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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-01

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, May 1

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

440 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 449▲ 26 vs year ago 414 · +6.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

103 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 125▲ 12 vs year ago 91 · +13.2%

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 steady to 2.00 lower. 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	111.54	1,848	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	91.13	1,348	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	88.79	1,062	150
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,027	76.79	789	92

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)	1,095	$1,066	20
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$1,362	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	883	$917	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,425	$1,850	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,501	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,189	$1,301	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,047	$1,700	3thin

Every lot

29 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	—	—	1,335	100.26/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,338	3
Bulls	—	—	1,694	123.73/cwt	116.00–131.00	2,096	5
Bulls	—	—	1,698	110.11/cwt	103.00–118.00	1,870	19
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	878	51.53/cwt	46.00–59.50	452	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	932	67.59/cwt	57.00–74.00	630	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	90.53/cwt	88.00–92.50	878	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	80.87/cwt	75.00–86.00	863	67
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	83.34/cwt	81.00–84.00	953	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	89.05/cwt	84.50–95.50	1,066	121
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	97.42/cwt	96.50–99.50	1,271	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,321	83.82/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,107	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	90.92/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,347	49
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,617	100.11/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,619	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	1,600.00/head	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,181	1,434.17/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,434	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,189	1,301.25/head	1,050.00–1,485.00	1,301	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,318	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,543	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,640	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,047	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	725	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,254	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	96.62/cwt	86.00–104.00	802	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	140.14/cwt	120.00–151.00	1,223	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	103.20/cwt	85.00–131.00	1,078	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	876	814.44/head	700.00–950.00	814	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,128.45/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,128	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	758	783.42/head	735.00–825.00	783	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	1,006.86/head	950.00–1,035.00	1,007	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	1,362.18/head	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,362	2

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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

Mon May 1, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 440Last week 449Year ago 414

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 125Year ago 91

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate 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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,181	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,434.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,543	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,318	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,189	1,050.00–1,485.00	1,301.25

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,640	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,047	1,700.00	1,700.00

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	6	—	873	120.00–151.00	140.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,045	85.00–131.00	103.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	830	86.00–104.00	96.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	725	173.00	173.00

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)	4	—	876	700.00–950.00	814.44

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)	16	—	1,150	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,128.45

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)	2	—	1,088	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,362.18
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	967	950.00–1,035.00	1,006.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	758	735.00–825.00	783.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,698	103.00–118.00	110.11
3	—	1,335	96.00–103.00	100.26
5	—	1,694	116.00–131.00	123.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	1,197	84.50–95.50	89.05
9	—	1,305	96.50–99.50	97.42
20	—	1,143	81.00–84.00	83.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	878	46.00–59.50	51.53
67	—	1,067	75.00–86.00	80.87
3	—	970	88.00–92.50	90.53
15	—	932	57.00–74.00	67.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,482	86.00–96.00	90.92
6	—	1,617	96.00–105.00	100.11
6	—	1,321	82.00–86.00	83.82

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.