Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2022-09-26

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Sep 26
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
328 head
156 vs last sale 484 39 vs year ago 367 · 10.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
72 head
27 vs last sale 99 38 vs year ago 110 · 34.5%
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 and bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower. Supply was moderate with a few herd dispersals included in the offering. Demand was moderate.

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
BullsHigh1,701102.501,74339
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51179.291,19867
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24477.1796070
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01662.5863669

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)1,195$1,16414
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,163$1,00615
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,031$9635
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,033$1,1963thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,340$1,6851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,268$1,3382thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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 1-21,1631,005.52/head775.00–1,175.001,00615
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1951,164.08/head1,010.00–1,300.001,16414
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,031962.72/head875.00–1,125.009635
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0331,196.46/head885.00–1,400.001,1963
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2885131.11/cwt128.00–133.001,1603
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,10293.62/cwt85.00–119.001,03210
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3401,685.00/head1,685.00–1,685.001,6851
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2681,337.50/head1,300.00–1,375.001,3382
Bulls1,796115.65/cwt113.00–122.002,0779
Bulls1,55591.01/cwt85.00–95.001,41511
Bulls1,740102.93/cwt95.50–111.001,79119
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20272.07/cwt70.00–73.0086610
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,72685.28/cwt85.00–86.001,4727
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35572.60/cwt71.00–74.009845
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49879.14/cwt75.00–84.001,18655
CowsLean 85-90%1,01057.75/cwt52.50–62.0058312
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33883.64/cwt82.50–85.001,1193
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24777.72/cwt73.50–82.0096957
CowsLean 85-90%85039.72/cwt33.00–45.5033810
CowsLean 85-90%1,04668.23/cwt63.00–73.0071443
CowsLean 85-90%1,12673.50/cwt73.00–74.008284

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.