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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2022-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-04

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Apr 4

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

347 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 374▲ 23 vs year ago 324 · +7.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 66▼ 106 vs year ago 182 · −58.2%

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 and bulls traded 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a light 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	1,636	101.63	1,663	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	86.22	1,270	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	84.19	1,027	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,021	67.02	685	89

Every lot

23 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	—	—	1,456	90.33/cwt	70.00–97.00	1,315	9
Bulls	—	—	1,725	105.90/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,827	14
Bulls	—	—	1,731	112.11/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,941	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	884	58.71/cwt	53.00–65.00	519	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	44.10/cwt	35.50–50.00	392	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	80.35/cwt	79.00–83.00	844	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	72.10/cwt	65.00–79.00	781	57
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	77.27/cwt	73.00–81.00	937	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	84.75/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,030	66
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	91.70/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,180	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	77.01/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,092	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	91.06/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,346	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	86.65/cwt	80.00–90.50	1,282	39
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	1,162.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	14,450	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,214	1,002.96/cwt	975.00–1,035.00	12,176	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	1,071.63/cwt	850.00–1,225.00	13,503	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,303	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	15,310	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,413	1,351.90/cwt	1,285.00–1,425.00	19,102	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	882.69/cwt	860.00–900.00	7,547	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,006	985.96/cwt	800.00–1,085.00	9,919	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	85.22/cwt	66.00–97.00	774	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	948	112.36/cwt	102.00–122.00	1,065	18
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,048	114.39/cwt	109.50–120.00	1,199	2

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 Apr 4, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 347Last week 374Year ago 324

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 66Year ago 182

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a light supply.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,243	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,162.50

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)	6	—	1,214	975.00–1,035.00	1,002.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,260	850.00–1,225.00	1,071.63

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)	2	—	1,413	1,285.00–1,425.00	1,351.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,303	1,175.00	1,175.00

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)	4	—	1,006	800.00–1,085.00	985.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	855	860.00–900.00	882.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,048	109.50–120.00	114.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	948	102.00–122.00	112.36

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	10	—	908	66.00–97.00	85.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,725	99.00–110.00	105.90
9	—	1,456	70.00–97.00	90.33
4	—	1,731	110.00–114.00	112.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,215	80.00–91.00	84.75
7	—	1,287	90.00–93.00	91.70
13	—	1,212	73.00–81.00	77.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,051	79.00–83.00	80.35
18	—	884	53.00–65.00	58.71
9	—	890	35.50–50.00	44.10
57	—	1,083	65.00–79.00	72.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,480	80.00–90.50	86.65
6	—	1,478	90.00–93.00	91.06
5	—	1,418	76.00–78.00	77.01

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.