Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2023-03-13

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Mar 13
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
228 head
91 vs last sale 319 183 vs year ago 411 · 44.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
81 vs last sale 112 83 vs year ago 114 · 72.8%
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 higher and slaughter bulls traded steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was very good on a light 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
BullsAverage1,784119.612,13422
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49493.091,39050
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29089.281,15254
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07675.5781362

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,480$1,4851thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,140$1,2588
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,035$9322thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,507$1,7003thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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 1-21,5071,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,035931.76/head825.00–1,025.009322
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4801,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1401,257.54/head1,175.00–1,400.001,2588
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,030129.22/cwt110.00–150.501,3314
Bulls1,654109.76/cwt103.00–116.001,8159
Bulls1,908128.79/cwt119.00–136.002,45712
Bulls1,47598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,4461
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28290.29/cwt85.50–97.001,15832
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42298.97/cwt96.50–101.001,4077
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24582.61/cwt80.00–86.001,02815
CowsLean 85-90%1,10880.41/cwt75.00–86.0089144
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51293.44/cwt88.00–98.001,41331
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,507100.17/cwt98.00–105.001,51010
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41583.99/cwt83.00–86.001,1889
CowsLean 85-90%1,00566.37/cwt61.00–72.0066711
CowsLean 85-90%93348.00/cwt41.00–53.004485
CowsLean 85-90%1,13088.53/cwt86.50–90.501,0002

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.