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Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-30

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 30

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

269 head

▼ 147 vs last sale 416▼ 152 vs year ago 421 · −36.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

84 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 117▲ 16 vs year ago 68 · +23.5%

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 on a light run this week. Demand was moderate.

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	1,661	114.70	1,906	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	97.37	1,475	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	94.35	1,172	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,066	81.94	873	75

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)	1,219	$1,250	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,127	$1,202	11
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,389	7
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	993	$1,163	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	880	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,348	$1,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,313	$1,438	2thin

Every lot

24 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	—	—	1,455	102.04/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,485	3
Bulls	—	—	1,687	115.14/cwt	109.00–123.00	1,942	19
Bulls	—	—	1,728	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	2,238	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	60.77/cwt	55.00–68.00	593	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	78.22/cwt	70.00–82.00	807	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	94.68/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,018	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	87.38/cwt	83.00–92.50	959	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	89.41/cwt	86.50–90.50	1,085	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	95.42/cwt	92.00–104.50	1,192	69
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,466	89.96/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,319	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	97.76/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,470	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,647	107.90/cwt	105.00–108.50	1,777	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	1,437.50/head	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,438	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,348	1,525.00/head	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,525	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	925	775.81/head	725.00–825.00	776	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,235.62/head	1,075.00–1,500.00	1,236	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,138	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,252	1,302.69/head	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,303	18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	1,162.50/head	925.00–1,475.00	1,163	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,389.35/head	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,389	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	162.23/cwt	152.00–179.00	1,582	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	95.15/cwt	90.00–99.50	942	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	112.55/cwt	103.00–125.00	1,241	9

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 30, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 269Last week 416Year ago 421

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 117Year ago 68

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady on a light run this week. Demand was moderate.

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,313	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,437.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,348	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,525.00

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)	18	—	1,252	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,302.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,125	1,075.00–1,500.00	1,235.62

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)	2	—	925	725.00–825.00	775.81

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,138	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	880	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,075	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,389.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	993	925.00–1,475.00	1,162.50

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	4	—	975	152.00–179.00	162.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,103	103.00–125.00	112.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	990	90.00–99.50	95.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,455	94.00–106.00	102.04
19	—	1,687	109.00–123.00	115.14
2	—	1,728	129.00–130.00	129.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,249	92.00–104.50	95.42
15	—	1,213	86.50–90.50	89.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,504	94.00–105.00	97.76
6	—	1,647	105.00–108.50	107.90
10	—	1,466	88.00–92.00	89.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	975	55.00–68.00	60.77
46	—	1,098	83.00–92.50	87.38
3	—	1,075	94.00–95.00	94.68
15	—	1,032	70.00–82.00	78.22

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.