Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2023-02-13

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Feb 13
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
290 head
52 vs last sale 342 28 vs year ago 318 · 8.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
40 vs last sale 108 16 vs year ago 52 · +30.8%
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 traded steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,720103.941,78847
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57886.801,37051
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20685.341,02959
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low99765.6065466

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)1,104$1,18216
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$1,1224thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,149$9828
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,052$1,2043thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,377$1,3753thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,0253thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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 1-21,3771,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3753
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 21,1001,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,058858.07/head825.00–875.008583
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3451,575.16/head1,550.00–1,600.001,5754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1341,358.84/head1,175.00–1,400.001,3596
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2989911.54/head875.00–975.009124
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2765410.00/head410.00–410.004102
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1101,122.02/head1,000.00–1,275.001,1224
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2031,056.16/head960.00–1,110.001,0565
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0521,204.29/head1,175.00–1,225.001,2043
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-294394.15/cwt78.00–108.0088811
Bulls1,742104.27/cwt97.00–110.001,81629
Bulls1,881112.91/cwt110.00–116.502,1249
Bulls1,48793.92/cwt92.00–96.001,3979
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28676.22/cwt70.00–79.009809
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18285.93/cwt79.00–92.001,01643
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24993.48/cwt92.00–94.501,1687
CowsLean 85-90%94240.26/cwt32.00–49.003796
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,71496.00/cwt96.00–96.001,6456
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48476.88/cwt74.00–80.501,14110
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58288.05/cwt83.00–95.001,39335
CowsLean 85-90%1,05974.18/cwt69.00–79.5078626
CowsLean 85-90%1,13381.83/cwt81.00–85.009274
CowsLean 85-90%93661.06/cwt50.00–68.0057230

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.