Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2023-05-15

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, May 15
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
276 head
189 vs last sale 465 142 vs year ago 418 · 34.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
38 vs last sale 109 11 vs year ago 82 · 13.4%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Jun 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday, breaking and boning slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher while lean cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Several high-dressing slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were included in the offering. The supply of bred cows and cow calf pairs was light. Supply was moderate and demand very good for slaughter classes.

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
BullsHigh1,677120.612,02332
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38696.371,33575
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16992.061,07676
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03576.7479540

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)1,181$1,36018
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)993$1,2002thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$1,0382thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,340$2,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,155$1,68410

Every lot, as filed

32 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 1-21,3402,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1581,640.00/head1,500.00–1,710.001,6406
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,27399.85/cwt94.00–110.001,2713
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1951,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5651,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5755
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,4251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Bred CowsMedium 1-29071,153.08/head1,100.00–1,175.001,1533
Bred CowsMedium 2680600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2947114.05/cwt100.00–125.001,0805
Stock CowsMedium 1-293292.51/cwt88.00–105.008626
Bred CowsMedium 1-29401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1151,360.77/head1,300.00–1,475.001,3617
Bred CowsMedium 11,0351,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-28751,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Stock CowsMedium 1-2757158.34/cwt158.00–159.001,1993
Stock CowsMedium 1-2755108.23/cwt91.00–138.008175
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,01571.00/cwt71.00–71.007211
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0451,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29051,038.12/head925.00–1,150.001,0382
Bulls1,884129.01/cwt124.50–136.502,43115
Bulls1,521115.21/cwt107.00–124.501,75216
Bulls1,07581.00/cwt81.00–81.008711
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19992.76/cwt87.00–97.001,11245
CowsBoner 80-85%1,218101.45/cwt98.00–105.501,23612
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06684.49/cwt80.00–87.5090119
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,639105.04/cwt100.50–109.501,72217
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34695.15/cwt90.00–99.001,28150
CowsLean 85-90%1,08691.16/cwt89.50–92.009904
CowsLean 85-90%1,07982.60/cwt76.00–87.0089122
CowsLean 85-90%1,05168.12/cwt61.00–73.007169
CowsLean 85-90%77454.97/cwt46.50–59.004255
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,09685.60/cwt84.00–87.009388

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.