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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-04

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Dec 4

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

← Nov 27Dec 4Dec 11 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

401 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 371▼ 142 vs year ago 543 · −26.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 110▼ 107 vs year ago 172 · −62.2%

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 sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 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	1,715	108.49	1,860	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,485	93.20	1,384	96
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	90.59	1,132	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	82.75	876	83

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)	1,227	$1,428	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,029	$1,287	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,193	$1,204	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	994	$1,389	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$1,350	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,260	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,402	$1,794	4thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,549	101.66/cwt	93.50–106.00	1,575	10
Bulls	—	—	1,808	111.81/cwt	106.00–116.50	2,022	13
Bulls	—	—	1,935	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	2,342	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	73.92/cwt	66.00–79.00	740	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	84.98/cwt	79.50–89.00	910	60
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,144	91.27/cwt	89.50–92.00	1,044	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	88.01/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,076	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	90.79/cwt	88.50–97.00	1,132	83
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,354	87.38/cwt	86.50–89.00	1,183	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,416	98.62/cwt	98.50–99.00	1,396	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	93.11/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,393	70
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,614	103.18/cwt	100.50–108.00	1,665	10
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,650.00/head	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,613	1,937.50/head	1,900.00–1,975.00	1,938	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	960	994.53/head	925.00–1,075.00	995	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,481.44/head	1,375.00–1,535.00	1,481	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	1,204.19/head	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,204	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,227	1,428.27/head	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,428	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	994	1,388.94/head	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,389	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,160	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	112.19/cwt	105.00–135.00	1,251	13

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 Dec 4, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 401Last week 371Year ago 543

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 110Year ago 172

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 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
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,260	1,700.00	1,700.00

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)	Open	2	—	1,613	1,900.00–1,975.00	1,937.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,650.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,075	1,375.00–1,535.00	1,481.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,193	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,204.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,227	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,428.27

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	—	960	925.00–1,075.00	994.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	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
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	994	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,388.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,350.00	1,350.00

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	13	—	1,115	105.00–135.00	112.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,935	120.00–122.00	121.01
13	—	1,808	106.00–116.50	111.81
10	—	1,549	93.50–106.00	101.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,354	86.50–89.00	87.38
70	—	1,496	89.00–100.00	93.11
10	—	1,614	100.50–108.00	103.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,001	66.00–79.00	73.92
4	—	1,144	89.50–92.00	91.27
60	—	1,071	79.50–89.00	84.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,223	84.00–89.00	88.01
4	—	1,416	98.50–99.00	98.62
83	—	1,247	88.50–97.00	90.79

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.