Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2023-12-04

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Dec 4
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
401 head
30 vs last sale 371 142 vs year ago 543 · 26.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
45 vs last sale 110 107 vs year ago 172 · 62.2%
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 2.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 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
BullsHigh1,715108.491,86025
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48593.201,38496
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24990.591,132106
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05882.7587683

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)1,227$1,42813
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,029$1,2875
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,193$1,2042thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,160$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)994$1,3893thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,160$1,3501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,260$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,402$1,7944thin

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
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2601,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6131,937.50/head1,900.00–1,975.001,9382
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1901,650.00/head1,450.00–1,850.001,6502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,481.44/head1,375.00–1,535.001,4813
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2960994.53/head925.00–1,075.009952
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1931,204.19/head1,025.00–1,350.001,2042
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2271,428.27/head1,200.00–1,650.001,42813
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1601,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29941,388.94/head1,325.00–1,425.001,3893
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1601,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,115112.19/cwt105.00–135.001,25113
Bulls1,935121.01/cwt120.00–122.002,3422
Bulls1,808111.81/cwt106.00–116.502,02213
Bulls1,549101.66/cwt93.50–106.001,57510
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35487.38/cwt86.50–89.001,18316
CowsLean 85-90%1,00173.92/cwt66.00–79.0074019
CowsLean 85-90%1,14491.27/cwt89.50–92.001,0444
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22388.01/cwt84.00–89.001,07619
CowsBoner 80-85%1,41698.62/cwt98.50–99.001,3964
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24790.79/cwt88.50–97.001,13283
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49693.11/cwt89.00–100.001,39370
CowsLean 85-90%1,07184.98/cwt79.50–89.0091060
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,614103.18/cwt100.50–108.001,66510

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.