Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2023-05-22

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, May 22
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
462 head
186 vs last sale 276 8 vs year ago 454 · +1.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
154 head
83 vs last sale 71 103 vs year ago 51 · +202.0%
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 sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. A heavy supply of high quality slaughter and replacement cattle today with a couple herd dispersals included in the offering. Demand was very good.

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
BullsHigh1,627124.332,02348
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,447103.581,49966
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,206101.831,228146
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03492.1895386

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,178$1,3754thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,071$1,32821
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,099$1,2104thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,044$1,1834thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,520$2,1251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,302$2,0856
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,450$1,9502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,086$1,6929
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,058$1,36215

Every lot, as filed

34 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 1-21,5202,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2101,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1851,687.50/head1,675.00–1,700.001,6882
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29441,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3021,860.00/head1,850.00–1,875.001,8605
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3021,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2999108.76/cwt96.00–134.001,08724
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1781,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0991,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2104
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2989100.99/cwt100.00–102.009994
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3022,085.00/head2,085.00–2,085.002,0856
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4501,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Stock CowsMedium 285396.00/cwt96.00–96.008194
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1710197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,3994
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2844149.28/cwt138.00–166.001,2604
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2780775.00/head775.00–775.007757
Bred CowsMedium 1-28501,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2976986.62/head950.00–1,000.009874
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1451,426.24/head1,200.00–1,585.001,42614
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0441,183.41/head1,075.00–1,300.001,1834
Stock CowsMedium 1-2777123.00/cwt123.00–123.0095610
BullsNon-Traditional1,500149.50/cwt149.50–149.502,2431
Bulls1,509117.87/cwt110.00–128.001,77925
Bulls1,804134.32/cwt129.00–143.502,42319
Bulls1,528106.54/cwt105.00–108.501,6283
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,430102.94/cwt96.00–107.001,47244
CowsLean 85-90%1,04093.43/cwt86.00–98.0097255
CowsBoner 80-85%1,198101.10/cwt95.50–106.001,211112
CowsLean 85-90%1,041100.10/cwt99.00–103.001,04217
CowsLean 85-90%1,00177.67/cwt70.00–85.0077714
CowsBoner 80-85%1,261110.41/cwt105.50–117.501,39223
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,498109.83/cwt107.50–114.001,64516
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44091.58/cwt85.00–96.001,3196
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17091.29/cwt80.00–95.001,06811

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.