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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-09

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 9

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

317 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 310▼ 68 vs year ago 385 · −17.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 88▼ 48 vs year ago 122 · −39.3%

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 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to light 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	1,637	117.87	1,930	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,441	99.25	1,431	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	96.81	1,208	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,028	84.96	874	97

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)	1,136	$1,287	27
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,229	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,108	$1,142	6
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,158	$1,325	2thin

Every lot

21 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	—	—	1,494	100.96/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,508	4
Bulls	—	—	1,603	116.55/cwt	108.00–125.00	1,868	25
Bulls	—	—	1,816	130.43/cwt	126.00–138.50	2,369	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	78.33/cwt	71.00–85.00	777	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	98.71/cwt	98.00–100.00	981	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	61.16/cwt	55.00–66.50	610	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	90.60/cwt	85.50–95.00	951	60
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	92.65/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,134	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	97.53/cwt	93.00–105.50	1,223	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	109.19/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,402	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,402	93.42/cwt	90.00–94.50	1,310	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	99.76/cwt	95.00–106.50	1,439	50
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,648	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	757	666.01/head	625.00–750.00	666	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	1,141.92/head	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,142	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,282.71/head	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,283	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	1,228.52/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,229	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,268	1,609.22/head	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,609	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	126.04/cwt	111.00–151.00	1,229	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,865	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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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

Mon Oct 9, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 317Last week 310Year ago 385

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 88Year ago 122

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to light on a moderate supply.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	757	625.00–750.00	666.01

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)	6	—	1,183	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,228.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,108	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,141.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,155	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,282.71

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)	6	—	1,268	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,609.22

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	—	1,158	1,325.00	1,325.00

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	—	1,008	185.00	185.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	975	111.00–151.00	126.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,603	108.00–125.00	116.55
8	—	1,816	126.00–138.50	130.43
4	—	1,494	92.00–106.00	100.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,224	89.00–95.00	92.65
53	—	1,254	93.00–105.50	97.53
4	—	1,284	106.00–113.00	109.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,533	107.50	107.50
10	—	1,402	90.00–94.50	93.42
50	—	1,442	95.00–106.50	99.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	997	55.00–66.50	61.16
3	—	994	98.00–100.00	98.71
60	—	1,050	85.50–95.00	90.60
25	—	992	71.00–85.00	78.33

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.