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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-16

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 16

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

396 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 317▼ 193 vs year ago 589 · −32.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 74▲ 3 vs year ago 73 · +4.1%

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. A few groups of bred cows and quality young pairs were a highlight in the offering today. 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	1,640	118.11	1,937	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	100.76	1,454	69
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	96.99	1,174	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	83.43	857	106

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)	1,184	$1,343	14
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,098	$1,545	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$1,956	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,875	1thin

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	—	—	1,426	104.09/cwt	101.50–106.00	1,484	4
Bulls	—	—	1,586	116.51/cwt	109.00–122.00	1,848	17
Bulls	—	—	1,863	128.53/cwt	125.00–134.00	2,395	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	949	65.47/cwt	53.00–71.00	621	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	78.18/cwt	71.00–83.00	788	36
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	89.57/cwt	84.50–95.00	941	60
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	92.35/cwt	88.00–94.50	1,037	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	97.54/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,194	87
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	112.40/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,540	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	99.68/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,408	56
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	93.46/cwt	92.50–95.00	1,339	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,661	112.90/cwt	108.50–117.00	1,875	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,126	1,970.00/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,970	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,249	1,913.00/head	1,825.00–1,935.00	1,913	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,495	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,262.12/head	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,262	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	1,546.14/head	1,500.00–1,610.00	1,546	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,098	1,545.10/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,545	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	962	177.95/cwt	169.00–191.00	1,712	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,052	125.07/cwt	110.00–145.00	1,316	19

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 Oct 16, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 396Last week 317Year ago 589

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 74Year ago 73

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. A few groups of bred cows and quality young pairs were a highlight in the offering today. 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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,495	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,126	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,970.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,249	1,825.00–1,935.00	1,913.00

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	—	1,230	1,500.00–1,610.00	1,546.14

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)	10	—	1,165	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,262.12

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)	2	—	1,098	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,545.10

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	6	—	962	169.00–191.00	177.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,052	110.00–145.00	125.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,586	109.00–122.00	116.51
8	—	1,863	125.00–134.00	128.53
4	—	1,426	101.50–106.00	104.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,661	108.50–117.00	112.90
56	—	1,413	95.00–106.00	99.68
5	—	1,433	92.50–95.00	93.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	109.00–116.00	112.40
17	—	1,123	88.00–94.50	92.35
87	—	1,224	94.00–105.00	97.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,051	84.50–95.00	89.57
36	—	1,008	71.00–83.00	78.18
10	—	949	53.00–71.00	65.47

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.