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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2022-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-18

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Apr 18

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

302 head

▼ 108 vs last sale 410▼ 227 vs year ago 529 · −42.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 122▼ 133 vs year ago 186 · −71.5%

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 steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was light with moderate demand. Replacements were scarce this week following the special replacement sale this past Saturday evening.

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	—	Low	1,789	107.38	1,921	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,147	83.73	961	81
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,439	83.70	1,205	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	968	66.84	647	77

Every lot

21 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	—	—	1,527	92.16/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,407	3
Bulls	—	—	1,778	105.71/cwt	99.50–110.00	1,880	12
Bulls	—	—	1,921	116.78/cwt	114.00–120.50	2,243	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	803	46.19/cwt	42.00–52.00	371	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	59.58/cwt	53.50–64.00	527	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	71.16/cwt	64.00–78.00	726	42
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	80.58/cwt	78.50–82.50	859	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	83.67/cwt	78.00–88.50	944	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	90.29/cwt	89.00–94.50	1,058	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	77.44/cwt	75.00–79.50	933	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	77.18/cwt	75.00–79.50	1,087	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	84.79/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,226	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,456	89.43/cwt	88.50–91.00	1,302	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	923	656.52/cwt	525.00–750.00	6,060	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	957	683.97/cwt	650.00–700.00	6,546	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,226	882.29/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	10,817	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,261	1,032.36/cwt	925.00–1,210.00	13,018	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	4,212	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,023.96/cwt	750.00–1,285.00	10,956	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	977	111.55/cwt	101.00–127.00	1,090	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,054	89.27/cwt	80.00–103.00	941	7

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 18, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 302Last week 410Year ago 529

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 122Year ago 186

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,205	75.00–79.50	77.44
55	—	1,128	78.00–88.50	83.67
13	—	1,172	89.00–94.50	90.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,456	88.50–91.00	89.43
9	—	1,408	75.00–79.50	77.18
33	—	1,446	80.00–88.00	84.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	803	42.00–52.00	46.19
6	—	1,066	78.50–82.50	80.58
42	—	1,020	64.00–78.00	71.16
25	—	885	53.50–64.00	59.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,527	90.00–95.00	92.16
12	—	1,778	99.50–110.00	105.71
7	—	1,921	114.00–120.50	116.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	9	—	1,226	850.00–1,100.00	882.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,261	925.00–1,210.00	1,032.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	957	650.00–700.00	683.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	923	525.00–750.00	656.52

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	—	1,070	750.00–1,285.00	1,023.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	720	585.00	585.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	977	101.00–127.00	111.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,054	80.00–103.00	89.27

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.