Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2022-04-25

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Apr 25
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
439 head
137 vs last sale 302 126 vs year ago 313 · +40.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
18 vs last sale 53 51 vs year ago 122 · 41.8%
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 2.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded mostly steady to firm with above average quality throughout the bull offering this week. Demand was moderate on a moderate 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
BullsLow1,738105.701,83747
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45980.791,17873
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17479.10929123
CowsLean 85-90%Low99763.38632128

Every lot, as filed

25 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 CowsMedium and Large 1-21,074837.12/cwt750.00–935.008,9917
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2855110.39/cwt100.00–121.009444
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 21,023900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,2073
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0871,258.33/cwt1,000.00–1,500.0013,6783
Bulls1,50991.27/cwt79.00–97.001,3776
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12374.55/cwt70.00–76.5083719
CowsLean 85-90%95957.71/cwt52.00–64.0055334
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18379.70/cwt76.00–85.00943100
CowsLean 85-90%1,07079.03/cwt77.00–83.008466
CowsLean 85-90%1,04868.35/cwt62.00–78.0071673
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20185.65/cwt85.00–86.501,0294
CowsLean 85-90%80945.80/cwt36.00–52.0037115
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45881.25/cwt77.00–85.501,18562
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55086.14/cwt85.50–87.001,3354
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41373.61/cwt70.00–77.001,0407
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2301,265.72/cwt1,250.00–1,275.0015,5683
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,085962.78/cwt850.00–1,075.0010,4469
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-288982.13/cwt70.00–99.0073011
Bred CowsMedium 2754633.75/cwt600.00–650.004,7783
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2937691.99/cwt675.00–725.006,4843
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,038921.80/cwt860.00–1,025.009,5686
Bred CowsMedium 1-2950810.00/cwt810.00–810.007,6953
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900916.67/cwt800.00–975.008,2503
Bulls1,988118.17/cwt111.00–126.002,34911
Bulls1,692104.02/cwt97.00–111.001,76030

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.