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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-23

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 23

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

416 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 396▼ 34 vs year ago 450 · −7.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

117 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 76▲ 44 vs year ago 73 · +60.3%

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 2.00 lower. 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	—	High	1,638	113.33	1,857	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	99.24	1,489	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	95.14	1,188	101
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	81.82	862	115

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,197	$1,450	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,188	$1,405	24
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,228	$1,375	10
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$1,190	8
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$925	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,505	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,538	$1,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,298	$1,646	6

Every lot

27 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	—	—	1,478	99.71/cwt	94.50–105.00	1,474	6
Bulls	—	—	1,689	116.56/cwt	109.00–124.00	1,969	12
Bulls	—	—	1,755	127.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,241	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	59.92/cwt	51.00–65.50	530	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	76.25/cwt	70.00–82.00	749	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	94.54/cwt	93.50–95.50	950	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	88.21/cwt	80.00–93.00	985	71
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	88.35/cwt	84.50–91.00	1,052	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	96.40/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,213	78
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	107.70/cwt	106.00–108.50	1,492	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,409	91.01/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,282	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	98.72/cwt	93.00–105.50	1,473	50
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,641	111.03/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,822	12
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,505	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,332	1,670.00/head	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,670	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,538	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	936	960.78/head	825.00–1,050.00	961	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	1,407.49/head	1,100.00–1,610.00	1,407	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,197	1,450.35/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,450	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,425	1,893.71/head	1,700.00–2,225.00	1,894	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,475	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	835	924.63/head	800.00–1,025.00	925	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	835	869.11/head	700.00–975.00	869	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	991	1,382.04/head	1,225.00–1,525.00	1,382	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,071	125.90/cwt	105.00–150.00	1,348	30

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 23, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 416Last week 396Year ago 450

Replacement CattleReceipts 117Last week 76Year ago 73

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

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	1	—	1,505	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,538	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,332	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,670.00

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)	3	—	1,425	1,700.00–2,225.00	1,893.71

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)	14	—	1,148	1,100.00–1,610.00	1,407.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,197	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,450.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,228	1,375.00	1,375.00

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)	4	—	936	825.00–1,050.00	960.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,475	1,500.00	1,500.00

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)	5	—	991	1,225.00–1,525.00	1,382.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	835	700.00–975.00	869.11
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	835	800.00–1,025.00	924.63

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	30	—	1,071	105.00–150.00	125.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,755	125.00–130.00	127.67
12	—	1,689	109.00–124.00	116.56
6	—	1,478	94.50–105.00	99.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	106.00–108.50	107.70
20	—	1,191	84.50–91.00	88.35
78	—	1,258	90.00–106.00	96.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,492	93.00–105.50	98.72
14	—	1,409	86.00–94.00	91.01
12	—	1,641	106.00–117.00	111.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	982	70.00–82.00	76.25
15	—	885	51.00–65.50	59.92
71	—	1,117	80.00–93.00	88.21
2	—	1,005	93.50–95.50	94.54

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.