Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2023-11-06

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Nov 6
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
424 head
▲ 155 vs last sale 269▼ 139 vs year ago 563 · −24.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 84▲ 23 vs year ago 63 · +36.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,723108.891,87633
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48895.581,42275
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27095.191,20998
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07585.41918126

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)955$1,4203thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,266$1,3526
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,199$1,33919
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,230$1,5352thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)962$1,1243thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,440$1,8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,352$1,4833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,255$1,2752thin

Every lot

23 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,716111.45/cwt105.00–119.501,91222
Bulls——1,718100.00/cwt90.00–105.001,7189
Bulls——1,815120.76/cwt120.50–121.002,1922
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95279.57/cwt70.00–84.0075825
Cows—Lean 85-90%96059.06/cwt50.00–62.005679
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04795.66/cwt95.00–96.001,0023
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12289.37/cwt82.00–94.501,00389
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25290.76/cwt89.00–92.001,13611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,270106.22/cwt104.50–107.501,3493
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27295.38/cwt92.00–103.501,21384
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46090.43/cwt89.00–92.001,32012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49396.56/cwt92.00–104.001,44263
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2551,275.00/head1,200.00–1,350.001,2752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3521,483.33/head1,450.00–1,500.001,4833
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4401,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29551,420.03/head1,385.00–1,475.001,4203
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0271,076.23/head1,060.00–1,100.001,0763
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2311,388.86/head1,225.00–1,475.001,38916
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2661,352.49/head1,225.00–1,375.001,3526
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29621,123.79/head1,000.00–1,275.001,1243
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,2301,535.00/head1,535.00–1,535.001,5352
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995116.65/cwt104.50–145.001,16118
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030159.25/cwt140.00–187.001,6407

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.