Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2022-09-12

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Sep 12
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
409 head
71 vs last sale 338 19 vs year ago 428 · 4.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
56 vs last sale 46 37 vs year ago 65 · +56.9%
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 two weeks ago, slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher on a high quality offering of bulls. Supply was moderate with good demand.

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
BullsHigh1,710111.911,91444
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49683.021,24265
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18381.3396299
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,00465.53658102

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)1,167$1,15022
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,241$98812
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$9003thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)990$1,0902thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$1,0335
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)818$8718
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,393$1,4253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,359$1,2254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,095$1,2132thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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 1-21,0951,212.50/head1,175.00–1,250.001,2132
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3931,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4253
Bulls1,816120.96/cwt117.00–130.502,19714
Bulls1,48093.91/cwt91.00–96.001,3904
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16374.31/cwt71.50–77.008649
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18381.78/cwt77.00–86.5096786
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22187.57/cwt86.50–89.501,0694
CowsLean 85-90%87845.87/cwt36.00–53.0040322
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50183.79/cwt78.00–87.001,25852
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56489.26/cwt86.50–92.001,3965
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42574.10/cwt70.00–79.001,0568
CowsLean 85-90%1,08079.00/cwt78.50–79.508536
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3591,225.00/head1,100.00–1,350.001,2254
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,241988.10/head800.00–1,025.0098812
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1671,149.55/head875.00–1,310.001,15022
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,015900.00/head900.00–900.009003
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2818870.64/head835.00–935.008718
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29851,033.01/head860.00–1,175.001,0335
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29901,089.60/head1,035.00–1,150.001,0902
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2950128.70/cwt117.00–143.001,22311
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-292392.39/cwt82.00–113.0085310
Bulls1,689109.81/cwt101.00–116.001,85526
CowsLean 85-90%1,06472.88/cwt67.00–78.0077554
CowsLean 85-90%95963.25/cwt55.00–68.0060720

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.