Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2023-11-06

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Nov 6
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
424 head
155 vs last sale 269 139 vs year ago 563 · 24.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
86 head
2 vs last sale 84 23 vs year ago 63 · +36.5%
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 mostly steady and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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
BullsAverage1,723108.891,87633
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48895.581,42275
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27095.191,20998
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07585.41918126

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)955$1,4203thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,266$1,3526
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,199$1,33919
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,230$1,5352thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)962$1,1243thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,440$1,8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,352$1,4833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,255$1,2752thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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 21,2551,275.00/head1,200.00–1,350.001,2752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4401,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2661,352.49/head1,225.00–1,375.001,3526
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2311,388.86/head1,225.00–1,475.001,38916
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0271,076.23/head1,060.00–1,100.001,0763
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29551,420.03/head1,385.00–1,475.001,4203
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29621,123.79/head1,000.00–1,275.001,1243
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,2301,535.00/head1,535.00–1,535.001,5352
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,030159.25/cwt140.00–187.001,6407
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2995116.65/cwt104.50–145.001,16118
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3521,483.33/head1,450.00–1,500.001,4833
Bulls1,716111.45/cwt105.00–119.501,91222
Bulls1,718100.00/cwt90.00–105.001,7189
Bulls1,815120.76/cwt120.50–121.002,1922
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27295.38/cwt92.00–103.501,21384
CowsBoner 80-85%1,270106.22/cwt104.50–107.501,3493
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25290.76/cwt89.00–92.001,13611
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49396.56/cwt92.00–104.001,44263
CowsLean 85-90%95279.57/cwt70.00–84.0075825
CowsLean 85-90%1,04795.66/cwt95.00–96.001,0023
CowsLean 85-90%1,12289.37/cwt82.00–94.501,00389
CowsLean 85-90%96059.06/cwt50.00–62.005679
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46090.43/cwt89.00–92.001,32012

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.