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Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-08-07
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Published: 2023-08-07

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Aug 7

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

463 head

▲ 129 vs last sale 334▲ 127 vs year ago 336 · +37.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

102 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 64▼ 2 vs year ago 104 · −1.9%

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 mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Many groups of lean cows in town today that were showing effects of the drought and low forage supply. Demand was moderate 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	1,641	128.36	2,106	33
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	2,133	117.00	2,496	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	111.71	1,348	106
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	111.67	1,622	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	98.05	982	182

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)	1,021	$1,270	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	977	$1,246	9
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	903	$1,393	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	924	$1,345	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,323	$2,026	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,349	$2,008	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,355	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,508	$1,965	2thin

Every lot

31 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	—	—	1,320	112.55/cwt	98.00–117.50	1,486	8
Bulls	—	—	1,606	126.38/cwt	117.00–134.00	2,030	13
Bulls	—	—	1,893	141.05/cwt	135.00–148.50	2,670	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	755	69.85/cwt	68.00–71.00	527	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	891	86.79/cwt	76.00–94.00	773	37
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	109.99/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,109	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	101.50/cwt	93.00–106.00	1,055	136
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	111.51/cwt	105.50–116.50	1,327	75
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	104.18/cwt	100.50–105.50	1,243	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	119.72/cwt	115.50–123.00	1,555	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,372	102.98/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,413	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	123.14/cwt	116.00–126.50	1,830	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	112.88/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,681	32
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	2,133	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,496	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,323	2,026.18/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,026	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	1,900.00/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,385	2,116.67/head	2,100.00–2,125.00	2,117	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,508	1,965.00/head	1,965.00–1,965.00	1,965	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	720	752.46/head	550.00–1,000.00	752	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	768	733.14/head	550.00–875.00	733	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	1,328.89/head	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,329	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	1,426.99/head	1,185.00–1,575.00	1,427	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,288	1,777.48/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,777	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	179.87/cwt	165.00–190.00	1,660	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,054	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	987	131.98/cwt	115.00–162.00	1,303	18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	1,255.67/head	1,000.00–1,475.00	1,256	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	1,392.80/head	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,393	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	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 Aug 7, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 463Last week 334Year ago 336

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 64Year ago 104

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	2	—	1,323	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,026.18

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,355	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,508	1,965.00	1,965.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,313	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,900.00

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)	Open	3	—	1,385	2,100.00–2,125.00	2,116.67

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,060	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,288	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,777.48

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,028	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,328.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,118	1,185.00–1,575.00	1,426.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	768	550.00–875.00	733.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	720	550.00–1,000.00	752.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	987	115.00–162.00	131.98
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	923	165.00–190.00	179.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	980	107.50	107.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,525.00	1,525.00

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	—	883	1,000.00–1,475.00	1,255.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	903	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,392.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,606	117.00–134.00	126.38
12	—	1,893	135.00–148.50	141.05
8	—	1,320	98.00–117.50	112.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,489	107.00–116.00	112.88
19	—	1,372	102.00–105.00	102.98
11	—	1,486	116.00–126.50	123.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	891	76.00–94.00	86.79
136	—	1,039	93.00–106.00	101.50
5	—	1,008	107.00–115.00	109.99
4	—	755	68.00–71.00	69.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,193	100.50–105.50	104.18
75	—	1,190	105.50–116.50	111.51
16	—	1,299	115.50–123.00	119.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,133	117.00	117.00

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.