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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-11

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Dec 11

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

401 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 401▲ 34 vs year ago 367 · +9.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

113 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 65▲ 9 vs year ago 104 · +8.7%

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 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	—	Average	1,695	105.66	1,791	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	89.90	1,134	94
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	89.60	1,356	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	80.61	821	111

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)	1,170	$1,182	32
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$1,022	43
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,365	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	893	$1,145	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,165	$1,685	2thin

Every lot

25 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	—	—	1,507	95.92/cwt	90.00–101.50	1,446	10
Bulls	—	—	1,776	109.37/cwt	101.00–116.00	1,942	21
Bulls	—	—	1,885	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,356	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	796	58.32/cwt	55.00–69.00	464	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	922	71.57/cwt	61.00–76.00	660	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	85.52/cwt	80.00–89.00	914	75
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	90.69/cwt	89.50–92.50	1,024	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	85.92/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,066	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	90.48/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,143	75
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,298	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	85.61/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,278	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	90.79/cwt	87.00–95.50	1,375	46
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	97.90/cwt	96.50–99.50	1,591	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,684.66/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,685	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	768	479.41/head	400.00–660.00	479	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,008	943.20/head	710.00–1,150.00	943	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,030	1,159.71/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,160	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,054	988.63/head	760.00–1,050.00	989	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,161	1,189.90/head	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,190	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,248	1,029.85/head	1,000.00–1,085.00	1,030	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,273	1,350.22/head	1,100.00–1,650.00	1,350	20
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	999	110.70/cwt	100.00–131.00	1,106	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	135.29/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,468	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	1,145.15/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,145	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	1,364.65/head	1,110.00–1,650.00	1,365	3

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 11, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 401Last week 401Year ago 367

Replacement CattleReceipts 113Last week 65Year ago 104

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 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	2	—	1,165	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,684.66

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)	4	—	768	400.00–660.00	479.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,161	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,189.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,273	1,100.00–1,650.00	1,350.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,008	710.00–1,150.00	943.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,030	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,159.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,054	760.00–1,050.00	988.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,248	1,000.00–1,085.00	1,029.85

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	2	—	1,085	131.00–139.00	135.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	999	100.00–131.00	110.70

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	—	893	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,145.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,085	1,110.00–1,650.00	1,364.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,776	101.00–116.00	109.37
1	—	1,885	125.00	125.00
10	—	1,507	90.00–101.50	95.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,069	80.00–89.00	85.52
4	—	1,129	89.50–92.50	90.69
23	—	922	61.00–76.00	71.57
9	—	796	55.00–69.00	58.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,345	96.50	96.50
16	—	1,241	83.00–88.00	85.92
75	—	1,263	87.00–95.00	90.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,515	87.00–95.50	90.79
3	—	1,625	96.50–99.50	97.90
20	—	1,493	85.00–87.00	85.61

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.