Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2022-02-28

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Feb 28
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
237 head
318 vs last sale 555 334 vs year ago 571 · 58.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
83 head
7 vs last sale 90 161 vs year ago 244 · 66.0%
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 mostly 5.00 to 7.00 higher, and slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate to light 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
BullsAverage1,767106.571,88321
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26486.631,09564
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53386.181,32146
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07471.1276449

Every lot, as filed

24 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 1-21,7151,705.00/cwt1,685.00–1,725.0029,2412
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6431,781.67/cwt1,675.00–1,935.0029,2733
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4001,286.67/cwt1,250.00–1,360.0018,0133
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6201,650.00/cwt1,650.00–1,650.0026,7302
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4911,566.45/cwt1,425.00–1,635.0023,3566
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2171,154.74/cwt925.00–1,300.0014,0537
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,028.36/cwt925.00–1,060.0012,3404
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,215980.32/cwt800.00–1,125.0011,91111
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2910851.24/cwt775.00–925.007,7462
Bred HeifersLarge 11,1951,433.96/cwt1,425.00–1,450.0017,1363
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29251,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,2505
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,20398.98/cwt88.50–114.001,1919
Bulls1,755107.48/cwt101.50–112.001,88612
Bulls1,986116.16/cwt114.00–118.002,3075
Bulls1,52891.84/cwt88.00–95.001,4034
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26086.79/cwt79.00–93.001,09455
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27594.94/cwt93.00–97.001,2105
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30074.07/cwt72.00–76.009634
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53587.59/cwt81.00–93.001,34535
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56294.51/cwt93.00–96.501,4764
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50474.34/cwt71.00–79.001,1187
CowsLean 85-90%1,06685.35/cwt80.00–93.009107
CowsLean 85-90%1,04261.21/cwt50.00–65.0063815
CowsLean 85-90%1,09472.94/cwt66.50–80.0079827

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.