Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2022-08-08

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Aug 8
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
336 head
0 vs last sale 336 58 vs year ago 278 · +20.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
104 head
40 vs last sale 64 11 vs year ago 93 · +11.8%
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 8.00 to 10.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded 3.00 to 7.00 higher. A few full herd dispersals brought in some quality bred cows and pairs for the replacement portion of the offering. Demand was very good 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
BullsAverage1,742108.261,88522
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48687.911,30646
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20483.511,00585
CowsLean 85-90%High95667.3064473

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)1,104$1,03419
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,158$9402thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,043$8575
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,084$9854thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)895$9452thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)818$8502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,708$1,6602thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,420$1,4132thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,177$1,1856
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,188$1,1638

Every lot, as filed

27 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 1-21,4201,412.50/head1,325.00–1,500.001,4132
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,5831,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1771,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1856
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2911823.01/head775.00–875.008234
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,084985.41/head700.00–1,325.009854
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2895944.55/head750.00–1,100.009452
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,043856.58/head775.00–1,000.008575
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1551,090.26/head925.00–1,300.001,09015
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,158940.21/head900.00–985.009402
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0451,016.67/head900.00–1,100.001,0173
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2808800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,7081,660.00/head1,660.00–1,660.001,6602
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2818850.00/head850.00–850.008502
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2948114.24/cwt90.00–135.001,0834
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,03796.13/cwt77.00–108.009979
Bulls1,763107.42/cwt97.00–112.001,89411
Bulls1,871119.77/cwt117.00–124.502,2417
Bulls1,45690.43/cwt84.50–94.001,3174
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44286.23/cwt78.00–91.001,24334
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61192.66/cwt91.00–95.501,49312
CowsLean 85-90%1,04978.81/cwt77.00–81.008277
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17469.08/cwt63.50–73.008115
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19583.19/cwt76.50–90.0099469
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27492.05/cwt90.00–97.001,17311
CowsLean 85-90%99672.60/cwt65.00–78.0072341
CowsLean 85-90%87958.56/cwt54.00–65.0051519
CowsLean 85-90%82145.32/cwt39.50–49.503726

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.