Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2022-12-05

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Dec 5
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
543 head
178 vs last sale 365 94 vs year ago 449 · +20.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
172 head
113 vs last sale 59 39 vs year ago 211 · 18.5%
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 mostly 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was good on a heavy supply of slaughter and replacement cattle.

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
BullsHigh1,69187.831,48540
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47467.2499192
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23264.99801126
CowsLean 85-90%Average98848.73481151

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)1,057$92121
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,097$91320
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,108$8503thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,117$1,0493thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)917$8457
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,615$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,325$1,2114thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,233$1,1004thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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 2912702.83/head550.00–800.007036
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1171,048.66/head800.00–1,300.001,0493
Bulls1,804100.36/cwt98.00–103.001,8104
Bulls1,59479.91/cwt73.00–87.001,27418
Bulls1,76292.96/cwt89.00–96.501,63818
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23765.62/cwt62.00–70.50812103
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34273.91/cwt72.00–75.509923
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19260.40/cwt57.00–62.5072020
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47367.73/cwt63.00–73.5099872
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,70077.94/cwt74.00–82.001,3256
CowsLean 85-90%1,06058.11/cwt52.00–63.0061678
CowsLean 85-90%1,05963.98/cwt63.00–65.006784
CowsLean 85-90%92645.00/cwt39.00–52.0041730
CowsLean 85-90%88431.27/cwt20.00–38.0027639
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38560.12/cwt56.00–63.5083314
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,03087.68/cwt75.00–104.0090319
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,03971.41/cwt61.00–74.507429
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,108849.55/head800.00–900.008503
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,6151,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1151,007.74/head850.00–1,225.001,00815
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,097912.82/head825.00–975.0091320
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2916114.76/cwt100.00–132.001,0518
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1927128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1879
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2331,100.00/head1,025.00–1,300.001,1004
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2917844.69/head750.00–975.008457
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3251,211.25/head1,050.00–1,325.001,2114

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.