Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2023-04-17

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Apr 17
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
399 head
133 vs last sale 266 97 vs year ago 302 · +32.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
106 head
44 vs last sale 62 53 vs year ago 53 · +100.0%
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 traded mostly steady to 2.00 lower. A couple herd dispersals were included in the offering and brought some quality bred cows and pairs to town. Demand was good on a moderate 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
BullsAverage1,657114.141,89135
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46493.271,36554
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20192.701,114100
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04278.38817101

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)1,124$1,33018
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)963$1,0873thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,160$1,8751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,283$2,3003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,373$2,1168
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,148$1,2502thin

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
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1601,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4331,612.50/head1,575.00–1,650.001,6132
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2911140.55/cwt125.00–151.001,28010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2832,300.00/head2,100.00–2,400.002,3003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3272,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2755
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4802,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2990103.59/cwt89.00–115.001,02623
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1481,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2051,638.51/head1,610.00–1,700.001,6393
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1451,327.26/head1,100.00–1,425.001,32713
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2865887.86/head875.00–900.008882
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29631,086.51/head1,025.00–1,150.001,0873
Bulls1,603111.82/cwt107.00–116.501,79220
Bulls1,820124.01/cwt117.00–135.502,25711
Bulls1,47698.60/cwt96.00–100.001,4554
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16784.89/cwt83.00–87.0099115
CowsLean 85-90%1,09682.92/cwt77.00–88.0090971
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47094.16/cwt89.00–97.501,38439
CowsLean 85-90%99689.56/cwt88.00–91.508926
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19392.64/cwt87.00–98.001,10569
CowsBoner 80-85%1,270100.29/cwt98.00–103.501,27416
CowsLean 85-90%84652.78/cwt47.00–57.004477
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56499.98/cwt99.00–103.001,5645
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39186.42/cwt84.50–88.001,20210
CowsLean 85-90%91266.01/cwt56.50–76.0060217

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.