Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2023-08-21

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Aug 21
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
248 head
215 vs last sale 463 401 vs year ago 649 · 61.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
78 vs last sale 102 64 vs year ago 88 · 72.7%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Jun 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported slaughter and replacement cattle sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls traded 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a light supply with 100+ degree temperatures outside this week keeping cattle from coming to town.

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
BullsAverage1,608124.001,99441
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,432108.101,54833
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,195105.471,26049
CowsLean 85-90%Average97988.2086376

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)923$1,4852thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,377$1,6203thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,010$1,9251thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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 1-21,3771,619.74/head1,500.00–1,735.001,6203
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0101,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29231,484.82/head1,350.00–1,600.001,4852
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2855187.20/cwt172.00–197.001,6015
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,033142.46/cwt115.00–173.001,47210
Bulls1,600121.02/cwt112.00–127.001,93627
Bulls1,703135.96/cwt131.00–142.002,31511
Bulls1,335106.91/cwt104.00–110.001,4273
CowsBoner 80-85%1,197105.02/cwt102.00–109.501,25740
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15399.55/cwt98.00–101.501,1483
CowsBoner 80-85%1,203111.46/cwt110.00–112.501,3416
CowsLean 85-90%1,06294.47/cwt90.00–99.501,00337
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34698.98/cwt96.00–100.001,3324
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,488112.87/cwt112.50–114.001,6804
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,437108.80/cwt104.50–112.001,56325
CowsLean 85-90%89182.97/cwt75.00–89.0073926
CowsLean 85-90%87367.36/cwt63.00–70.005888
CowsLean 85-90%990102.30/cwt101.00–105.001,0135

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.