Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2023-03-27

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Mar 27
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
234 head
125 vs last sale 359 140 vs year ago 374 · 37.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
58 vs last sale 124 0 vs year ago 66 · +0.0%
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 mostly steady. Demand was moderate 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
BullsLow1,681115.001,93324
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54890.581,40333
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19690.221,07963
CowsLean 85-90%Average98675.2574248

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)1,136$1,1637
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,214$1,1426
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)955$1,0792thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,165$1,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,388$1,5682thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,325$1,48815
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,333$1,3004thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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 1-21,3331,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1651,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2755850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1891,276.81/head1,200.00–1,350.001,2775
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,003878.05/head850.00–900.008782
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3061,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2005
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29551,079.27/head1,010.00–1,150.001,0792
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-297292.53/cwt89.00–94.008995
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,17195.35/cwt91.00–96.501,1174
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3881,567.50/head1,560.00–1,575.001,5682
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3251,488.33/head1,425.00–1,550.001,48815
Bulls1,31596.57/cwt95.00–98.001,2702
Bulls1,600110.78/cwt105.00–117.001,77212
Bulls1,852123.74/cwt117.00–132.002,29210
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19381.74/cwt80.00–85.009758
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19491.11/cwt86.00–95.501,08852
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23797.44/cwt96.50–99.001,2053
CowsLean 85-90%1,01580.70/cwt73.00–88.0081934
CowsLean 85-90%94166.34/cwt60.00–73.0062411
CowsLean 85-90%82346.15/cwt35.00–55.003803
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57891.94/cwt88.00–95.501,45127
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41584.48/cwt83.00–85.501,1956

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.