Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2023-08-07

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Aug 7
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
463 head
129 vs last sale 334 127 vs year ago 336 · +37.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
38 vs last sale 64 2 vs year ago 104 · 1.9%
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 to 2.00 higher. Many groups of lean cows in town today that were showing effects of the drought and low forage supply. Demand was moderate 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
BullsAverage1,641128.362,10633
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average2,133117.002,4962thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,207111.711,348106
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,453111.671,62262
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00298.05982182

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)1,021$1,27017
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)977$1,2469
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)903$1,3932thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)924$1,3453thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,323$2,0262thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,349$2,0086
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,355$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,508$1,9652thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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 1-21,3232,026.18/head2,000.00–2,050.002,0262
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0601,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5081,965.00/head1,965.00–1,965.001,9652
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3131,900.00/head1,700.00–2,000.001,9003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2987131.98/cwt115.00–162.001,30318
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0281,328.89/head1,250.00–1,350.001,3295
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0051,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28831,255.67/head1,000.00–1,475.001,2562
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29031,392.80/head1,200.00–1,600.001,3932
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2923179.87/cwt165.00–190.001,66013
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3852,116.67/head2,100.00–2,125.002,1173
Bred CowsMedium 2768733.14/head550.00–875.007332
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2881,777.48/head1,700.00–1,850.001,7772
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1181,426.99/head1,185.00–1,575.001,42710
Bred CowsMedium 2720752.46/head550.00–1,000.007525
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2980107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,0546
Bulls1,606126.38/cwt117.00–134.002,03013
Bulls1,893141.05/cwt135.00–148.502,67012
Bulls1,320112.55/cwt98.00–117.501,4868
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,489112.88/cwt107.00–116.001,68132
CowsLean 85-90%89186.79/cwt76.00–94.0077337
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,372102.98/cwt102.00–105.001,41319
CowsLean 85-90%1,039101.50/cwt93.00–106.001,055136
CowsLean 85-90%1,008109.99/cwt107.00–115.001,1095
CowsBoner 80-85%1,193104.18/cwt100.50–105.501,24315
CowsBoner 80-85%1,190111.51/cwt105.50–116.501,32775
CowsBoner 80-85%1,299119.72/cwt115.50–123.001,55516
CowsPremium White 65-75%2,133117.00/cwt117.00–117.002,4962
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,486123.14/cwt116.00–126.501,83011
CowsLean 85-90%75569.85/cwt68.00–71.005274

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.