Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2022-04-18

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Apr 18
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
302 head
108 vs last sale 410 227 vs year ago 529 · 42.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
69 vs last sale 122 133 vs year ago 186 · 71.5%
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 steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was light with moderate demand. Replacements were scarce this week following the special replacement sale this past Saturday evening.

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
BullsLow1,789107.381,92122
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14783.7396181
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43983.701,20546
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low96866.8464777

Every lot, as filed

21 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20577.44/cwt75.00–79.5093313
Bulls1,52792.16/cwt90.00–95.001,4073
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45689.43/cwt88.50–91.001,3024
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40877.18/cwt75.00–79.501,0879
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44684.79/cwt80.00–88.001,22633
CowsLean 85-90%80346.19/cwt42.00–52.003714
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12883.67/cwt78.00–88.5094455
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17290.29/cwt89.00–94.501,05813
CowsLean 85-90%1,06680.58/cwt78.50–82.508596
CowsLean 85-90%1,02071.16/cwt64.00–78.0072642
CowsLean 85-90%88559.58/cwt53.50–64.0052725
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,226882.29/cwt850.00–1,100.0010,8179
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2957683.97/cwt650.00–700.006,5463
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0701,023.96/cwt750.00–1,285.0010,9563
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2720585.00/cwt585.00–585.004,2124
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2977111.55/cwt101.00–127.001,0905
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,05489.27/cwt80.00–103.009417
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2611,032.36/cwt925.00–1,210.0013,0185
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2923656.52/cwt525.00–750.006,0605
Bulls1,778105.71/cwt99.50–110.001,88012
Bulls1,921116.78/cwt114.00–120.502,2437

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.