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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-21

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Aug 21

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

248 head

▼ 215 vs last sale 463▼ 401 vs year ago 649 · −61.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 102▼ 64 vs year ago 88 · −72.7%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Oct 28, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Oct 17, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported slaughter and replacement cattle sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls traded 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a light supply with 100+ degree temperatures outside this week keeping cattle from coming to town.

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	1,608	124.00	1,994	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,432	108.10	1,548	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	105.47	1,260	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	88.20	863	76

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)	923	$1,485	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,377	$1,620	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,925	1thin

Every lot

18 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	106.91/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,427	3
Bulls	—	—	1,600	121.02/cwt	112.00–127.00	1,936	27
Bulls	—	—	1,703	135.96/cwt	131.00–142.00	2,315	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	873	67.36/cwt	63.00–70.00	588	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	891	82.97/cwt	75.00–89.00	739	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	102.30/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,013	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	94.47/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,003	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	99.55/cwt	98.00–101.50	1,148	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	105.02/cwt	102.00–109.50	1,257	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	111.46/cwt	110.00–112.50	1,341	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,346	98.98/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,332	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,437	108.80/cwt	104.50–112.00	1,563	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	112.87/cwt	112.50–114.00	1,680	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,377	1,619.74/head	1,500.00–1,735.00	1,620	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	1,484.82/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,485	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	187.20/cwt	172.00–197.00	1,601	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	142.46/cwt	115.00–173.00	1,472	10

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 Aug 21, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 248Last week 463Year ago 649

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 102Year ago 88

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	3	—	1,377	1,500.00–1,735.00	1,619.74

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	—	1,010	1,925.00	1,925.00

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)	2	—	923	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,484.82

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	5	—	855	172.00–197.00	187.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,033	115.00–173.00	142.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,600	112.00–127.00	121.02
11	—	1,703	131.00–142.00	135.96
3	—	1,335	104.00–110.00	106.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,197	102.00–109.50	105.02
3	—	1,153	98.00–101.50	99.55
6	—	1,203	110.00–112.50	111.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,062	90.00–99.50	94.47
26	—	891	75.00–89.00	82.97
8	—	873	63.00–70.00	67.36
5	—	990	101.00–105.00	102.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,346	96.00–100.00	98.98
4	—	1,488	112.50–114.00	112.87
25	—	1,437	104.50–112.00	108.80

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.