Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2023-03-06

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Mar 6
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
319 head
4 vs last sale 323 35 vs year ago 354 · 9.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
112 head
55 vs last sale 167 39 vs year ago 73 · +53.4%
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 mostly steady and slaughter bulls traded steady to 5.00 lower on a light test. Demand was good on a moderate to light 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
BullsAverage1,702107.861,83624
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49791.871,37550
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20889.101,07760
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,03170.20724105

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)1,157$1,2543thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)955$98538
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)968$1,2004thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)631$3766
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,049$1,57715
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)800$1,0502thin

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 and Large 28001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29031,552.50/head1,250.00–1,675.001,55310
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2521,586.67/head1,450.00–1,735.001,5873
Bred CowsMedium 11,0541,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3256
Bred CowsMedium 1-2897943.35/head750.00–1,025.009437
Bred CowsMedium 2772690.11/head600.00–875.006909
Stock CowsMedium and Large 286379.00/cwt79.00–79.006822
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1571,253.60/head1,050.00–1,350.001,2543
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1931,358.91/head1,325.00–1,400.001,3594
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2998935.65/head725.00–1,100.0093612
Bred HeifersMedium 19681,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4731,687.50/head1,675.00–1,700.001,6882
Bred HeifersMedium 2631375.72/head360.00–410.003766
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2893114.99/cwt112.00–118.001,0274
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,12996.45/cwt82.00–110.001,0894
Bulls1,709109.27/cwt101.00–114.501,86718
Bulls1,43891.45/cwt88.00–94.001,3153
Bulls1,922115.81/cwt114.50–118.002,2263
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16182.40/cwt79.00–85.009579
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50591.99/cwt87.00–96.001,38435
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50799.64/cwt96.00–105.001,5028
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28496.07/cwt95.00–100.501,2347
CowsLean 85-90%84145.01/cwt42.00–50.0037913
CowsLean 85-90%1,08077.16/cwt72.00–83.0083351
CowsLean 85-90%1,09286.84/cwt83.00–89.0094810
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20689.36/cwt84.00–95.001,07844
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44682.40/cwt76.00–85.001,1927
CowsLean 85-90%1,01063.95/cwt57.00–73.0064631

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.