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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2022-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-21

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Mar 21

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

← Mar 14Mar 21Mar 28 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

504 head

▲ 93 vs last sale 411▲ 187 vs year ago 317 · +59.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 114▼ 139 vs year ago 195 · −71.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Demand was very good on a moderate to 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,682	101.37	1,705	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,463	86.34	1,263	84
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	85.09	1,032	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,034	67.37	697	137

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	—	—	1,485	90.51/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,344	10
Bulls	—	—	1,707	103.31/cwt	94.00–112.00	1,764	25
Bulls	—	—	1,951	113.42/cwt	112.00–115.00	2,213	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	857	40.36/cwt	30.00–48.00	346	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	59.31/cwt	50.00–65.00	574	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	84.31/cwt	80.00–94.50	862	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	71.45/cwt	64.50–82.50	774	86
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	75.28/cwt	70.00–79.00	906	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	85.45/cwt	79.00–91.50	1,030	72
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	95.27/cwt	91.50–106.00	1,217	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	76.88/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,075	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	86.45/cwt	80.00–91.50	1,266	68
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	94.90/cwt	92.00–97.50	1,441	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,012	911.24/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	9,222	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	84.46/cwt	75.00–98.00	860	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,081	906.45/cwt	760.00–985.00	9,799	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	867.78/cwt	775.00–935.00	9,589	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	1,006.36/cwt	775.00–1,175.00	11,251	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,207	1,222.31/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	14,753	6

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 Mar 21, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 504Last week 411Year ago 317

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 114Year ago 195

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Demand was very good on a moderate to heavy supply.

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)	3	—	1,012	825.00–1,000.00	911.24

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	7	—	1,018	75.00–98.00	84.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,118	775.00–1,175.00	1,006.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,081	760.00–985.00	906.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,105	775.00–935.00	867.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,207	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,222.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,707	94.00–112.00	103.31
5	—	1,951	112.00–115.00	113.42
10	—	1,485	89.00–96.00	90.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,204	70.00–79.00	75.28
72	—	1,205	79.00–91.50	85.45
10	—	1,277	91.50–106.00	95.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	857	30.00–48.00	40.36
86	—	1,083	64.50–82.50	71.45
13	—	1,022	80.00–94.50	84.31
24	—	968	50.00–65.00	59.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,398	73.00–79.00	76.88
8	—	1,518	92.00–97.50	94.90
68	—	1,464	80.00–91.50	86.45

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.