Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2023-10-16

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 16
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
396 head
79 vs last sale 317 193 vs year ago 589 · 32.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
2 vs last sale 74 3 vs year ago 73 · +4.1%
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. A few groups of bred cows and quality young pairs were a highlight in the offering today. 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
BullsAverage1,640118.111,93729
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,443100.761,45469
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21196.991,174106
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02783.43857106

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)1,184$1,34314
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,098$1,5452thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,215$1,95611
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$1,8751thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4952,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2301,546.14/head1,500.00–1,610.001,5464
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1651,262.12/head1,175.00–1,400.001,26210
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0981,545.10/head1,500.00–1,600.001,5452
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2962177.95/cwt169.00–191.001,7126
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,052125.07/cwt110.00–145.001,31619
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2101,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1261,970.00/head1,850.00–2,050.001,9705
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2491,913.00/head1,825.00–1,935.001,9135
Bulls1,586116.51/cwt109.00–122.001,84817
Bulls1,863128.53/cwt125.00–134.002,3958
Bulls1,426104.09/cwt101.50–106.001,4844
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,661112.90/cwt108.50–117.001,8758
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41399.68/cwt95.00–106.001,40856
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43393.46/cwt92.50–95.001,3395
CowsBoner 80-85%1,370112.40/cwt109.00–116.001,5402
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12392.35/cwt88.00–94.501,03717
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22497.54/cwt94.00–105.001,19487
CowsLean 85-90%1,05189.57/cwt84.50–95.0094160
CowsLean 85-90%1,00878.18/cwt71.00–83.0078836
CowsLean 85-90%94965.47/cwt53.00–71.0062110

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.