Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2022-06-06

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jun 6
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
469 head
15 vs last sale 454 4 vs year ago 465 · +0.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
96 head
45 vs last sale 51 1 vs year ago 95 · +1.1%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Jun 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last slaughter and replacement cattle sale at the SLMC two weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls traded 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate for slaughter cattle with very good demand. Replacement supply was moderate to heavy this week with a few groups of bred cows and pairs in the offering.

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
BullsAverage1,749112.511,96843
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46083.511,219110
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19281.13967110
CowsLean 85-90%Average98567.34663115

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,169$1,06319
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,146$91319
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,094$1,0466
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)958$1,0002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,335$1,5251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,320$1,1353thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,185$1,1325

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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1901,010.00/head935.00–1,085.001,0102
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,045104.35/cwt87.00–112.001,0903
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2721,236.67/head1,135.00–1,325.001,2373
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 21,055975.00/head975.00–975.009752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5801,385.00/head1,385.00–1,385.001,3851
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3351,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,087100.73/cwt85.00–114.001,09510
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1691,062.65/head850.00–1,275.001,06319
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,146913.03/head800.00–1,000.0091319
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19581,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1231,264.42/head1,225.00–1,300.001,2642
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,080936.98/head750.00–1,100.009374
Bulls1,769108.55/cwt101.50–115.001,92024
Bulls1,775121.27/cwt115.00–129.002,15316
Bulls1,45597.48/cwt96.00–99.001,4183
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21070.26/cwt65.00–75.0085013
CowsLean 85-90%1,05572.06/cwt66.00–78.0076059
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18581.27/cwt75.00–86.0096378
CowsLean 85-90%1,08880.80/cwt77.00–82.5087915
CowsLean 85-90%86259.82/cwt55.00–67.0051628
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20888.02/cwt85.00–93.501,06319
CowsLean 85-90%80946.59/cwt40.00–55.0037713
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47288.15/cwt86.00–93.501,29819
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47573.52/cwt71.00–75.001,0844
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45782.96/cwt76.00–87.501,20987

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.