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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-28

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Aug 28

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

296 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 248▼ 42 vs year ago 338 · −12.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 24▲ 28 vs year ago 46 · +60.9%

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 steady to 4.00 higher. 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	—	Low	1,689	124.52	2,103	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	108.63	1,592	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	107.82	1,302	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	98.56	1,043	65

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,378	$1,579	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,226	$1,551	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,057	$1,515	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,361	$2,038	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,398	$2,000	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,347	$1,831	4thin

Every lot

22 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	—	—	1,463	114.13/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,670	4
Bulls	—	—	1,694	123.44/cwt	116.00–130.00	2,091	17
Bulls	—	—	1,806	133.10/cwt	130.00–141.50	2,404	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	848	83.43/cwt	73.00–89.00	707	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	106.91/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,121	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	98.73/cwt	90.00–104.50	1,066	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,101	101.26/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,115	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	108.42/cwt	104.50–113.50	1,323	66
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	113.08/cwt	112.50–114.00	1,421	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	108.53/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,577	56
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	102.10/cwt	99.00–104.50	1,509	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	115.84/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,785	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	1,637.50/head	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,638	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,361	2,037.50/head	1,750.00–2,250.00	2,038	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,398	2,000.00/head	1,925.00–2,050.00	2,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,408	2,025.00/head	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,025	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,057	1,515.45/head	1,385.00–1,600.00	1,515	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,246	1,598.09/head	1,250.00–1,700.00	1,598	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,378	1,578.92/head	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,579	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	877	132.09/cwt	114.00–157.00	1,158	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,043	107.01/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,116	3

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 28, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 296Last week 248Year ago 338

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 24Year ago 46

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate 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	4	—	1,398	1,925.00–2,050.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,285	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,637.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,361	1,750.00–2,250.00	2,037.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,408	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,378	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,578.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,246	1,250.00–1,700.00	1,598.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,057	1,385.00–1,600.00	1,515.45

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)	2	—	1,025	1,075.00	1,075.00

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	9	—	877	114.00–157.00	132.09

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	3	—	1,043	105.00–108.00	107.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,463	113.00–115.00	114.13
17	—	1,694	116.00–130.00	123.44
7	—	1,806	130.00–141.50	133.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,257	112.50–114.00	113.08
10	—	1,101	99.00–103.00	101.26
66	—	1,220	104.50–113.50	108.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,453	105.00–113.00	108.53
8	—	1,541	113.00–123.00	115.84
8	—	1,478	99.00–104.50	102.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	848	73.00–89.00	83.43
52	—	1,080	90.00–104.50	98.73
8	—	1,049	104.00–109.00	106.91

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.