Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2022-07-25

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jul 25
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
368 head
428 vs last sale 796 68 vs year ago 300 · +22.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
149 head
62 vs last sale 211 19 vs year ago 168 · 11.3%
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 4.00 to 8.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded mostly steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter cows and a heavy supply of replacements with a few small herd dispersals 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
BullsAverage1,61694.151,52227
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46977.361,13662
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20371.5786186
CowsLean 85-90%Average99657.3457191

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)1,117$1,00228
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,045$7884thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,078$1,1412thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)841$9014thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)693$5752thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,255$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,433$1,4149
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,441$1,2615
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,397$1,23510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,309$1,11011

Every lot, as filed

29 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2551,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6201,378.33/head1,375.00–1,385.001,3783
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4331,413.89/head1,325.00–1,525.001,4149
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3131,075.00/head1,050.00–1,100.001,0752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,214987.50/head950.00–1,100.009884
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3841,222.00/head1,110.00–1,325.001,2225
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2841900.94/head710.00–1,060.009014
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2693575.00/head575.00–575.005752
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2879117.83/cwt90.00–125.001,0364
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-292389.83/cwt74.00–109.008295
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3971,235.00/head1,125.00–1,350.001,23510
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,1731,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0852
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2951,286.29/head1,285.00–1,300.001,28610
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,046902.43/head700.00–1,000.0090213
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2948690.13/head600.00–725.006905
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,045788.34/head675.00–900.007884
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0781,140.95/head1,000.00–1,250.001,1412
Bulls1,729101.21/cwt94.00–107.001,75014
Bulls1,49586.55/cwt80.00–94.001,29413
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33879.82/cwt78.00–82.001,0689
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48077.13/cwt72.00–81.001,14241
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47783.23/cwt80.50–86.501,22914
CowsLean 85-90%1,04661.79/cwt56.00–65.5064648
CowsLean 85-90%1,09668.29/cwt67.00–69.007488
CowsLean 85-90%92151.38/cwt44.00–58.0047329
CowsLean 85-90%82435.91/cwt32.00–41.002966
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15662.85/cwt60.00–66.0072713
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38766.94/cwt61.00–71.009287
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19372.18/cwt67.00–77.5086164

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.