Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2022-10-03

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 3
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
428 head
100 vs last sale 328 153 vs year ago 275 · +55.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
82 head
10 vs last sale 72 10 vs year ago 92 · 10.9%
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 3.00 to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate to heavy 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
BullsAverage1,70699.811,70337
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49274.781,11680
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26772.1591474
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02554.73561110

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,218$1,2573thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,139$1,02915
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,117$1,2503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,471$1,5105
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,536$1,5094thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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 1-21,5361,508.75/head1,500.00–1,525.001,5094
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1731,069.26/head925.00–1,275.001,06913
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2920766.97/head735.00–800.007672
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2181,257.01/head1,250.00–1,275.001,2573
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1171,250.18/head1,225.00–1,300.001,2503
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2819117.79/cwt115.00–123.009657
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2973103.82/cwt81.50–121.001,01014
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4731,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5252
Bulls1,734102.03/cwt94.00–110.501,76927
Bulls2,063115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,3722
Bulls1,52388.53/cwt80.00–94.001,3488
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38980.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1114
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46474.40/cwt68.00–81.001,08963
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,67082.59/cwt79.50–89.001,37911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25563.34/cwt62.00–67.007959
CowsLean 85-90%1,09663.46/cwt58.00–69.5069644
CowsLean 85-90%1,06771.40/cwt69.00–74.507626
CowsLean 85-90%1,01153.52/cwt45.00–59.0054140
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26172.93/cwt67.00–78.5092061
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46364.47/cwt60.00–67.009436
CowsLean 85-90%88532.92/cwt25.00–45.0029120
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4701,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5003

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.