Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2022-11-07

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Nov 7
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
563 head
142 vs last sale 421 62 vs year ago 501 · +12.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
5 vs last sale 68 76 vs year ago 139 · 54.7%
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 3.00 lower. There were few replacement cattle this week with the majority of the offering going to slaughter. Demand was moderate on a 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
BullsHigh1,70092.921,58032
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46467.2798582
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21565.21792151
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,00252.73528170

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)1,135$9988
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)940$8833thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,205$8503thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,038$9933thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,183$1,2923thin

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 1-2940883.21/head835.00–960.008833
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,205850.00/head850.00–850.008503
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,3051,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2905788.92/head685.00–875.007892
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,009126.19/cwt121.00–129.501,2738
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-288887.52/cwt77.00–113.5077714
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1831,291.67/head1,275.00–1,300.001,2923
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,135998.19/head890.00–1,175.009988
Bulls1,854102.22/cwt99.00–105.001,8956
Bulls1,50283.81/cwt77.00–89.001,2599
Bulls1,75194.46/cwt89.50–99.501,65417
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29671.97/cwt71.50–73.509334
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44360.42/cwt58.00–63.0087211
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43567.30/cwt63.50–73.5096661
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,66774.66/cwt73.50–78.001,24510
CowsLean 85-90%90829.76/cwt25.00–35.5027012
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22165.87/cwt62.00–71.50804126
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16359.96/cwt57.00–62.5069721
CowsLean 85-90%89246.83/cwt40.00–50.5041847
CowsLean 85-90%1,05857.20/cwt50.00–64.00605104
CowsLean 85-90%1,07165.28/cwt64.50–67.506997

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.