Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2023-09-11

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Sep 11
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
403 head
107 vs last sale 296 6 vs year ago 409 · 1.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
127 head
53 vs last sale 74 25 vs year ago 102 · +24.5%
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 slaughter and replacement cattle sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cattle were in heavy supply this week with multiple groups of bred cows and pairs included n the offering. Demand was 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
BullsHigh1,664122.792,04449
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,495112.671,68463
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,241108.671,349111
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03195.0297995

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)1,159$1,49831
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)895$1,4253thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,171$1,3306
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,037$1,2569
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,013$1,5283thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,017$1,3287
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,560$1,8902thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,408$2,3836
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,257$2,08510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,250$1,7251thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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 1-21,5601,890.22/head1,750.00–2,000.001,8902
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,808.33/head1,575.00–1,975.001,8083
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4082,383.33/head2,200.00–2,525.002,3836
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3341,784.56/head1,635.00–1,925.001,7858
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2081,538.91/head1,350.00–1,650.001,53914
Bred CowsMedium 1-28951,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0591,353.94/head1,200.00–1,525.001,3546
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0281,165.21/head1,100.00–1,200.001,1654
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0171,328.30/head1,100.00–1,475.001,3287
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2899177.97/cwt170.00–185.001,6005
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,055127.72/cwt113.00–156.001,34715
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28991,014.81/head900.00–1,125.001,0154
Bred CowsMedium 1-29501,309.76/head1,175.00–1,500.001,3105
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3352,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4581,660.89/head1,600.00–1,725.001,6612
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29921,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0603
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0131,527.51/head1,275.00–1,750.001,5283
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3402,331.25/head2,050.00–2,425.002,3314
Bulls1,896131.09/cwt127.50–135.502,4859
Bulls1,490111.63/cwt102.00–116.501,6638
Bulls1,643123.25/cwt116.00–128.502,02532
CowsBoner 80-85%1,335115.32/cwt112.00–119.001,54012
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,442103.46/cwt101.00–106.001,4926
CowsLean 85-90%1,151106.99/cwt105.00–111.001,2315
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,555117.53/cwt114.00–123.001,82827
CowsLean 85-90%88569.85/cwt57.50–74.006186
CowsBoner 80-85%1,240108.37/cwt104.00–113.001,34490
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,451110.14/cwt106.50–114.001,59830
CowsLean 85-90%95887.61/cwt83.50–93.0083927
CowsLean 85-90%1,070100.13/cwt93.00–106.501,07157
CowsBoner 80-85%1,131102.80/cwt101.00–104.001,1639

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.