Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2022-01-03

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jan 3
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
276 head
26 vs last sale 302 63 vs year ago 339 · 18.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
54 vs last sale 118 75 vs year ago 139 · 54.0%
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 and bulls traded steady. The offering included a very light supply of bred cows and cow/calf pairs. Supply of slaughter cattle was moderate to light and demand was moderate for the first sale of the year at the SLMC.

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
BullsLow1,80987.771,58828
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48861.9492261
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27061.1277658
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,12350.6856956

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
CowsLean 85-90%95729.60/cwt24.50–37.002833
CowsLean 85-90%1,02541.18/cwt37.00–46.0042210
CowsLean 85-90%1,20761.95/cwt60.00–63.007483
CowsLean 85-90%1,15453.79/cwt47.00–61.5062140
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45357.51/cwt55.00–59.008368
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49362.61/cwt58.50–66.5093553
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25862.71/cwt57.50–66.0078942
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29454.28/cwt50.50–57.0070213
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33268.44/cwt65.50–73.009123
Bulls1,59077.56/cwt74.00–79.001,2336
Bulls1,99296.64/cwt95.50–98.501,9253
Bulls1,84989.60/cwt83.50–95.001,65719
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,21176.70/cwt65.50–95.009299
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2889931.01/cwt750.00–1,010.008,2773
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2865460.00/cwt460.00–460.003,9797
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2891,046.51/cwt800.00–1,250.0013,49014
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,212851.74/cwt635.00–1,000.0010,3236
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,154678.45/cwt610.00–700.007,8294

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.