Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2022-01-31

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jan 31
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
475 head
196 vs last sale 279 265 vs year ago 210 · +126.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
77 head
3 vs last sale 74 7 vs year ago 70 · +10.0%
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 traded 3.00 to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate to heavy supply. Replacement cattle were in light supply with the majority of the cattle sold going to slaughter.

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
BullsHigh1,76197.141,71042
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28474.07951104
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51173.201,10675
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05456.9860085

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Bulls1,904106.86/cwt104.00–114.002,0359
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0891,074.55/cwt985.00–1,325.0011,7026
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,06980.12/cwt67.00–84.0085617
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3481,262.50/cwt1,000.00–1,350.0017,0194
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,034737.54/cwt700.00–775.007,6264
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,155988.80/cwt860.00–1,225.0011,42116
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2875817.56/cwt710.00–925.007,1542
Bulls1,76197.36/cwt91.50–103.001,71524
Bulls1,61786.84/cwt80.00–91.001,4049
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27273.20/cwt66.00–78.5093179
CowsLean 85-90%1,13068.32/cwt66.00–70.0077215
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21863.32/cwt54.00–67.007715
CowsLean 85-90%1,07660.40/cwt55.00–67.0065045
CowsLean 85-90%90736.09/cwt24.00–45.0032712
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34980.19/cwt77.00–84.001,08220
CowsLean 85-90%1,02351.34/cwt47.00–54.5052513
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59380.89/cwt78.00–86.001,28910
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53163.34/cwt60.00–68.009707
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49473.06/cwt69.00–78.001,09258

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.