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	81.04/cwt	75.00–86.00	796	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	915	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,146	81.86/cwt	80.00–84.00	938	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	89.13/cwt	84.00–94.50	1,062	88
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	96.09/cwt	94.00–99.50	1,168	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,414	92.29/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,305	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	85.82/cwt	85.00–86.50	1,220	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	99.25/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,429	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	93.07/cwt	81.00–102.00	859	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	137.87/cwt	120.00–149.00	1,427	15
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	1,683.33/head	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,683	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,011	1,340.00/head	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,340	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	904.65/head	900.00–925.00	905	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,069	1,076.45/head	1,050.00–1,085.00	1,076	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,219	1,339.87/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,340	22

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 24, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 449Last week 399Year ago 439

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 106Year ago 71

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower, bulls mostly steady. Demand was good for a moderate supply.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	15	—	1,035	120.00–149.00	137.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	923	81.00–102.00	93.07

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	10	—	1,011	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,340.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,008	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,683.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	22	—	1,219	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,339.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	955	900.00–925.00	904.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,069	1,050.00–1,085.00	1,076.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,664	122.50–127.50	124.45
5	—	1,317	93.50–110.00	101.98
21	—	1,662	107.00–120.00	114.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,216	94.00–99.50	96.09
88	—	1,192	84.00–94.50	89.13
11	—	1,146	80.00–84.00	81.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	91.00	91.00
39	—	982	75.00–86.00	81.04
13	—	964	60.00–73.50	66.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,440	98.00–102.00	99.25
3	—	1,422	85.00–86.50	85.82
24	—	1,414	87.00–97.00	92.29

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.