Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2022-01-17

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jan 17
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
304 head
41 vs last sale 345 30 vs year ago 274 · +10.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
27 vs last sale 103 72 vs year ago 148 · 48.6%
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 traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a light supply of slaughter cattle. Bred cows and pairs were scarce this week following the replacement cattle special on Saturday night 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
BullsAverage1,69988.531,50417
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50064.4196650
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25964.1880875
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08950.9255573

Every lot, as filed

20 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
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,051951.77/cwt900.00–1,035.0010,0038
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2843820.50/cwt600.00–975.006,9176
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2980854.67/cwt850.00–860.008,3762
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,07073.05/cwt63.00–90.0078218
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,158712.34/cwt700.00–735.008,2493
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,263796.78/cwt600.00–900.0010,0634
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2956889.64/cwt725.00–1,025.008,5057
Bulls1,91591.47/cwt85.00–101.001,7526
Bulls1,848103.99/cwt102.00–106.001,9224
Bulls1,42977.18/cwt71.00–86.001,1037
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25065.06/cwt59.50–71.5081358
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33372.16/cwt71.50–73.009626
CowsLean 85-90%1,01643.93/cwt41.00–46.5044613
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45356.60/cwt55.00–60.0082210
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51365.44/cwt61.00–70.5099035
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50672.81/cwt72.00–73.501,0975
CowsLean 85-90%96530.58/cwt20.00–39.002956
CowsLean 85-90%1,11953.87/cwt47.00–62.0060349
CowsLean 85-90%1,13664.65/cwt63.00–65.007345
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26355.17/cwt51.50–59.5069711

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.