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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Dec 19
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
409 head
42 vs last sale 367 107 vs year ago 302 · +35.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
2 vs last sale 104 16 vs year ago 118 · 13.6%
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 steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply for the last slaughter and replacement cattle sale of 2022 at the SLMC.

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
BullsLow1,76989.301,58032
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48468.941,02382
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24067.60838106
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01050.9151480

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)1,188$1,1422thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,268$94113
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,134$89514
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)997$1,0963thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$8472thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)978$8352thin

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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20761.39/cwt59.50–64.0074119
CowsLean 85-90%1,05558.75/cwt54.00–63.0062049
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48169.05/cwt64.00–73.001,02363
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23968.15/cwt64.00–72.5084474
CowsLean 85-90%1,04647.50/cwt40.00–53.0049712
CowsLean 85-90%1,03964.39/cwt63.50–65.006694
CowsLean 85-90%82624.45/cwt20.00–40.0020215
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29673.58/cwt71.50–76.0095413
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56073.63/cwt72.50–75.001,14911
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40661.64/cwt59.00–64.508678
Bulls1,64977.19/cwt70.00–84.501,2739
Bulls1,869101.47/cwt96.00–106.001,8967
Bulls1,79390.78/cwt84.00–95.001,62816
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,179979.96/head800.00–1,060.0098010
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,00486.34/cwt72.50–108.0086737
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2865122.54/cwt118.00–133.001,0603
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29971,095.57/head975.00–1,150.001,0963
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,055847.16/head800.00–900.008472
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2978835.00/head835.00–835.008352
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1881,142.33/head1,135.00–1,150.001,1422
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,268940.51/head800.00–1,025.0094113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,020681.43/head650.00–725.006814

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.