Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2022-05-02

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, May 2
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
414 head
25 vs last sale 439 57 vs year ago 357 · +16.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
91 head
20 vs last sale 71 15 vs year ago 106 · 14.2%
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 1.00 to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded mostly steady. 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
BullsLow1,645102.961,69336
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21577.24939128
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46977.171,13382
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02262.40638102

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 1-21,192941.29/cwt710.00–1,025.0011,22020
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2882111.32/cwt90.00–129.509827
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2978787.50/cwt725.00–850.007,7022
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2884800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,0724
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,207922.10/cwt775.00–985.0011,13012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3321,157.35/cwt1,060.00–1,210.0015,4163
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-287584.38/cwt75.00–92.007387
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,051827.23/cwt635.00–925.008,6945
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4201,067.32/cwt1,050.00–1,085.0015,1562
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29481,000.86/cwt875.00–1,100.009,4882
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2740540.79/cwt500.00–575.004,0022
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,2091,263.72/cwt1,000.00–1,325.0015,2785
Bulls1,48893.65/cwt83.00–98.501,3948
Bulls1,675104.98/cwt100.00–109.501,75826
Bulls1,878113.95/cwt113.00–115.002,1402
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21877.88/cwt74.00–83.50949101
CowsLean 85-90%1,01477.82/cwt76.00–80.007899
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21487.18/cwt84.00–92.501,0585
CowsLean 85-90%1,06667.19/cwt60.00–75.0071659
CowsLean 85-90%92341.15/cwt27.00–49.0038010
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20372.03/cwt67.00–74.0086722
CowsLean 85-90%95853.70/cwt49.00–58.5051424
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39872.06/cwt65.00–75.001,00722
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49978.67/cwt74.00–84.001,17957
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41386.15/cwt85.00–87.501,2173

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.