Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2023-02-20

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Feb 20
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
412 head
122 vs last sale 290 143 vs year ago 555 · 25.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
5 vs last sale 68 17 vs year ago 90 · 18.9%
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 mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter cattle and 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
BullsLow1,632100.921,64743
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,49689.131,33367
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22987.791,079111
CowsLean 85-90%Average99569.01687104

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,112$1,2743thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,146$1,09822
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)920$8932thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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
Bulls1,45988.48/cwt82.00–97.001,29112
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2920892.73/head800.00–975.008932
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1738152.24/cwt150.00–154.501,1244
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2755139.87/cwt131.00–148.001,0564
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-299195.29/cwt82.00–121.0094416
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2171,205.04/head1,100.00–1,425.001,20515
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2993867.19/head700.00–1,025.008677
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1121,273.79/head1,125.00–1,350.001,2743
Bulls1,690104.64/cwt96.00–111.001,76828
Bulls1,782116.00/cwt112.00–122.002,0673
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19579.42/cwt77.50–81.0094912
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21587.17/cwt81.50–94.001,05977
CowsLean 85-90%1,04976.09/cwt71.00–82.0079864
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38778.92/cwt75.00–81.001,09511
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48489.21/cwt83.00–94.001,32440
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60095.94/cwt94.00–99.501,53516
CowsLean 85-90%1,07484.27/cwt82.00–86.509058
CowsLean 85-90%88759.13/cwt52.00–69.0052418
CowsLean 85-90%84240.65/cwt33.00–50.0034214
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29694.52/cwt91.00–100.001,22522

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.