Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2023-02-06

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Feb 6
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
342 head
225 vs last sale 117 182 vs year ago 160 · +113.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
108 head
100 vs last sale 8 73 vs year ago 35 · +208.6%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Jun 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was very good for all classes on a moderate supply of slaughter cattle and a heavy supply of replacements.

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
BullsAverage1,733109.651,90038
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,875108.502,0341thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50490.541,36160
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21187.561,06094
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04171.2274286

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,185$1,40926
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,022$1,0835
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,096$1,00920
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)979$1,2464thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)855$1,1342thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,203$1,3054thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,008$8603thin

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 21,008860.00/head860.00–860.008603
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2031,305.00/head1,200.00–1,375.001,3054
Bred CowsMedium 11,1031,483.50/head1,450.00–1,525.001,4848
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2801,518.74/head1,400.00–1,685.001,51910
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1491,195.75/head1,050.00–1,385.001,1968
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,068.47/head1,035.00–1,110.001,06813
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,024899.83/head825.00–975.009007
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0221,083.47/head925.00–1,175.001,0835
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28551,133.99/head850.00–1,375.001,1342
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1501,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29221,136.30/head1,085.00–1,225.001,1363
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2925130.11/cwt120.00–140.001,2042
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2978108.73/cwt90.50–121.001,06315
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2970100.15/cwt89.00–105.009715
Bulls1,676106.23/cwt99.00–113.001,78018
Bulls1,862122.50/cwt114.00–132.502,28113
Bulls1,64194.58/cwt90.00–98.001,5527
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19076.42/cwt70.00–80.0090912
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46890.20/cwt84.00–96.001,32436
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61199.01/cwt96.00–103.001,59515
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19586.62/cwt80.00–93.001,03564
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28298.35/cwt94.00–102.501,26118
CowsLean 85-90%92141.44/cwt29.00–49.003824
CowsLean 85-90%1,07575.03/cwt69.00–81.0080750
CowsLean 85-90%1,12983.17/cwt81.00–86.009399
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,875108.50/cwt108.50–108.502,0341
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46777.81/cwt72.00–82.001,1419
CowsLean 85-90%95463.45/cwt52.00–68.0060523

How this sale compares

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.