Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2023-05-08

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, May 8
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
465 head
25 vs last sale 440 165 vs year ago 300 · +55.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
109 head
6 vs last sale 103 49 vs year ago 60 · +81.7%
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 sold steady and slaughter bulls traded steady to 4.00 higher on a high quality bull offering with many high dressing bulls in the mix. 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
BullsAverage1,811118.302,14336
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45690.731,32181
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20489.581,079118
CowsLean 85-90%High96176.4373589

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)1,069$1,12321
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,053$1,2922thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,1063thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,0233thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,310$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,299$1,63513

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 1-21,3101,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0921,177.45/head975.00–1,425.001,17718
Stock CowsMedium and Large 290587.58/cwt83.00–92.007934
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3091,646.25/head1,400.00–1,850.001,64612
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2928793.35/head675.00–875.007933
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,08592.21/cwt91.00–93.001,0003
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0251,022.56/head800.00–1,200.001,0233
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0531,291.51/head1,175.00–1,400.001,2922
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0251,105.61/head875.00–1,250.001,1063
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2816137.99/cwt122.00–150.001,1269
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2919109.40/cwt93.00–136.001,00520
Bulls1,704114.73/cwt106.00–121.001,95511
Bulls1,951127.84/cwt122.00–133.502,49419
Bulls1,56594.66/cwt91.00–100.001,4816
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09182.89/cwt80.00–85.0090416
CowsLean 85-90%99989.42/cwt88.00–91.508935
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38782.34/cwt82.00–83.001,1426
CowsLean 85-90%1,02981.85/cwt75.50–87.0084261
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31598.14/cwt97.00–103.501,29110
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21289.81/cwt85.00–95.001,08892
CowsLean 85-90%80067.37/cwt59.50–72.0053911
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46090.99/cwt85.00–95.501,32871
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48698.61/cwt98.00–99.501,4654
CowsLean 85-90%74951.78/cwt45.00–59.0038812

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.