Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2023-03-20

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Mar 20
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
359 head
131 vs last sale 228 145 vs year ago 504 · 28.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
124 head
93 vs last sale 31 68 vs year ago 56 · +121.4%
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 and bulls sold steady. Demand was good 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
BullsLow1,695110.131,86636
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44792.741,34258
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17990.061,06291
CowsLean 85-90%Low99872.4572396

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)1,028$1,06031
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,049$8857
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)888$8435
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)983$1,0804thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)945$1,1003thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2908785.00/head785.00–785.007855
Stock CowsMedium and Large 286680.86/cwt70.00–87.007006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29451,100.00/head1,050.00–1,200.001,1003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0451,033.49/head975.00–1,075.001,0333
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2888842.68/head785.00–875.008435
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4001,134.90/head1,085.00–1,200.001,1352
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2907103.24/cwt90.00–112.009367
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,192.42/head1,025.00–1,400.001,19220
Bred CowsMedium 2840739.31/head650.00–825.007398
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29831,080.27/head810.00–1,175.001,0804
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2830147.68/cwt130.00–159.001,2266
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2979106.06/cwt90.00–126.001,03822
Bulls1,45595.79/cwt88.50–101.001,3948
Bulls1,700109.77/cwt103.00–116.001,86619
Bulls1,897123.62/cwt118.00–130.002,3459
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15883.74/cwt81.00–85.0097015
CowsLean 85-90%95567.01/cwt59.00–73.5064021
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17390.39/cwt84.00–96.501,06069
CowsLean 85-90%1,17688.05/cwt85.00–91.001,0354
CowsLean 85-90%1,03979.42/cwt72.50–85.0082556
CowsBoner 80-85%1,281100.31/cwt96.00–104.501,2857
CowsLean 85-90%85949.87/cwt35.00–55.0042815
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,497101.09/cwt97.50–105.001,51310
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33183.55/cwt81.00–86.001,1129
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46192.72/cwt87.00–98.001,35539

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.