Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2023-11-27

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Nov 27
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
371 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 423▲ 6 vs year ago 365 · +1.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 92▲ 51 vs year ago 59 · +86.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was very good for both slaughter and replacement cattle today 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—High1,772113.992,01926
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48395.811,42177
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26695.481,20999
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02882.1284493

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,128$1,23414
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)980$1,12232
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)839$9133thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,185$1,6054thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,127$1,3893thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,420$1,5502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,003$1,3002thin

Every lot

28 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——1,629100.31/cwt98.50–103.001,6344
Bulls——1,776113.32/cwt107.00–119.002,01317
Bulls——1,871127.20/cwt123.50–132.002,3805
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84860.37/cwt55.00–65.0051213
Cows—Lean 85-90%99776.82/cwt70.00–83.0076619
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07294.64/cwt93.00–97.001,0154
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07687.97/cwt83.00–92.0094757
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25595.64/cwt91.00–100.001,20073
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27588.47/cwt85.00–91.501,12814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,325102.65/cwt100.00–107.001,36012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45795.48/cwt91.00–102.001,39150
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49089.43/cwt86.00–91.001,33315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,583105.16/cwt103.00–107.001,66512
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,0031,300.00/head1,150.00–1,450.001,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,1451,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6951,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2839913.04/head850.00–950.009133
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28651,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3004
Bred Cows—Medium 2924811.75/head675.00–875.008128
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2943976.99/head850.00–1,125.009778
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,365.31/head1,200.00–1,675.001,36512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1281,233.50/head1,150.00–1,300.001,23414
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2961148.75/cwt134.00–171.001,4295
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2986102.67/cwt96.00–105.501,0126
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,032119.99/cwt105.00–132.001,2389
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29851,283.25/head1,150.00–1,400.001,2832
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1851,605.20/head1,575.00–1,700.001,6054
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,4101,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001

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.