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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-08

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, May 8

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

465 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 440▲ 165 vs year ago 300 · +55.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

109 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 103▲ 49 vs year ago 60 · +81.7%

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 steady and slaughter bulls traded steady to 4.00 higher on a high quality bull offering with many high dressing bulls in the mix. 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	1,811	118.30	2,143	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,456	90.73	1,321	81
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	89.58	1,079	118
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	961	76.43	735	89

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)	1,069	$1,123	21
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,053	$1,292	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,106	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,023	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,299	$1,635	13

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	—	—	1,565	94.66/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,481	6
Bulls	—	—	1,704	114.73/cwt	106.00–121.00	1,955	11
Bulls	—	—	1,951	127.84/cwt	122.00–133.50	2,494	19
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	749	51.78/cwt	45.00–59.00	388	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	67.37/cwt	59.50–72.00	539	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	89.42/cwt	88.00–91.50	893	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	81.85/cwt	75.50–87.00	842	61
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,091	82.89/cwt	80.00–85.00	904	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	89.81/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,088	92
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	98.14/cwt	97.00–103.50	1,291	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,387	82.34/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,142	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	90.99/cwt	85.00–95.50	1,328	71
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	98.61/cwt	98.00–99.50	1,465	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	928	793.35/head	675.00–875.00	793	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	1,177.45/head	975.00–1,425.00	1,177	18
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	137.99/cwt	122.00–150.00	1,126	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	905	87.58/cwt	83.00–92.00	793	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	919	109.40/cwt	93.00–136.00	1,005	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	92.21/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,000	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,309	1,646.25/head	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,646	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,105.61/head	875.00–1,250.00	1,106	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,022.56/head	800.00–1,200.00	1,023	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	1,291.51/head	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,292	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.

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

Mon May 8, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 465Last week 440Year ago 300

Replacement CattleReceipts 109Last week 103Year ago 60

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,310	1,900.00	1,900.00

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)	18	—	1,092	975.00–1,425.00	1,177.45

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)	3	—	928	675.00–875.00	793.35

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	4	—	905	83.00–92.00	87.58

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	3	—	1,085	91.00–93.00	92.21
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	816	122.00–150.00	137.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	919	93.00–136.00	109.40

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	1	—	1,180	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,309	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,646.25

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,025	800.00–1,200.00	1,022.56
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,053	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,291.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,025	875.00–1,250.00	1,105.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,704	106.00–121.00	114.73
19	—	1,951	122.00–133.50	127.84
6	—	1,565	91.00–100.00	94.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,091	80.00–85.00	82.89
10	—	1,315	97.00–103.50	98.14
92	—	1,212	85.00–95.00	89.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	999	88.00–91.50	89.42
61	—	1,029	75.50–87.00	81.85
11	—	800	59.50–72.00	67.37
12	—	749	45.00–59.00	51.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,387	82.00–83.00	82.34
71	—	1,460	85.00–95.50	90.99
4	—	1,486	98.00–99.50	98.61

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.