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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-20

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Nov 20

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

423 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 456▼ 96 vs year ago 519 · −18.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

92 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 87▲ 16 vs year ago 76 · +21.1%

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 1.00 to 3.00 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	1,823	108.51	1,978	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	90.51	1,254	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	89.39	1,074	154
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	990	74.06	734	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)	1,159	$1,423	25
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,039	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,000	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,329	$1,856	4thin

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	—	—	1,766	106.60/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,883	11
Bulls	—	—	1,856	96.06/cwt	93.50–104.00	1,783	4
Bulls	—	—	1,905	120.30/cwt	118.00–125.00	2,292	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	892	53.31/cwt	45.00–60.00	476	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	68.53/cwt	60.00–75.00	670	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	82.27/cwt	75.00–88.00	846	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	90.31/cwt	88.00–92.50	939	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	84.03/cwt	82.00–86.00	976	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	89.77/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,080	132
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	97.57/cwt	96.50–100.00	1,279	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	83.18/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,135	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,367	90.28/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,234	52
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	98.54/cwt	96.50–100.50	1,513	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,216	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,590	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	984	1,012.49/head	800.00–1,075.00	1,012	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	1,681.63/head	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,682	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,237	1,422.23/head	1,160.00–1,625.00	1,422	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	868	787.33/head	700.00–825.00	787	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	1,417.12/head	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,417	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	935	93.82/cwt	80.00–102.00	877	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,017	151.51/cwt	139.00–175.00	1,541	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,076	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,463	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,182	106.58/cwt	95.50–119.00	1,260	6

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 Nov 20, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 423Last week 456Year ago 519

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 87Year ago 76

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,590	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,216	1,875.00	1,875.00

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)	8	—	1,150	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,681.63

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)	12	—	1,237	1,160.00–1,625.00	1,422.23

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)	5	—	984	800.00–1,075.00	1,012.49

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	—	1,048	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,417.12
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	835	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	—	868	700.00–825.00	787.33
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	770	850.00	850.00

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	10	—	1,017	139.00–175.00	151.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,182	95.50–119.00	106.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,076	136.00	136.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	935	80.00–102.00	93.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,905	118.00–125.00	120.30
4	—	1,856	93.50–104.00	96.06
11	—	1,766	104.00–111.00	106.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,311	96.50–100.00	97.57
17	—	1,161	82.00–86.00	84.03
132	—	1,203	85.00–96.00	89.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,367	86.00–95.00	90.28
7	—	1,535	96.50–100.50	98.54
6	—	1,365	82.00–86.00	83.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	892	45.00–60.00	53.31
40	—	1,028	75.00–88.00	82.27
5	—	1,040	88.00–92.50	90.31
14	—	978	60.00–75.00	68.53

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.