Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2022-01-17

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jan 17
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
304 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 345▲ 30 vs year ago 274 · +10.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 103▼ 72 vs year ago 148 · −48.6%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a light supply of slaughter cattle. Bred cows and pairs were scarce this week following the replacement cattle special on Saturday night 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
Bulls—Average1,69988.531,50417
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50064.4196650
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25964.1880875
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08950.9255573

Every lot

20 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42977.18/cwt71.00–86.001,1037
Bulls——1,848103.99/cwt102.00–106.001,9224
Bulls——1,91591.47/cwt85.00–101.001,7526
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96530.58/cwt20.00–39.002956
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01643.93/cwt41.00–46.5044613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11953.87/cwt47.00–62.0060349
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13664.65/cwt63.00–65.007345
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25065.06/cwt59.50–71.5081358
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26355.17/cwt51.50–59.5069711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33372.16/cwt71.50–73.009626
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45356.60/cwt55.00–60.0082210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50672.81/cwt72.00–73.501,0975
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51365.44/cwt61.00–70.5099035
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2843820.50/cwt600.00–975.006,9176
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2956889.64/cwt725.00–1,025.008,5057
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2980854.67/cwt850.00–860.008,3762
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,051951.77/cwt900.00–1,035.0010,0038
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07073.05/cwt63.00–90.0078218
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,158712.34/cwt700.00–735.008,2493
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,263796.78/cwt600.00–900.0010,0634

This sale against other markets

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.