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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2022-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-31

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jan 31

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

← Jan 24Jan 31Feb 7 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

475 head

▲ 196 vs last sale 279▲ 265 vs year ago 210 · +126.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 74▲ 7 vs year ago 70 · +10.0%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Oct 28, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Oct 17, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 3.00 to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate to heavy supply. Replacement cattle were in light supply with the majority of the cattle sold going to slaughter.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,761	97.14	1,710	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	74.07	951	104
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,511	73.20	1,106	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,054	56.98	600	85

Every lot

19 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,617	86.84/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,404	9
Bulls	—	—	1,761	97.36/cwt	91.50–103.00	1,715	24
Bulls	—	—	1,904	106.86/cwt	104.00–114.00	2,035	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	907	36.09/cwt	24.00–45.00	327	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	51.34/cwt	47.00–54.50	525	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	60.40/cwt	55.00–67.00	650	45
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	68.32/cwt	66.00–70.00	772	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	63.32/cwt	54.00–67.00	771	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	73.20/cwt	66.00–78.50	931	79
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	80.19/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,082	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,494	73.06/cwt	69.00–78.00	1,092	58
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,531	63.34/cwt	60.00–68.00	970	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	80.89/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,289	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	817.56/cwt	710.00–925.00	7,154	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,089	1,074.55/cwt	985.00–1,325.00	11,702	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,069	80.12/cwt	67.00–84.00	856	17
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,348	1,262.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,350.00	17,019	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,034	737.54/cwt	700.00–775.00	7,626	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	988.80/cwt	860.00–1,225.00	11,421	16

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.

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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Springfield, MO

Mon Jan 31, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 475Last week 279Year ago 210

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 74Year ago 70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,904	104.00–114.00	106.86
24	—	1,761	91.50–103.00	97.36
9	—	1,617	80.00–91.00	86.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,272	66.00–78.50	73.20
5	—	1,218	54.00–67.00	63.32
20	—	1,349	77.00–84.00	80.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,130	66.00–70.00	68.32
45	—	1,076	55.00–67.00	60.40
12	—	907	24.00–45.00	36.09
13	—	1,023	47.00–54.50	51.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,593	78.00–86.00	80.89
7	—	1,531	60.00–68.00	63.34
58	—	1,494	69.00–78.00	73.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,089	985.00–1,325.00	1,074.55
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	875	710.00–925.00	817.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,069	67.00–84.00	80.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,348	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,262.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,034	700.00–775.00	737.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,155	860.00–1,225.00	988.80

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.