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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-31

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jul 31

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

334 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 369▼ 2 vs year ago 336 · −0.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 124▲ 0 vs year ago 64 · +0.0%

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 sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Lighter receipts this week after some welcomed rain fell in the area last night. Demand was good.

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	1,648	131.11	2,161	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,476	114.14	1,685	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	109.35	1,324	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	95.42	946	83

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)	1,123	$1,435	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	956	$1,347	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,015	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	908	$1,575	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,395	$2,300	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,623	$2,133	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,784	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,433	$1,700	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	—	—	1,358	117.04/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,589	2
Bulls	—	—	1,518	123.10/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,869	9
Bulls	—	—	1,843	142.25/cwt	132.00–148.00	2,622	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	763	61.25/cwt	60.00–63.00	467	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	868	81.10/cwt	74.50–90.00	704	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	100.19/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,034	58
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	106.15/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,100	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	100.53/cwt	99.00–102.50	1,165	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	108.61/cwt	103.00–116.50	1,303	96
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	119.79/cwt	117.50–125.50	1,587	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	111.26/cwt	102.00–117.00	1,578	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	99.22/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,493	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,554	123.82/cwt	118.50–132.00	1,924	17
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,281	1,767.50/head	1,700.00–1,835.00	1,768	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,395	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,433	1,700.00/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,623	2,133.33/head	1,950.00–2,225.00	2,133	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	899	122.63/cwt	110.00–140.00	1,102	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	156.73/cwt	149.00–165.00	1,517	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	956	1,347.13/head	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,347	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	1,250.29/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,250	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,241	1,666.30/head	1,585.00–1,700.00	1,666	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1

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 Jul 31, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 334Last week 369Year ago 336

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 124Year ago 64

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Lighter receipts this week after some welcomed rain fell in the area last night. Demand was good.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3	—	1,395	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	2	—	1,433	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,148	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,281	1,700.00–1,835.00	1,767.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,623	1,950.00–2,225.00	2,133.33

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	2	—	968	149.00–165.00	156.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	899	110.00–140.00	122.63

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	—	1,028	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,250.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	956	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,347.13

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)	4	—	1,241	1,585.00–1,700.00	1,666.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	908	1,575.00	1,575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,518	119.00–129.00	123.10
9	—	1,843	132.00–148.00	142.25
2	—	1,358	116.00–118.00	117.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,159	99.00–102.50	100.53
96	—	1,200	103.00–116.50	108.61
11	—	1,325	117.50–125.50	119.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,032	92.00–106.00	100.19
8	—	1,036	105.00–108.00	106.15
11	—	868	74.50–90.00	81.10
6	—	763	60.00–63.00	61.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,554	118.50–132.00	123.82
6	—	1,505	98.00–100.00	99.22
26	—	1,418	102.00–117.00	111.26

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.